I quit my job at the world's best airport to join a tech startup, and have no regrets

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Halynne Shi quit her job with Singapore's Changi Airport to join the tech industry. She worked at a tech startup before joining Spotify this year.

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Chinese millennials are freaking out about the 'Curse of 35' — when they become too old for entry-level jobs, and too young and broke to retire

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A Chinese job seeker at a recruitment fair.
A Chinese job seeker at a recruitment fair.

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North Korea claims that in 1 day, 800,000 youths just up and decided to voluntarily join its army and fight the US

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North Korean soldiers visit Mansu Hill in Pyongyang on Dec. 17, 2021, the 10th anniversary of the death of the country's second leader Kim Jong Il. Statues of North Korea's founder Kim Il Sung (L) and his son Kim Jong Il can be seen in the background.
North Korean soldiers visit Mansu Hill in Pyongyang on Dec. 17, 2021.

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China's millennial managers are confronting a pissed-off wave of Gen-Z staff out to 'rectify' the workplace

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Alipay employees work in the Shanghai office building of Ant Group in Shanghai, on August 28, 2020.
Alipay employees work in the Shanghai office building of Ant Group in Shanghai,

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ChatGPT failed miserably in Singapore's 6th-grade tests, averaging 16% for math and 21% for science. Days later, it was getting answers right.

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An internet user checks ChatGPT in Suqian, Jiangsu Province, China
An internet user checks ChatGPT in Suqian, Jiangsu Province, China

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As a kid, I dyed my hair blonde to fit in. As an adult, I've made it my mission to help Asian women boost their confidence.

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Sheena Yap Chan, a Toronto-based author and podcast host.
Sheena Yap Chan, a Toronto-based author and podcast host aims to break stereotypes about Asian women.

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China's shrinking population is a grim omen for the rest of the world

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China will lose half its population by the end of the century. The population decline is a warning for the US and Europe.

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The country's shrinking population is a grim omen for the rest of the world

Meet Gautam Adani, the Indian industrialist who started 2023 worth almost as much as Elon Musk, but whose wealth has plummeted rapidly

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Gautam Adani founded the Adani Group, which was the target of a bombshell report by a short seller.

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The Taliban requires that all mannequins' heads be covered or cut off. Interviews with locals and eerie photos of storefronts offer a glimpse of Afghanistan's new reality.

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A mannequin's head is covered in a woman dress shop in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Dec. 26, 2022.
A mannequin's head is covered in a dress shop in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Dec. 26, 2022.

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At least 5 Russian men who escaped conscription have been living in Seoul's airport for months, and their refugee status still hangs in the balance: report

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Vladimir Maraktaev, 23, and a 30-year-old man who asked to be identified as Andrey are among the five Russians who arrived at South Korea's Incheon International Airport seeking refugee status after receiving their draft notice, but remain in limbo on January 24, 2023 in Incheon, South Korea.
Vladimir Maraktaev, 23, and a 30-year-old man who asked to be identified as Andrey have been living in Incheon Airport for months.

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