Crime victims, socially stigmatised, open up on YouTube
For Koreans under the age of 40, the most common cause of death is suicide, a Statistics Korea data released in 2022 showed.
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South Korean diplomats dance their way into Indian hearts
The South Korean Ambassador to India said he was surprised that the clip to mark 50 years of diplomatic ties had gone viral.
Officials get in character to boost tourism
The intensifying competition, performing with various creative videos to attract tourists, has recently become a popular social media trend in China.
Slice of countryside life videos attract 1.2 million views
As the daughter of a farmer, Chhom Srey Pach brings a unique aspect to living and eating – one which is intriguing to those who grew up in cities and towns. In fact, most of the…
TikTok removes close to 6 million videos from Bangladesh
The number makes Bangladesh rank 5th in the world in TikTok content removal - behind the US, Pakistan, Indonesia and Brazil.
Some globalisation is here to stay
It’s only natural that people are rubbishing social media influencers and calling for more merit-based systems. Except the system has been broken for a long time.
How to make a 3D avatar on Facebook and Instagram
These avatars, meant to look similar to the user, can currently be used in Facebook, Messenger, and as Instagram stickers.
Former actress Maggie Cheung’s new Douyin account gets 55 mil views within a day
On the video-sharing platform, China’s equivalent of TikTok, the 58-year-old Hong Kong star shared two videos from 2005 and 2008.
How online violence is shaping our lives
It is important that we use gender-informed approaches to better deal with online abuse, which has become more common than ever, the author writes.
Thai woman condemned for eating bats on show
In comments under the social media post, many criticised her strongly for risking an outbreak of new diseases from bats.