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Hundreds of women and children are abused each year – and that’s just the ones who report it, as social stigma and police inaction keeps sufferers silent.
In a typical year, the blossoms’ arrival mark the start of two weeks of unabashed merrymaking at traditional ‘hanami’ celebrations. Not in the time of coronavirus.
Although some details of the wildly popular Netflix romance may be unlikely, the K-drama sensation offers a more nuanced depiction of life in North Korea.
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Passed on down the generations dating back to their time in Cambodia, the silk-weaving heritage of the Chams is a crucial link to their past.
Semi-basement apartments, known as ‘banjiha’ in Korean, have been thrust into the spotlight this year by the Oscars success of Bong Joon-ho’s film.
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Tensions are running high among Japanese, from frantic shoppers panic buying toilet roll to irate commuters arguing about coughing on trains.
It’s not just the coronavirus and the Shincheonji Church. Cults have been linked to a host of Korean scandals, from the Sewol ferry disaster to a president’s impeachment.
Hibiki Sato, 27, gagged the Tenshi Tsukinukeni Yomi singer with a towel, forced her to the floor and molested her. He has been jailed for 30 months.
Islamic-based parties have initiated a bill that would force married women to not work, ‘rehabilitate’ LGBT individuals, and jail sperm and egg donors.
Attacks on minority Muslims, Christians, Sikhs and Buddhists have increased since Narendra Modi’s BJP government came to power.
Concerns have been raised, especially after the country’s response to the bird flu virus a decade ago, which required World Health Organisation intervention.
While such idols were once worried their popularity would drop once they announced their love lives, fans want to see a more personal side these days.
The country hasn’t officially confirmed a single case of the deadly new coronavirus, yet shoppers are still stocking up on everything they can lay their hands on. The only question is why?
Many in South Korea see blind dates as part of the social fabric: a rite of passage as well as a gateway to relationships and possible future marriages.
Some 100,000 Chinese students enrolled at universities in the country remain stranded in China because of travel bans intended to halt the spread of the deadly coronavirus. About 6,500 studying in New Zealand are also affected.
The film offers a withering critique of South Korean society’s growing inequality, striking a chord with a younger generation of audiences.
Authorities have issued condemnations amid the sharp rise in such incidents, with the country’s race discrimination commissioner urging unity and calm.
From Singapore to Indonesia, dubious claims to prevent infection are spreading on social media and chat groups.
Animals from cats to bats to snakes and monkeys are bludgeoned, torched and served to tourists at Indonesia’s ‘Tomohon Extreme Market’. Experts say in the wake of the coronavirus, it’s a hazard waiting to happen.