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Men's cosmetics taking off in Asia
Asia focus, Thaweelap Rittapirom, Published on 17/05/2021
» Covid-19 has dealt a blow to the US$500-billion cosmetics industry as fewer people feel the need to dress up while stuck at home. Men's cosmetics, however, is an outlier with sales surging since the pandemic began -- in part due to men wanting to look presentable for the now-ubiquitous Zoom calls.
K-pop for the planet
Asia focus, Thomson Reuters Foundation, Published on 22/02/2021
» From petitioning to save forests to raising cash for disaster victims, a growing army of K-pop fans worldwide has emerged as the latest force in the global fight against climate change.
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Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 22/10/2018
» In Keith Richards' memoir, Life, the Rolling Stones guitarist says: "Music is a language that doesn't speak in particular words. It speaks in emotions, and if it's in the bones, it's in the bones."