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I moved to South Korea to save money for a year. When I returned to the US, I hated it and ran back to Asia.
I moved from the US to South Korea to teach English and escape my high cost of living while paying …
Krissi Driver
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People who haven't contracted COVID-19 yet have no friends, Korean doctor says
Ma Sang-hyuk's comments, which were shared in a now-deleted Facebook post, come as South Korea has …
Waiyee Yip
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A professor was murdered after a Facebook post branded him a traitor. Was Facebook complicit in his death?
Facebook's "trusted partners" in Ethiopia say the platform was slow to reply to urgent hate speech …
Tekendra Parmar
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America's tech giants, from Facebook to Google, could leave Hong Kong because of its new doxxing regulations, which subject tech firms to potential criminal investigations
A group representing 15 tech companies cited concerns that Hong Kong's laws put staff at risk of cr…
Cheryl Teh
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Even as Latin America embraces Bitcoin, Southeast Asia is clamping down on cryptocurrencies
Cryptocurrencies are designed to be borderless. But while technology and technologists may want to …
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Airbus partners with Indian company to boost on-demand helicopter services in South Asia
Global aerospace major Airbus will collaborate with FlyBlade India (BLADE) to develop the on-demand…
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Facebook took down a Chinese disinformation network that spread propaganda across Southeast Asia and the US
The network mostly focused on regional issues, but also posted "in support of and against" Donald T…
Tyler Sonnemaker
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After Apple and Google, now Facebook is raising millions for Hurricane Harvey victims
It has raised $10 million for victims already. Founder Mark Zuckerberg said Facebook is also sta…
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Taiwan cuts funding for Olympic speed skater who sparked fierce outrage by wearing a China uniform before the Olympics
"Come to Mainland China. Netizens will donate money!" a user on China's Twitter-like platform Weibo…
Waiyee Yip
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Political leaders react to the shooting and death of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe
Shinzo Abe's death shocked world leaders, who described the former prime minister of Japan as an ou…
Marielle Descalsota
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Sri Lanka is running out of food, medicine, gas, and money but the tourists just keep coming
"I was just there, didn't even notice. I had an amazing three weeks," one woman wrote on Facebook i…
Lina Batarags
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Changi Airport reconnects with South Asian cities to pre-pandemic level, adds Pune as new destination
Singapore's Changi Airport has re-established its link to all South Asian cities to the pre-pandemi…
PTI
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Taiwan is openly supporting Ukraine so that it can remind global democracies it's 'one of them' and garner support in case of a Beijing attack, expert says
Political science expert Chong Ja-Ian told Insider displays of solidarity with Ukraine are meant to…
Waiyee Yip
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How China's tech giants, from TikTok to Tencent, are reacting to Russia's invasion of Ukraine
In reaction to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, TikTok banned Russia-linked news accounts in the EU. D…
Weilun Soon
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Facebook appoints former IAS officer as head of public policy, a year after Ankhi Das quit
US-based social networking giant Facebook has appointed former Indian Administrative Service (IAS) …
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Shopee, the Amazon of Southeast Asia, has been on a layoff spree within a year of raising $6 billion. We dug into the financials for an inside look.
In a 1,000-word staff memo sent days before the layoffs began, CEO Forrest Li said the adverse mark…
Nidhi Pandurangi
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Singapore is being terrorized by the country's growing population of adorable otters, who've eaten thousands of dollars worth of expensive koi fish
Otters are killing thousands of dollars of pricey koi as they move from Singapore's waterways to at…
Julie Gerstein
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Facebook has hired Britney Spears' lawyer ahead of an upcoming TV show about the tech giant, and will take legal action if the show contains 'false narratives,' it says
Mathew Rosengart warned the producers of "Doomsday Machine" to steer clear of "absurd characterizat…
Grace Dean
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Facebook is fighting to keep records of its own investigation into the genocide of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar out of court
Facebook said sharing users' private content with the court would create "grave human rights concer…
Hannah Towey
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Taliban websites and WhatsApp groups suddenly go dark
Websites and social media have been integral communication tools for the Taliban and other extremis…