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A home for abandoned dogs and cats in Vietnam

Established in 2021, San Nha Nhieu Cho (Backyard Squad) has become home to nearly one thousand abandoned or rescued dogs and cats.

  • Published: May 16, 202510:48 am
  • Author Viet Nam News
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Comparing Seoul and Tokyo

Despite the differences, both cities are becoming increasingly multicultural as their foreign-born populations rise.

  • Published: May 16, 202510:13 am
  • Author Robert J. Fouser
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Smuggled Chinese motorbikes power life in remote Nepal village

Villagers rely on affordable motorcycles from across the border to get around.

  • Published: May 16, 20259:36 am
  • Author Ramchandra Neupane
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New viral job trend in Thailand: Relatives-for-hire for graduation ceremonies

The man, who uses the Facebook account name Anon, posted on Wednesday that he and five friends — four women and one man — are offering to act as stand-in relatives for…

  • Published: May 16, 20259:35 am
  • Author The Nation
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Is Japanese really needed for doing business in Japan?

There are areas of business in Japan that absolutely require Japanese language skills. But there are many areas of business in Japan where Japanese is no longer a necessity.

  • Published: May 16, 20259:33 am
  • Author Mike Kim
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Bhutanese village comes alive as pilgrims pass through for major offering ceremony

Khoma in Lhuentse, usually calm and quiet, has become a busy stopover in recent days.

  • Published: May 16, 20259:32 am
  • Author Neten Dorji
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Experts call for unified policy across all Malaysian states to halt sales of vape products

Legal experts also point out that the inconsistencies between state and federal laws could lead to conflict.

  • Published: May 16, 20259:21 am
  • Author Charles Ramendran, Nelson Benjamin, Ivan Loh, R. Sekaran, Yee Xiang Yun, Andy Chua, Gerard Gimino, and Ragananthini Vethasalam
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Working over 52 hours a week linked to structural brain changes, MRI study shows

It can potentially affect how people think, manage emotions, and handle stress.

  • Published: May 16, 20259:20 am
  • Author Moon Joon-hyun
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Water outage leaves Bhutanese town parched

A short circuit and oil leak damaged a transformer essential for pumping groundwater from a borewell, halting Phuentsholing's water supply.

  • Published: May 16, 20259:09 am
  • Author KP Sharma
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Singapore must be wary of synthetic drugs amid worst overdose epidemic in history: Veteran journalist

In his opening address at the 2025 Asia-Pacific Forum Against Drugs in Singapore, Home Affairs and Law Minister K. Shanmugam said the threat of synthetic drugs is coming closer to…

  • Published: May 16, 20258:23 am
  • Author Andrew Wong

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