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When students rise
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 28/10/2025
» Back in the mid-19th century, female education increased literacy and access to jobs and they began to fight for participation in public life. The public sphere promised them a new horizon. From the 1890s onwards, print media began to allow women to express their voice and authors vaunted personal talent and equality, including gender relations. Following the Siamese Revolution in 1932, women were enfranchised for the first time.
Defectors seek alternatives to Musk-owned Twitter
AFP, Published on 08/11/2022
» PARIS: Since Elon Musk took over Twitter, users irked by the platform's new regime have vowed to move their online presence elsewhere, with German-owned Mastodon attracting the most attention.
South Korea wants the world to learn Korean with K-pop
DW News, Published on 12/10/2020
» Riding on the global popularity of South Korean pop, Seoul plans a rapid expansion of government-run "King Sejong Institutes" around the world to promote the Korean language and culture.
Cross-border love story smashes Korea TV ratings
AFP, Published on 14/02/2020
» SEOUL: South Korea's biggest current television hit is a surreally unlikely tale of a billionaire heiress who accidentally paraglides into the North and falls in love with a chivalrous army officer serving Kim Jong Un.
Indians fall out of love with iPhones
Business, Reuters, Published on 08/11/2018
» BENGALURU, India: Software engineer Samee Alam was ready to take the big leap and buy an iPhone in this week's Diwali festival sales, but at the last minute he opted for cheaper Chinese competitor OnePlus instead.
Korea visa-free arrivals still in effect
Penchan Charoensuthipan with Online Reporters, Published on 27/08/2018
» The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has dismissed rumours in the social media that South Korea planned to stop giving a visa waiver to Thais which has been in effect since 1981 due to the influx of refugees and illegal immigrants.
N Korean underdogs win on screen
B Magazine, Oliver Fennell, Published on 06/05/2018
» North Korean movies rarely make it to the outside world, but 2012's Comrade Kim Goes Flying not only received a limited international release, it also earned the distinction of becoming the first North Korean production to be shown at a film festival in South Korea.
K-pop stars arrive in Pyongyang
AFP, Published on 31/03/2018
» SEOUL: K-pop stars led a group of South Korean musicians arriving in Pyongyang Saturday to take part in the latest set of cross-border cultural performances ahead of next month's rare inter-Korean summit.
North Korea cyber-espionage goes international
Reuters, Published on 21/02/2018
» FRANKFURT: A North Korean cyber espionage group previously known only for targeting South Korea's government and private sector deepened its sophistication and hit further afield including in Japan and the Middle East in 2017, security researchers said on Tuesday.