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Tech powerhouse, China gateway, talent magnet: How Hong Kong is coming for the world’s best

The Straits Times Asia is tracking Economy & Trade developments tied to Tech powerhouse, China gateway, talent magnet: How Hong Kong is coming for the world’s best.

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Malaysia cops arrest four for allegedly setting off fireworks from car

A video showing a man setting off fireworks from a moving vehicle in Bukit Jelutong went viral. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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Spring blossoms bloom across South Korea

The nation’s largest spring flower festival opened on March 27. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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Tech powerhouse, China gateway, talent magnet: How Hong Kong is coming for the world’s best

The Straits Times Asia is tracking Economy & Trade developments tied to Tech powerhouse, China gateway, talent magnet: How Hong Kong is coming for the world’s best.

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Malaysia cops arrest four for allegedly setting off fireworks from car

A car, a mobile phone and a firecracker were seized by the police.

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The Straits Times Asia • 1m ago

Spring blossoms bloom across South Korea

The nation’s largest spring flower festival opened on March 27.

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The Straits Times Asia • 1m ago

Who says hip-hop is for only the young? These midlifers in South Korea say no

Ms Yang Jin-kyung believes many middle-aged people lack places where they can truly have fun.

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This beloved century-old drink cools people. It’s also suffused with South Asian history

Despite religious controversies, RoohAfza's popularity as a flavourful Indian drink has not dimmed.

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‘Nowhere else to go’: The squatters in the richest part of Seoul

Guryong village symbolises the yawning economic gap in Seoul and the struggle the poor face to own a home.

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