Redefining weddings in the age of individuality
According to Wang Yichen, 31, a wedding planner at WOX! wedding studio, an increasing number of young people are opting for simple and easygoing weddings.
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Double Oscars shows power of visual imagery in Japanese films; Miyazaki Revels in Win
Miyazaki, 83, took the award in the animated feature film category for the second time. “The Boy and the Heron” won its de facto duel with “Spider-Man: Across the…
Pregnant women in war-torn Myanmar face perilous childbirth
Fleeing military bombardment and often malnourished, many miscarry or resort to dangerous childbirth with little medical attention in the forests, said volunteer medics.
Number of male sexual harassment victims on the rise in Malaysia
While female victims still vastly outnumber males, with 98.56% of the 9,198 victims of sexual harassment and abuse in the last three years, the police view cases of male victims…
The phenomenon of Asif Zardari
Simultaneously a figure of hate and grudging respect for his tenaciousness, even critical observers accept that no one does power politics better than Asif Ali Zardari. How has…
Women outnumber men in farming sector
In the last two and a half decades, the share of male workers in agriculture, dropped 13 per cent whereas employment in the farm sector doubled. This gap was filled by an…
Abortion in S. Korea: neither illegal nor legal
Despite 17 proposed bills in the National Assembly to allow safe abortions, discussions have stalled with no progress. Without new laws specifying the way forward, women cannot…
Long way to go for China’s first homegrown airliner
C919's flight to Singapore sparks interest but it needs to win international approval and resolve supply chain issues.
To Europe Via Libya: A voyage fraught with peril
An undocumented Bangladeshi migrant worker choosing to enter Europe from Libya, will almost certainly be held captive by armed militias, tortured, and their families extorted for…
Tibet border closure hits family reunions, local trade
According to Chheten Sherpa Lama, Nepali side tried their best to reopen the border, but to no avail.