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‘Frog’ street vendors leap into online debate

Netizens, who've dubbed these vendors "frogs who sell their babies", praised them for their cute look and innovative approach to business.

  • Published: May 24, 202310:20 am
  • Author He Qi
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Korea should provide foreign detainees with translations of detention rules: Human rights commission

Currently, only some laws, such as the Immigration Act, which covers the entry into and departure from Korea of Korean and foreign nationals, are provided in official English…

  • Published: May 24, 202310:15 am
  • Author Choi Jae-hee
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Asean countries send emergency aid for victims of cyclone Mocha

In the coming days, the disaster relief supplies from Asean countries will continue to arrive, with a total value of aid totalling about US$1.65 million.

  • Published: May 24, 202310:14 am
  • Author Eleven Media
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Thailand sees big jump in new Covid cases and fatalities

The weekly hospitalisation cases reached 2,632, with an average of 376 cases per day.

  • Published: May 23, 202312:17 pm
  • Author The Nation
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Life expectancy of Singapore population rose in last decade but fell during Covid-19

The fall in life expectancy in 2021 – the first since such figures were made available more than 60 years ago – was due to higher mortality rates resulting from Covid-19.

  • Published: May 23, 20239:40 am
  • Author Judith Tan
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Flu, common cold maintaining strong grip into late spring

Circulating now, among others, are human rhinoviruses and parainfluenza viruses, which cause respiratory infections in infants and young children.

  • Published: May 23, 20239:39 am
  • Author Jung Min-kyung
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‘Destruction’ from within: Linguist calls for efforts to safeguard Korean language

Korean Language Society chairperson laments the diminishing respect for Korean language from native speakers, public organisations and media.

  • Published: May 23, 20238:11 am
  • Author Kim So-hyun
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The problem is not with coaching centres or ChatGPT

Identifying private tutoring, coaching centres and guidebooks as the source of education quality problems leads to treating the symptoms without looking at the root of the disease.

  • Published: May 22, 20233:52 pm
  • Author Manzoor Ahmed
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How rich is the top 1% in Korea?

The average income of households in the top 1 per cent came to 215 million won, 3.5 times higher than the annual median household income of 61.2 million won.

  • Published: May 22, 20233:29 pm
  • Author Shim Woo-hyun
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After 25 years of reform, Indonesia’s democracy back on slippery slope

The potential return of the military in civilian life and no commitment to resolve past abuses, paint a grim picture of democratic backsliding.

  • Published: May 22, 20231:09 pm
  • Author Dio Suhenda

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