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A woman was filmed on CCTV trying to open the platform doors with her bare hands after she missed her train at Little India subway station in Singapore. 

August 28, 2019
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Hong Kong society
A new way to socialise: pitch a friend to strangers
December 14, 2024
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Pakistan
Pakistani charged with cyberterrorism linked to UK riots
August 23, 2024
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More Asian internet users are influenced by far-right causes including white supremacism in the digital age. Listen to Post reporter Kimberly Lim explain more about the ‘anti-woke’ movement’s slow...17:51
Singapore
Divided youth: ‘anti-woke’ movement recruits teen boys across Asia
July 22, 2024
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Six arrested under new domestic security law in Hong Kong
May 29, 2024
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Israel-Gaza war
Musk meets Israeli leaders
November 28, 2023
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India
From Mumbai’s slums to Indian teen model
September 18, 2023
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Diplomacy
China’s missing foreign minister Qin Gang sparks guessing game
July 20, 2023
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Holly Chik presents the latest update on AI in mainland China. William Zheng reports on the first person arrested for using ChatGPT to generate fake news; while tech reporters Ben Jiang and Coco...34:50
Artificial intelligence
China makes first ChatGPT arrest as job losses by AI begin
May 12, 2023
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Lee Jong-chul and Cho Mi-eun lost their son in a deadly crowd crush in South Korea’s capital Seoul on October 29, 2022. But amid their grief, the couple also face a torrent of online abuse that...09:38
South Korea
Families of Seoul Halloween crush victims face online abuse
April 19, 2023
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Annie Chan Hau Nung is an associate professor in the Department of Sociology and Social Policy at Lingnan University with expertise in sexuality studies, gender studies and Hong Kong culture. The...01:53
Sex and relationships
Young women selling adult content can be empowering, says Hong Kong sociology professor Annie Chan
April 12, 2023
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Erena So Hoi-lam is the first woman from Hong Kong to enter the Japanese adult video (AV) industry, making her debut in 2022 after finding little success in mainstream entertainment in Hong Kong....03:19
Sex and relationships
How entering Japan's adult video industry empowered Hong Kong actress Erena So Hoi-lam
April 10, 2023
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Tourists have been flocking to the Heckeln coffee shop in Tokyo to see its owner Shizuo Mori dislodge caramel sauce puddings from their tins. Mori’s trademark of using a circular motion, which the...03:09
Japan
Tourists flock to TikTok-famous coffee shop in Tokyo
March 17, 2023
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The People's Defence Force in Myanmar has been battling the military that overthrew the elected civilian government of Aung San Suu Kyi with home-made weapons. But to churn out rockets, mines and...02:10
Asia
Myanmar rebels risk life and limb for weapons
November 8, 2022
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Harumichi Shibasaki is a Japanese grandfather who has become an unexpected YouTube start, amassing over 1.4 million followers on the video-sharing site since 2017. The 74-year-old’s channel called ...02:15
Japan
Artistic grandpa is a YouTube hit
July 8, 2022
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Calling themselves “old heartthrobs,” four middle-aged men in Japan have been using TikTok to promote their small rural town of Wake in Japan’s western Okayama region. Dressed in business attire...01:39
Japan
Middle-aged men dance to save Japanese town
June 8, 2022
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This kitten with four ears in Turkey has gone viral on social media. Midas’ owner – Canis Dosemeci – fell in love with her at first sight and took her home, worried her unique condition would lower...01:45
Viral Videos
Meet Midas, the kitten with 4 ears
November 19, 2021
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Two white terriers, named Sasha and Piper, are among a growing number of pet influencers on social media in Singapore. The lucrative trend is fuelled by a rise in online shopping and pet ownership...01:50
Singapore
Singapore pets cash in on cuteness
September 17, 2021
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US President Joe Biden revoked previous executive orders seeking to ban social media apps TikTok and WeChat on June 9, 2021. The ban was issued by former US President Donald Trump in August 2020,...00:54
Social media
US drops ban on TikTok, WeChat
June 10, 2021
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Former WWE champion John Cena recorded a video apology in Mandarin to his Chinese fans on May 25, 2021. The actor had described Taiwan as a country during an interview on Taiwanese television...01:17
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Cena sorry for calling Taiwan a country
May 27, 2021
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US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has expanded on his earlier remarks about a possible ban of TikTok, saying the company behind the social networking app was only one of a number of Chinese...01:04
TikTok
US considers banning TikTok app
July 9, 2020
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US President Donald Trump's first campaign rally in months took place in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on June 20, 2020, but only hosted only a fraction of the number of supporters his staff expected. Some of...01:42
Donald Trump
Trump’s rally trolled by TikTok users
June 22, 2020