Life-size sex dolls enter South Korean homes amid government regulations
Under current laws, sex dolls are not illegal. However, the police have used other breaches of the law to force some businesses to close.
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Japan’s Unification Church under fire over donations, ‘spiritual sales’
The Unification Church’s sales of pots, seals and other items at extremely high prices has been a problem since the 1980s.
Indonesia to accelerate fight against childhood stunting
Despite efforts to combat the issue in 2017, Indonesia's stunting prevalence of 24.4 per cent in 2021 is still higher than the global average of 21.9 per cent.
Three arrested over forced labour case in Cambodia
The victims – 35 Vietnamese males and five females – told the police that they were lured to Cambodia to work, with the promise of "easy work, high salary".
Who will champion the Rohingya? Draconian refugee policies must end now
The plight of the Rohingya is fast becoming a pressure cooker that no-one seems inclined to take off the stove.
Cambodian ministry sheds light on traditional lacquer art
“If there is no plan to revitalise this art, there may be a decline in artists and the art could disappear from the community altogether”, the Ministry of Culture and Fine Art…
China becoming a fashion trendsetter: Hugo Boss CEO
We currently have around 90 freestanding stores," Hugo Boss Chief Executive Daniel Grieder said, stressing that “there's a lot more potential to grow in China".
Khmer Rouge survivor pens poignant book
For the author, the agonising thought of the millions who died – including his parents and his younger brother – was the most challenging part of writing the memoir.
Bangladeshi-born Fahmida in Pulitzer prize winning team
The team were awarded the prize for "using graphic reportage and the comics medium to tell a powerful yet intimate story of the Chinese oppression of the Uyghurs”.
Classic ’80s, ’90s Japanese sports cars soar in price, some nearly quadrupling
This appears to have been prompted by the desire among middle-aged people to drive classic sports cars they once sought.