East Asia
Virtual reality and augmented reality (VR and AR)

South Korean mother ‘reunites’ with dead daughter in virtual reality

A South Korean mother got to see her 7-year-old daughter who died four years earlier thanks to virtual reality. The tearful reunion was aired in a documentary by the country’s broadcaster MBC.
 

February 20, 2020
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Six months of social unrest in Hong Kong has been turned into a VR game by a team of pro-democracy developers. The game, ‘Liberate Hong Kong’, allows players to have an immersive experience as a...02:46
Hong Kong protests
VR game lets you fight as a Hong Kong protester
December 6, 2019
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Founded in Hong Kong in 2016, Sandbox VR has developed into one of the world’s leading virtual reality (VR) game companies. ...02:10
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VR startup creates Star Trek’s ‘Holodeck’ experience
July 22, 2019
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From an outsider’s point of view, Luo Tianyi is just a hologram. But in the eyes of her fans, she is their daughter or wife.  03:27
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China’s latest music sensation : Virtual idol Luo Tianyi
March 1, 2019
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China’s VR industry is booming, VR is changing the way people consume film and play video game, even the way to pursue a romantic relationship.02:10
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China's VR revolution: films, gaming and girlfriends
December 9, 2017
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These smart glasses show real-time subtitles of conversations, which could be useful to deaf people. The XRAI Glass software turns speech into text, which is then displayed on the inside of the...02:21
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Smart glasses let deaf people ‘see’ chats
July 29, 2022
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Meta opened its first bricks-and-mortar store on May 9, 2022, in the Silicon Valley town of Burlingame, California. It gives customers an opportunity to experience virtual reality devices,...01:51
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Meta opens a physical store
May 10, 2022
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Virtual YouTubers, or VTubers, who voice animated characters have transformed a niche Japanese subculture into a thriving industry where top accounts can rake in more than a million dollars a year....02:04
Japan
Japan’s VTubers making millions
May 9, 2022
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The late Taiwanese singer Teresa Teng has been brought back to life as an interactive character you can talk to in a video call. Twenty-seven years after her death, digital production and visual...08:32
Virtual reality and augmented reality (VR and AR)
Singer Teresa Teng lives on in VR
February 9, 2022
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Late Taiwanese singing legend Teng Li-chun, commonly known as Teresa Teng, has been brought back to life by a Beijing firm. The digital production and visual effects company Digital Domain has made...01:18
Taiwan
Taiwanese singing legend ‘resurrected’
January 21, 2022
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These cows enjoy green pastures all year round thanks to virtual reality goggles. Turkish rancher/dairy farmer Izzet Kocak says the headsets, accompanied with classical music, soothe the cows and...01:36
Virtual reality and augmented reality (VR and AR)
Cows enjoy VR and produce more milk
January 13, 2022
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Chinese search engine giant Baidu will launch the country's first metaverse platform. Xi Rang, which means "land of hope" in English, can be accessed via smartphones, computers or VR goggles,...04:36
Virtual reality and augmented reality (VR and AR)
Xi Rang: China’s first metaverse platform
December 25, 2021
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Robots are increasingly getting more jobs in Japan, a nation struggling to cope with an ageing, shrinking workforce. The machines have been deployed to help with tasks such as stacking shelves,...03:06
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Robots help Japan cope with ageing workforce
September 6, 2020
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Pyongyang’s troops are gaining experience and Russian equipment that could be used against neighbouring countries, US envoy tells the UN  03:07
North Korea
US: Ukraine battles prepare North Korea for war in Asia
January 9, 2025
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Yoon was arrested in January on insurrection charges over his botched attempt to impose martial law01:50
South Korea
South Korea’s Yoon ordered to be released
March 7, 2025
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At least 15 people were injured, while a church and several homes were damaged in the incident02:09
South Korea
South Korean jet accidentally drops bombs on village
March 6, 2025
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Read more about this: https://sc.mp/c29a05 ...01:41
Japan
Japan fighting its biggest wildfire in decades
March 4, 2025
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Read more about this: https://sc.mp/8vflu ...03:31
Japan
AI robots developed to help elderly in Japan
March 3, 2025
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The Tokyo Metropolitan Government will offer its employees a four-day work week in April 2025, but will the move tackle Japan’s overwork crisis?12:59
Japan
Why work-life balance is a struggle in Asia
February 28, 2025
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While South Korea’s fertility rate is still the world’s lowest, the birth rate increased year on year for the first time since 201503:00
South Korea
South Korea’s birth rate rises for first time in 9 years
February 26, 2025
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The accident happened at a highway construction site some 65km (40 miles) south of Seoul01:16
East Asia
At least 4 dead in South Korea bridge collapse
February 25, 2025
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Read more here: https://sc.mp/3dg3j  ...01:00
Japan
Female sumo wrestler breaks gender barriers
February 21, 2025
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Kim Sae-ron was best known for her role in the 2010 film The Man from Nowhere   01:32
South Korea
South Korea’s Kim Sae-ron dead at 24
February 17, 2025