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When dancing breaks the law: South Korea’s live music venues caught in regulatory limbo
8+ hour, 16+ min ago (1183+ words) Small music venues registered as restaurants face suspensions for dancing under rules meant to curb nightclub-like businesses View all posts by Choi Jae-hee → SEOUL – At a party in Jeonju, North Jeolla Province, on Saturday night, there was one unusual rule:…...
Bangkok pilot project tests cool roofs for vulnerable households
3+ day, 6+ hour ago (945+ words) A German-funded project in the capital's Phasi Charoen district combines heat shelters and school activities to protect residents most at risk from extreme heat. BANGKOK – Bangkok could see temperatures rise by up to 5°C by 2100 under a worst-case scenario of…...
Life sentence upheld for leader of South Korea’s largest online sex crime ring
3+ day, 6+ hour ago (375+ words) Kim Nok-wan and members of his group, known as the Vigilantes, victimised 261 people, including minors, and produced more than 2,000 sexually exploitative images and videos. View all posts by Yoon Min-sik → SEOUL – Kim Nok-wan, the mastermind of South Korea’s largest known…...
Foreign students, trainees entering South Korea surpass 500,000 for first time
3+ day, 8+ hour ago (372+ words) View all posts by Lee Seung-ku → SEOUL – The number of foreign nationals who entered South Korea for study or training surpassed 500,000 for the first time last year, according to data released Thursday. Of the 18.94 million foreign nationals who entered Korea…...
Kenanga Investment Bank Introduces World’s First Hang Seng Biotech Index Structured Warrants to Malaysia
3+ day, 8+ hour ago (610+ words) Asia News Network KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA – – 10 September 2026 – Kenanga Investment Bank Berhad (“Kenanga Group” or “The Group“) is proud to unveil the world’s first structured warrants linked to the Hang Seng Biotech Index (“HSBIO“) under its flagship brand, NagaWarrants by Kenanga…...
The quiet chapter: Jakarta’s silent book clubs
4+ day, 5+ hour ago (1491+ words) Silent book clubs are rising in Jakarta as a new way to socialise through a shared love of literature, without the pressure of conversations. View all posts by Sheena Suparman → JAKARTA – When I first saw the group of about 20 people…...
East West Barbershop: Bringing Vietnamese Barbering to Europe Through Skill and Identity.
4+ day, 8+ hour ago (418+ words) East West Barbershop initially accepted losses to establish its foothold in Europe HO CHI MINH CITY, VIETNAM – – 9 September 2026 – In 2024, East West Barbershop (Dong Tay Barbershop) opened its first branch in Hungary, marking a milestone in its journey to take a…...
Asian stories, Asian voices: Asia News Network editors highlight heritage as a unifying force in latest webinar
4+ day, 8+ hour ago (1500+ words) View all posts by Johanna L. Añes-de la Cruz, News Editor → MANILA – Geopolitical tensions and historical wounds may pull nations apart, but heritage can play a unifying role. It functions not merely as a repository of the past, but as a…...
Chinese army medics in Laos for joint training exercise
5+ day, 5+ hour ago (271+ words) View all posts by Vientiane Times → VIENTIANE – A medical team from the Chinese People’s Liberation Army arrived in Vientiane on Sunday to take part in the Peace Train 2026 humanitarian assistance and medical service joint exercise between the Chinese and Lao…...
This Korean author was given six months to live. He spent it finding a home for his autistic son
5+ day, 5+ hour ago (442+ words) South Korea's ‘Peter Pan Dad’ author Jeon Gyeong-cheol, whose desperate search sent ripples across the country, had secured a new home for his son and embarked on a new mission to build a better support system for others like him....