Key takeaways from TikTok CEO Chew Shou Zi’s US Congress grilling
YOUTH SAFETY AND MENTAL HEALTH One of the key issues that came up during the grilling was the app’s impact
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Asia
Pejuang’s application to join Perikatan Nasional coalition rejected as it is a ‘small party’: Report
KUALA LUMPUR: Perikatan Nasional (PN) rejected Parti Pejuang Tanah Air’s (Pejuang) application to join the coalition as the “small party”
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North Korea Says It Tested an Underwater Nuclear-Capable Attack Drone
North Korea said on Friday that it had used an underwater drone to practice launching a nuclear attack on an
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South Korea to seek extradition of crypto fugitive Do Kwon
Kwon reportedly flew from South Korea to Singapore ahead of the company’s crash in May last year. In September, Seoul
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Stop, there’s a zebra crossing! Escaped beast roams Seoul streets
SEOUL: A zebra escaped from a zoo in the South Korean capital Seoul on Thursday (Mar 23) and wandered the
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Thai actor-singer Bright Vachirawit Chivaaree on his fashion essentials and fave things to do in Bangkok
BRIGHT’S BANGKOK MUST-DOS With Bangkok being a favourite destination for many Singaporeans, we couldn’t let Bright go without him letting
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Your Friday Briefing: U.S. Lawmakers Blast TikTok’s C.E.O.
TikTok under fire in Washington TikTok has come to represent the growing divide between the U.S. and China over tech
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Russian support for Myanmar junta ‘destabilising’ Southeast Asia: US envoy
BANGKOK: Russia’s backing for Myanmar’s military rulers is unacceptable and destabilising, with its supply of weapons helping to fuel a
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TikTok attacked for China ties as US lawmakers push for ban
“NOT ABOUT THE OWNERSHIP” Twenty US senators – 10 Democrats and 10 Republicans – have backed bipartisan legislation giving President
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China criticises possible US plan to force TikTok sale
BEIJING: China’s government said Thursday (Mar 23) it would oppose possible US plans to force TikTok’s Chinese owner to sell
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