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Hong Kong fire: dead Indonesian helper found huddled with ward hailed as selfless
Her grieving husband says his wife would have survived had she fled first, as the flat where she worked was on the fourth floor.
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South Korea
‘Real pride’: Korean-American mums envy of Samsung heir’s exam success
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Japan
Japan weighs plan to punish sex buyers, but will it be enough?
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South Korea
Chinese tourists pivot to South Korea, Thailand amid Japan travel ban
Spat began when Japan’s PM Sanae Takaichi suggested potential military intervention in Taiwan Strait, leading Beijing to issue a travel warning.
4 Dec 2025 - 5:06PM
An alley crowded with tourists in central Seoul’s Bukchon Hanok Village. Photo: Korea Times
South Korea
‘Relive the magic’? K-drama dating service probed for sex crimes in Brazil
The KDramaDate platform offers curated outings with Korean men, including one of an ‘intimate experience’ at a motel or client’s home.
4 Dec 2025 - 5:05PM
Malaysia
Penang set to scoop up Chinese tourists skipping Japan, Thailand’s Hat Yai
Penang anticipates a surge in year-end visitors, with events and food-driven itineraries boosting hotel bookings.
4 Dec 2025 - 4:02PM
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Japan
Bag, pen, workwear: how Takaichi became Japan’s unexpected fashion icon
While the prime minister is known for her extreme work routine, she has also sparked a fashion frenzy among young women in Japan.
4 Dec 2025 - 2:05PM
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Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi arrives at the G20 summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, last month. Photo: AP
South Korea
‘I truly repent’: 15-year jail term sought for South Korean ex-first lady
The former first lady, who faces a raft of corruption allegations, will receive the court’s ruling on January 28.
4 Dec 2025 - 11:50AM
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Trump’s ‘terrible, stupid’ decisions test 8-decade bonds of US-Japan alliance
A new survey reveals approval for US ties has hit near-record lows amid political turmoil, punitive tariffs and shock at Trump’s agenda.
4 Dec 2025 - 6:28PM
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India
Trump’s second term ‘harmful’ for Quad nations, poll finds
Respondents in Australia, Japan, India view Trump 2.0 negatively, as US helpfulness in Asia declines amid China concerns; Aukus support varies.
4 Dec 2025 - 3:13AM
South Korea
Can Seoul count on Beijing’s commitment to Korean reunification?
South Korean analyst Sung Ki-young says major powers are more likely to support incremental steps for peace rather than a sudden shift.
3 Dec 2025 - 7:11PM
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A visitor uses binoculars to watch the North Korean side of the demilitarised zone dividing the two Koreas, from South Korea’s Odusan Unification Observatory in Paju in June. Photo: AFP
South Korea
Beijing blamed as Yoon’s martial law bid fuels disinformation in South Korea
South Korea’s political turmoil deepened as disinformation blamed China for Yoon’s impeachment, despite no evidence, reflecting rising sinophobia.
3 Dec 2025 - 6:18PM
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South Korea
South Koreans deserve Nobel Peace Prize for stopping martial law, president says
Marking the first anniversary of the crisis, Lee Jae-myung hailed those who faced down troops for ‘saving democracy’.
4 Dec 2025 - 6:39PM
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Japan
Japan sympathises as 79-year-old kills mother, 100, out of exhaustion
Two cases of victims aged 100 and 102 killed by their children aged above 70 have highlighted the challenges faced by elderly carers.
3 Dec 2025 - 11:19AM
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South Korea proposes special court to address ‘mockery of judicial process’
Concerns are growing that the judiciary, dominated by Yoon-appointed judges, may acquit the former president of insurrection charges.
3 Dec 2025 - 9:53AM
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South Korean soldiers try to enter the National Assembly building in Seoul, after then president Yoon Suk-yeol declared martial law on December 3, 2024. Photo: AFP
South Korea
How a South Korean e-commerce giant missed mega data leak for 5 months
President Lee said the ‘scale of the damage is massive’, calling for stringent penalties and ‘effective countermeasures’.
2 Dec 2025 - 3:49PM
China travel
1,900 China-Japan flights cancelled in December as political row continues
Airlines have now scrapped over 40 per cent of their China-Japan flights scheduled for this month amid a diplomatic spat over Taiwan.
2 Dec 2025 - 5:33PM
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South Korea
A year on from South Korea’s martial law crisis, some lives are changed forever
A lawmaker, civil servant and the ‘tank woman’ recall the fight to protect the country’s democracy undermined by Yoon’s action.
2 Dec 2025 - 11:34AM
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Soldiers try to enter the National Assembly building in Seoul on December 4 last year. Photo: AFP
North Korea
North Korea unveils new missiles, angles for Russian jets amid Ukraine war deal
Analysts say the event served a dual purpose: grooming Kim’s potential successor and angling for Russian jets as payment for Ukraine war aid.
2 Dec 2025 - 11:27AM
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Japan
‘Dying en masse’: Japan’s oyster farmers face ruin as waters heat up
Japan’s oyster farms hit by 90% deaths due to rising sea temperatures and high salinity, threatening the country’s top production area.
1 Dec 2025 - 4:48PM
South Korea
Unification Church leader denies knowing about gifts for Kim Keon-hee
South Korean prosecutors reject the claim, saying Han Hak-ja is an ‘absolute power holder’ and no funds can be used without her approval.
1 Dec 2025 - 3:59PM
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Japan
Pop-star princess: Japan’s Aiko turns 24 amid calls for her to become empress
The princess’ supporters want Japan to change its male-only succession law but an academic says that is unlikely in the conservative country.
1 Dec 2025 - 10:46AM
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Princess Aiko, daughter of Japan’s Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, poses for a photo at the Imperial Palace on November 7. Photo: Imperial Household Agency of Japan/AP
Japan
‘Looming crisis’: why US universities are cutting critical Japanese studies
Academics bemoan the myopic approach after a recent report calls dropping Japan-focused subjects a ‘looming crisis in US-Japan relations’.
1 Dec 2025 - 3:41PM
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South Korea
Bright lights, dim future? K-pop teen trainees drop out as reality bites
In South Korea, the number of K-pop trainees who quit after joining an agency was 34.4 per cent in 2022, up 3.4 percentage points from 2020.
1 Dec 2025 - 4:06PM
China consumption
Why do Chinese no longer feel the need to boycott Japanese products?
A seismic shift in the market has resulted in people preferring Chinese fashion, locally branded appliances and domestically made cars.
30 Nov 2025 - 4:00PM
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