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More young Filipinos getting chronic kidney disease — and they learn too late

Local and international experts warn that CKD patients are getting younger in recent years, primarily due to unhealthy lifestyle behaviors such as excessive consumption of…

  • Published: December 22, 20259:24 am
  • Author Dexter Cabalza
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Korea–Japan tunnel proposals emerge in Unification Church scandal

First proposed by the controversial religious group in 1981, the project has long been one of its priorities.

  • Published: December 18, 202510:23 am
  • Author Lee Seung-ku
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From loneliness to rebuilding identity: Inside lives of expat spouses in Korea

In Seoul, expat spouses rewrite story of identity, purpose, and community, led by a growing women's network.

  • Published: December 17, 20251:08 pm
  • Author Choi Jeong-yoon
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World’s lowest birth rate? You may be surprised by these Korean women’s struggles to have baby

South Korea is notorious in recent years for the world’s lowest fertility rate. Yet the countless couples who desperately want children and carry heavy financial and…

  • Published: December 16, 20259:26 am
  • Author Shin Ji-hye
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Living with stigma, state inaction: What it’s like for some of Indonesia’s HIV-positive kids

Health advocates highlight the need for integrated social support as stigma against HIV persists.

  • Published: December 15, 20259:28 am
  • Author Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja
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Undocumented Nepalis face exploitation in Greece’s strawberry fields

Thousands of Nepalis in Greece work without documents, facing long hours and poor living conditions.

  • Published: December 10, 20258:10 am
  • Author Hom Karki
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The open manhole that laid bare Karachi’s systemic rot

This year alone, 23 people have died in Karachi by falling into manholes and open sewers, of whom eight were children.

  • Published: December 10, 20257:59 am
  • Author Muzhira Amin
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What is the future of the Ganges Waters Treaty?

Even if India and Bangladesh renew the GWT, its successful implementation hugely depends on support from the West Bengal government.

  • Published: December 9, 202510:13 am
  • Author Amit Ranjan
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Breaking down the new populist playbook in Bangladesh

Populist political communication is slowly eroding the foundation of inclusion and compromise, the writer says.

  • Published: December 8, 202510:24 am
  • Author Asif Bin Ali
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Ethnic diversity in South Korea’s military is rising, but policies lag, exposing troops to bias, barriers

Military expects 10,000 minority soldiers by 2030, but language barriers and bias undermine integration of these troops.

  • Published: December 8, 202510:23 am
  • Author Hwang Joo-young

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