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68 Singapore writers sign statement criticising gov’t agency’s ‘uncritical endorsement’ of AI

The signatories – who include writers, publishers, educators and other cultural workers – called on the library to remove any suggestion that generative AI is “an adequate…

  • Published: January 8, 202510:21 am
  • Author Shawn Hoo
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HMPV outbreak in China: What is the situation there and should you be worried?

Experts said that while the surge is of concern, HMPV is not a new virus and is already present in many countries. It is also unlikely to lead to another pandemic of the scale of…

  • Published: January 8, 202510:16 am
  • Author Lim Min Zhang
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Centralised purchase of medicines reducing burden on patients in China

So far, these programs have involved 374 types of drugs that have seen an average price cut of over 50 percent, as well as several kinds of medical equipment including heart…

  • Published: January 8, 202510:15 am
  • Author Wang Xiaoyu
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Singapore passes Bill to control bank accounts of scam victims; law will also cover cheating cases

The Protection from Scams Bill will enable the police to control the bank accounts of such victims to prevent them from transferring money to scammers.

  • Published: January 8, 20258:45 am
  • Author David Sun
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More than half of foreign students wish to live, work in South Korea’s regions

The Ministry of Education's recent survey revealed that approximately 55 percent of international students studying at regional universities in the country hope to secure…

  • Published: January 7, 202511:35 am
  • Author Choi Jeong-yoon
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Healing journey from Khmer Rouge: Confronting the past, building the future

For nearly half a century, the Cambodian people have carried the trauma of a genocide that devastated families, communities and institutions across the country.

  • Published: January 7, 202511:25 am
  • Author Hong Raksmey
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Where are South Korea’s young part-timers eager to work? It’s not cafes

Young Koreans on the hunt for part-time gigs are looking to trendy stores and pop-up events, while convenience stores remain their No. 1 choice.

  • Published: January 7, 202511:24 am
  • Author Kim Ha-yoon
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Japanese art student launches community paper featuring voices of Noto Quake Victims

Ayumi Sakaguchi, 22, a fourth-year student at Kanazawa College of Art in Kanazawa, did everything for the paper, from the reporting and illustrations to laying out the pages.

  • Published: January 7, 202511:23 am
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Laos’ inflation dropped to 16.9 percent in December 2024

Most Lao residents, however, are still complaining that despite the drop in the inflation rate, the prices of goods continued to be stable but high.

  • Published: January 7, 202511:17 am
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Child marriage is impending child rape and has no place in Nepal

A national framework may define the policy but the policy must reach every single child. So the provinces, the municipalities, the village councils—they all need to come…

  • Published: January 7, 202510:36 am
  • Author The Kathmandu Post

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