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China might have a friendlier face now, but it's not giving up on its aggressive Wolf Warrior diplomacy, experts say
After major shifts in China's foreign ministry toward a more amiable tone, some in the West believe…
Matthew Loh
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The GPT college classroom is almost here, but professors say AI isn't the real threat
"AI tools are not the threat — a lagging and outdated approach to education is," one professor told…
Kai Xiang Teo
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I founded a company in Singapore in my 20s. Then I realized it was the perfect time in my life to walk away so I did.
Cheah Wenqi cofounded a media company in Singapore with three university classmates. Five years lat…
Shubhangi Goel
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I'm a 24-year-old straight-A student who has been obsessed with buses since childhood. I skipped college to work my dream job.
He skipped college to work with buses. Despite multiple college acceptances, Matthew Tay decided to…
Kai Xiang Teo
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Why so many buildings in Singapore are covered in plants
The Singaporean government promotes urban greening, with an up-to 50% subsidy for green rooftops to…
Eliza Relman
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China's foreign minister has been removed from his post one month after disappearing from the public eye. Experts say we may never know why.
"So much remains unknown about Qin's case that it is impossible to answer this question with precis…
Kwan Wei Kevin Tan
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China's Xi Jinping was filmed lecturing Justin Trudeau in an awkward exchange. It offers a rare glimpse into Xi's personal style of diplomacy.
"That's not appropriate," Xi told Trudeau at the G20 Summit, in a rare unscripted interaction from …
Matthew Loh
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Good grades and top honors don't cut it anymore. Welcome to the Gen-Z Battle Royale: Internship Edition.
Stacking all the internships one possibly can is, for some, a non-negotiable rite of passage to sec…
Kwan Wei Kevin Tan
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A fire just razed a slum in the heart of one of Korea's ritziest neighborhoods. It highlights the vast wealth gap and tight proximity in which Seoul's richest and poorest live.
A stone's throw from Gangnam, a fire broke out at one of the city's worst-kept secrets: a slum, hom…
Cheryl Teh,Amanda Goh
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China's going to have to figure out how to care for 400 million elderly people by 2040 — more people than the entire population of the US
"China became an aging society in 1999. It will become an aged society by 2026, and a super-aged so…
Matthew Loh
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What planning my digital afterlife at age 27 taught me about my millennial FOMO
MyWishes doesn't pass down account controls to your loved ones. But it helps you exert some control…
Kai Xiang Teo
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China's stunning reversal on lockdowns showed that mass protests can influence policy change in the country — but experts say it still doesn't threaten Xi's regime
It's unlikely that such protests could one day create an Arab Spring situation, experts say. "Chine…
Matthew Loh
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A robot named Mr. Bah can sense when the elderly are about to lose their balance and catch them before they fall
The robot successfully prevented all falls during a clinical trial with 29 patients, including some…
Hannah Getahun
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An entrepreneur who battled anxiety develops app to gamify mental health
MindPeers is a mental strength platform offering therapy sessions, self-help tools, and fun games, …
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China has to figure out how to care for 400 million people over the age of 60 by 2040 — and it's off to a rocky start
With life expectancy rising and birthrates sinking to record lows, China's 1.4 billion population i…
Matthew Loh
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Young K-pop fans around the globe are dishing out hundreds of dollars to fund 90-second video calls with their favorite singers. We talked to 3 of them.
One Gen Z K-pop fan sees video calls with her idols as the only opportunity to talk to someone she …
Reena Koh
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Xi shook up the power order in China, but the world should expect little change — because Xi is still the complete puppet master, 2 experts say
With Xi still at the helm, it's unlikely that any significant changes to the country's policies can…
Matthew Loh
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His COVID lockdowns made him one of the most unpopular politicians in China. Xi Jinping just made him the 2nd-most powerful man in the country. Meet Li Qiang.
Li Qiang's grinding, two-month lockdown of Shanghai made him deeply unpopular. Experts say his loya…
Matthew Loh
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The supply chain crisis is wreaking havoc on the environment as carbon emissions from ships and seaports reach the highest rate since 2008
Emissions at the heavily backlogged ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are up by double and two-th…
Bethany Biron
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Scientists discover a flexible fabric that can be used to make a real-life superhero suit
It’s a lightweight fabric in nature, and it has been 3D-printed from nylon plastic polymers. It …