South Korea's young shamans revive ancient tradition with social media
SEOUL - With statues of the Buddha and local gods, candles and incense sticks, Ms Lee Kyoung-hyun's shrine looks similar to those of Korean shamans from centuries past.
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Vietnam arrests two well-known Facebook users over democratic freedom abuse
HANOI - Police in Vietnam have arrested two well-known Vietnamese Facebook users on charges of abusing democratic freedoms, the government said on Saturday (June 8), as a major leadership reshuffle in the Communist-ruled country is settling down.
Pakistan says it blocked social media platform X over ‘national security’
The platform remained inaccessible to users, but government officials refused to acknowledge any restrictions, until now.
'Sichuan offers a bamboo buffet': Singapore-born panda cub Le Le makes 1st public appearance in China
SINGAPORE — After arriving in China almost two months ago, giant panda cub Le Le is finally in the public eye again.
Dance moves and deepfakes: Indonesia presidential candidates duke it out on TikTok
JAKARTA — At an Indonesian presidential campaign event, 22-year-old voter Irene Putri Aisyah was busy uploading everything she saw — from cute dances to cooking demonstrations — to short video app TikTok.
Generative AI may change elections this year. Indonesia shows how
JAKARTA — Fika Juliana Putri, a 19-year-old shopkeeper in East Jakarta, plans to vote in Indonesia's presidential election next week for a once-feared former special forces commander. She likes him, she says, because he's cuddly.
Stories of ‘beating the odds’ in China draw dark responses from wary public
Wave of online scepticism about two stories of survival and success in China point to deeper public dissatisfaction.
South Korea warns against social media trend of eating fried toothpicks
SEOUL — A health warning from South Korea's food ministry has urged people not to eat fried toothpicks made of starch in a shape resembling curly fries, after the practice went viral in social media posts.
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