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South Korea sees record youth unemployment in July

The number of unemployed young people in South Korea reached 443,000 in July, with 75% of them unwilling to work because they could not find a job that meets their expectations. Data from Statistics Korea, the government agency responsible for managing national statistics, revealed that 443,000 individuals aged 15 to …

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Man jailed for selling girlfriend abroad for money

A court in central Vietnam has sentenced a man to 8 years in prison for selling his teenage girlfriend and her friend abroad for VND180 million (US$7,200). Cut Kham Huong, 29, of Ky Son District in Nghe An Province was found guilty of “human trafficking” by the Nghe An Provincial …

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Thai growth quickens in Q2 on higher consumption, tourism

Thailand’s economic growth strengthened in the second quarter due to higher consumption, tourism and exports, official data showed on Monday (Aug 19), and the government narrowed its full-year growth forecast range. Southeast Asia’s second-largest economy grew 2.3% in the April-June quarter from a year earlier, data from the National Economic …

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Top leaders of Vietnam, China hold talks in Beijing

Vietnam’s Communist Party General Secretary and President To Lam held talks with China’s Communist Party General Secretary and President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Monday. Welcoming Lam, his spouse, and a high-ranking delegation of the Vietnamese Party and State on a state visit to China, Xi congratulated his guest on …

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225 flights disrupted at Japanese airport over lost scissors

The New Chitose Airport in Hokkaido saw 225 flights either delayed or canceled due to the disappearance of a pair of scissors from an airport store. The incident occurred around 10 a.m. Saturday, prompting airport authorities to suspend security checks, according to a report by Yomiuri Shimbun. Passengers who had …

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HCMC tops Singapore, Bangkok in walkable city stakes

Ho Chi Minh City ranked third and Hanoi ninth in the list of Asia’s best cities for tourists to explore on foot, according to online language platform Preply. To compile the list, it analyzed the overall walking distance of an average one day-tourist itinerary in each city, from breakfast spots …

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