Artists mix it up with small factory’s artisans in Tokyo
Tucked away in a residential area of the old part of Tokyo’s Edogawa Ward sits a small metalworking factory where the entire process of designing, cutting, welding, sheet-metal…
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Humour in South Korea: Navigating the line between what’s funny and not
Numerous studies emphasise the beneficial effects of laughter and humor in the workplace. Yet in reality, who jokes, what is joked about, and how jokes are received are deeply…
Fewer yaks, fewer craftsmen: Local handicraft sellers in Bhutan’s Pelela Pass feel the threats
Vendors are concerned that there are fewer yaks around nowadays, which means less yak wool for products, and that fewer people are making bamboo items and other crafts.
8 in 10 falsely believe talking about suicide can make a person take his life: SMU study
The older an individual, the more he does not believe suicide can be predicted. More than 70 per cent of survey respondents below the age of 21 believe suicide can be predicted,…
Majority of Malaysian youth have got the blues – survey
Six in ten Malaysian youth aged between 15 and 30 years had mild to severe depressive symptoms even though overall quality of life experiences among them was “satisfactory”, a…
Watered-down medical school quota unsettles student, parents in South Korea
Less than five months ahead of the admission process for the 2025 academic year, the government's recent decision has made possible a scenario where the total medical quota could…
From Lee Kuan Yew to Lawrence Wong: How leadership transitions take place in Singapore
How Singapore has handled transitions of power by its political leaders: From founding prime minister Lee Kuan Yew to prime minister Goh Chok Tong; PM Goh to Prime Minister Lee…
Reviving Bhutan’s tradition of natural pigments
The introduction of natural pigment art as a course for the students of the College of Zorig Chusum in Trashiyangtse is hitting two targets with a single shot. While students are…
Rapid ageing and Malaysia’s ‘ghost towns’
Out of the 150 sub-districts, 41 have reached a “super-aged” society, where 20% or more of its population are aged 65 years and above.
Will South Korea’s political regionalism crumble?
Experts say the phenomenon is a by-product of the way Korea's rapid industrialization was influenced by authoritarian regimes in the 1970s and 1980s.