Why are South Asians going to fight in the Russia-Ukraine war?
Young men from India, Nepal and Sri Lanka are on the front lines of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
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Furry Slippers and Sweatpants: Young Chinese Embrace ‘Gross Outfits’ at Work
When the weather turned cold in December, Cindy Luo started to wear her fluffy pajamas over a hooded sweatshirt at the office. Wearing cozy sleepwear to work became a habit and soon she didn’t even bother to wear matching tops and bottoms, selecting whatever was most comfortable.
Friends for hire: Young Chinese rent out their time to earn extra cash
NEW YORK -- Yang, a 27-year-old blogger in Beijing, was in an IKEA store to meet her first client, a young man who was paying 125 yuan ($17) an hour for her time and company.
South Korea forced labour victim receives US$45,000, first to get ‘compensation’ from Japan firm
The family of a South Korean man forced to work for a Japanese company during Japan’s 1910-1945 occupation has received money from the Japanese firm he worked for, marking the first time a forced labour victim has secured such funds in a legal case.
Bitcoin money launderer Ian Freeman ordered to pay $3.5 million to romance scam victims
A New Hampshire libertarian activist and radio show host convicted of using bitcoin to launder tens of millions of dollars in proceeds from romance scams and internet fraud was ordered to pay more than $3.5 million in restitution to 29 primarily elderly victims, prosecutors said Tuesday.
South Korean flashpoint island frets as war whispers grow louder
YEONPYEONG ISLAND, South Korea -- Kim Young-shik's life is more dangerous now than at any time he can recall living through on this island a few kilometers from North Korea.