Prayer and dance: Hundreds of millions in Asia celebrate Year of the Snake
The festivities extended to space, with Chinese astronauts sending greetings from a space station. Read more at ...
The Straits Times5d
Jeju Air jet’s ‘black boxes’ stopped recording 4 minutes before crash, says South Korea
Jeju Air Flight 2216, which departed the Thai capital Bangkok for Muan in south-western South Korea, belly-landed and overshot the regional airport’s runway, exploding into flames after hitting ...
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10 Unbelievable Food Markets That Will Make You a Street Food Addict
Market of Taipei, Taiwan Taipei's night markets are legendary, and for good reason. Here, the Xi Men Ding Night Market ...
Nikkei Asia6d
Bangkok's bubbling wine bars buoy city's social buzz
BANGKOK -- Amid dark decor, wooden tables and walls crowded with rows of cabernet, merlot and Champagne wines shipped in from France, Germany and Italy, a low buzz emanates from an early evening ...
In South Korea, Constitutional Court's postponement raises questions amid public backlash
The Constitutional Court of South Korea unexpectedly postponed its ruling Monday regarding the constitutionality of Acting ...
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Bangkok ranked 2nd best city
Bangkok has been ranked second after the South African city of Cape Town in Time Out magazine's 50 Best Cities in the World 2025 list.The ranking is based on a survey of 18,500 travellers worldwide, ...
South Korea Plans $23 Billion Fund to Support Battery and Biotech
South Korea aims to invest at least 34 trillion won ($23 billion) to help companies develop cutting-edge technologies in the ...
The Diplomat5d
Beyond the Korean Peninsula: How the South Korea-US Alliance Can Contribute to Regional Security
Even if a strategic and comprehensive alliance can be made a reality, the big question is how to make that happen amid the ...
The Economist6d
Who is Lee Jae-myung, South Korea’s possible next president?
W HEN SOUTH KOREA’S president, Yoon Suk Yeol, sent troops streaming into the country’s National Assembly on December 3rd, Lee ...
Bank of Korea board members open to near-term rate cut, see headwinds from US policies -minutes
A voting board member, Shin Sung-hwan, who dissented in the Bank of Korea's decision to keep policy rates unchanged in ...
‘Get on it AY-sep!’ Foreign words have invaded Korea. The government is fighting back
How do you say "deepfake," "ASAP" and "digital" in Korean? The fight to keep foreign words from diluting the language ...
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How MAGA Made Its Way to South Korea
Yoon faces life imprisonment or even the death penalty, and the future of South Korea’s politics and democracy hangs in the balance. Some of those politics may feel eerily similar for U.S ...