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Japan Imposes Stricter Visa Process for Foreign Students, Including Vietnam, From April
Due to the increasing number of visa overstays, Japan's Immigration Services Agency will tighten the issuing process for student visas for dozens of countries from April.
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Singaporean Scientists Find New Way to Break Down Plastic
It's a brave new world.
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After Thailand Bans Plastic Bags, Shoppers Turn to Buckets, Pots and Pans
On New Year's Day, tens of thousands of stores throughout Thailand stopped giving out plastic bags free of charge.
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To Combat Bullying, Cambodia to Teach LGBTQ Issues in School Syllabus
The new lessons are aimed at ending discrimination against, and bullying of, LGBTQ people in the country.
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Seoul Closes All Dog Slaughterhouses in Campaign to Stop Dog Meat Trade
After committing to ending the dog meat trade over a year ago, on October 26, Seoul’s mayor, Park Won-soon, announced the official closure of all canine slaughterhouses in the city.
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Thai Prime Minister Suggests Moving Capital to Help Overcrowded Bangkok
In what seems to be a growing trend among overcrowded Southeast Asian capitals, Thailand's Prime Minister has floated the idea of relocating its capital from Bangkok.
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A Malaysian NGO Has Started Running Deforestation Tours
Tourism has long been a capricious, shape-shifting beast. Its latest incarnation explores the damage humanity is doing to the natural world.
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Indonesia to Build New Capital City in Borneo as Jakarta Sinks Into the Sea
Indonesia could soon begin construction of a new capital city, which will be built in the province of East Kalimantan, Borneo.
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[Photos] Rare Scenes of a Rebuilding Seoul After the Korean War
While Seoul may now call to mind sleek skyscrapers whose neon lights resemble the bioluminescent tentacles of benthic sea creatures, that wasn't always the case. Following the savage civil war that le...
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Singapore Will Ban Domestic Ivory Trading From September 2021
The National Parks Board (NParks) said that Singapore will ban the domestic trade of elephant ivory from September 1, 2021.
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Nuon Chea, Khmer Rouge's Second-in-Command, Dies at 93
Nuon Chea, known as "Brother Number Two," below only Pol Pot, passed away on Sunday.
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Jakarta to Build Giant Sea Wall to Stop City Sinking Into Sea
Last Friday, Indonesian President Joko Widodo warned that in order to stop the country's capital from sinking into the sea, a giant wall surrounding the city must be built quickly.
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Low Rainfall, Hydropower Dams Lead to Record-Low Mekong River Levels
Water levels in the lower Mekong basin during this early flood season from June to July have hit record lows.
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Cambodia's Shocking Rates of Deforestation to Blame for Climate Emergency
As the impacts of climate change become more apparent worldwide, members of the public are connecting more weather events to the phenomenon.
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High-Speed Railway Connecting Bangkok to China in the Works
The modern bullet train system will take Bangkokians to Laos and China from Bang Sue.
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Hong Kong: How China's ‘One Country, Two Systems’ Model Is Being Reshaped
Protest organizers in Hong Kong claim that nearly two million people, most clad in black and many carrying white flowers as a symbol of mourning, took to the streets on June 16 as demonstrations ...
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[Video] Disney Releases Adorable Short Set in Thailand's Floating Markets
It's fried rice versus pineapple when Micky and Minnie Mouse battle in this Walt Disney short that has spawned a variety of memes.
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Jakarta's Own Citizens Are Suing Their Government Over Air Pollution
Fed up with air quality that ranks among the worst in the world, 31 Jakarta residents have sued seven Indonesian government bodies — including the presidential office, Jakarta’s gubernatoria...
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[Photos] How One of Malaysia’s Last Nomadic Tribes Suffers From Societal Neglect
The semi-nomadic Batek, who live in Kuala Koh Village beside Peninsular Malaysia’s Taman Negara National Park, made global headlines recently after their community was torn apart by pollution, disease...
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ASEAN Countries Confirm Bid to Co-Host FIFA World Cup 2034
On June 22, a meeting between representatives of ten ASEAN countries was held to discuss the prospect of co-hosting the FIFA World Cup.
