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Chinese media find local stars more bankableSept 16, 2014Jiang Wen, Li Yuchun and Fan Bingbing might not be household names in the West, but when China’s top editors at fashion and lifestyle magazines want to sell more copies, they approach the three stars... -
Life as a cosmetics mule in H.K.Sept 2, 2014Hong Kong is the unequivocal shopping haven for the mainland Chinese -
Lessons from ‘Voltes V’ still resonateSept 2, 2014Youths growing up under the Marcos regime in the 1970s reveled in reel democracy from a Japanese anime -
Guide dog endures pain of stabbing in silenceSept 2, 2014SAITAMA, Japan (The Japan News) ― A male guide dog was stabbed in Saitama in late July while assisting a 61-year-old man commuting to his office in Kawaguchi, Saitama Prefecture, it has been learned.... -
Indian leader Modi dressed for successAug 26, 2014Early this month, India Prime Minister Narendra Modi took to the stage in the town of Leh in Ladakh region wearing a gold-colored robe teamed with a maroon waist sash, and a cap with upturned flaps o... -
Doubts raised over cheap car assembly plan in VietnamAug 26, 2014A Vietnamese auto company’s plan to assemble and sell the world’s cheapest car in Vietnam has been met with skepticism as the market seems lukewarm to cheap cars. TMT Motor, a prominent importer and...
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Writer Mahtab Narsimhan chases perfectionAug 19, 2014In latest novel ‘Tiffin’ author explores meaning of family -
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Ahok set to be Jakarta’s first Chinese governorAug 19, 2014During the recent month-long presidential election campaign, a striking banner appeared across the capital with a silhouette of candidate Prabowo Subianto in a songkok. It read: “Jokowi remains gove... -
Wan Azizah: Rise of a reluctant politicianAug 13, 2014Wan Azizah Wan Ismail (The Star/Asia News Network) Before 1998, Wan Azizah Wan Ismail already wore many hats. She was kept busy as a surgeon, a volunteer at a cancer organization, a mother of six c... -
Love knows no bordersAug 5, 2014Growing number of Chinese-Korean couples walking down the aisle -
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More Malaysians eating out, but are they eating well?Aug 5, 2014Malaysia is a country of foodies where we ask friends “Have you eaten?” as a form of greeting and often plan trips not based on places we want to see, but places where we want to eat. More than 64 p...
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