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  2. Posts tagged: Spotlight (Page 2)

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The enduring legacy of the Vietnam’s ‘Three Responsibilities’ movement

The Ba Dam Dang (Three Responsibilities) movement, which began 60 years ago on March 22, 1965, became a shining milestone in the national history as women across the North took on…

  • Published: May 2, 202510:27 am
  • Author Viet Nam News
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Kuala Lumpur exhibition traces ASEAN currency from ancient trade to digital future

In Numismatic Marvels: Minted History, Printed Heritage, on display on Level 2 at Bank Negara Malaysia Museum and Art Gallery (BNM MAG) in Kuala Lumpur until Oct 12, visitors get…

  • Published: May 2, 202510:26 am
  • Author Hanis Maketab
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As India-Pakistan tensions heat up, Gilgit-Baltistan tour operators see their earnings evaporate

According to an official's estimate, each tour operator lost thousands of dollars in earnings due to fears of an escalation between the two neighbours.

  • Published: May 2, 202510:25 am
  • Author Imtiaz Ali Taj
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Success is on the menu at this Chinese rural village

As spring comes, villagers from Zhuangzimao, a rural idyll tucked away in the depth of the mountains of Northwest China's Gansu province, have been raring to get prepared for…

  • Published: April 16, 202511:47 am
  • Author Yang Feiyue
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Malaysian mother’s love powers her through son’s cancer journey

The 45-year-old single mother of two said that her 17-year-old son, Muhammad Adif Fadrul Syahrul, has sarcoma, a rare type of cancer that develops in the body’s connective…

  • Published: April 16, 202511:46 am
  • Author Mohd Farhaan Shah
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Firing up the future of one of Vietnam’s oldest pottery villages

Phu Lang, one of Vietnam’s oldest pottery villages, is stirring again with a new generation of potters and a cross-cultural collaboration that may redefine the future of this…

  • Published: April 14, 20251:15 pm
  • Author Quynh Hoa
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In a remote monastery in Bhutan, masked warriors resurrect an epic

The Gesar epic, a sprawling oral fresco on which the dance is rooted, orbits a divine paradox: a warrior-king born to conquer chaos yet embodying compassion.

  • Published: April 14, 20251:00 pm
  • Author Kuensel
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Japanese brass foundry retains lustre; delights eyes with unique ornaments, decorations

The Shibazaki alloy foundry in Sumida Ward, Tokyo, uses brass to craft everything from trophy handles to building hardware such as door components.

  • Published: April 11, 202511:34 am
  • Author Rie Hayashi
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Breaking boundaries: Singapore student bridges cultural gaps in Chinese orchestra

Muhammad Iman Mohamed Irfan is the only Malay musician in Temasek Polytechnic’s Chinese orchestra, where he plays the dizi, a bamboo flute. He has also taught himself how to…

  • Published: April 11, 202511:33 am
  • Author Charlote Wong
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The uses and abuses of the Philippine concept of “hiya” or good manners in social settings

The term “hospitality” being glorified as a social value is interesting because it does not seem to have a direct Indigenous equivalent.

  • Published: April 11, 202511:32 am
  • Author Carl Lorenz Cervantes

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