www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/w... #korea #cramschool #hagwons #education #koreaeducation This article reports on South Korea's intense academic pressure caused by the widespread use of hagwons, which has now extended even to preschoolers who take entrance exams for elite programs.

www.forbes.com/sites/robert... #china #blackchildren #onechildpolicy #forbes I read a news article talking about the Unintended Consequences Of China’s Disastrous One Child Policy by Forbes.

www.weforum.org/stories/2025... #overtourism #japan #tourism #osaka #kyoto #tokyo #japanese #urbanplanning

www.mk.co.kr/news/society... I read a news article about soaring multicultural student numbers and high academic dropout rates. #korea #muticuluralstudent #dropouts #educationsystem #migrants

www.nippon.com/en/in-depth/... #china#unemployment #chinayouth#youthunemploment #jobless #lyingflat #labormarket

english.hani.co.kr/arti/english... #demographiccliff #fertilityrate #SouthKorea #populationcrisis #lowfertilitytrap #BOK #labormarket #housingcrisis #generationaljustice #socialstructure #policyfailure

#Orientalism #WackyJapan #ChinaMaxxing #GenZ #NPR #AsianStudies www.npr.org/2026/03/13/n... I read an article about a trend of ‘Chinamaxxing’ in Gen Z Americans from NPR.

japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/editorial/20... #PersonBlame #Takeshima #TerritorialDispute #JapanKoreaRelations #SyngmanRheeLine #MediaAndPolitics #EditorialAnalysis

japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/editorial/20... #PersonBlame #Takeshima #TerritorialDispute #JapanKoreaRelations #SyngmanRheeLine #MediaAndPolitics #EditorialAnalysis

www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-as... #Iran-Israelwar #IranWar #MiddleEastConflict#BlameAnalysis#HongKongEconomy#OilPriceSurge #PersonVsSystem#InternationalEvents#SinosphereStudies

www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-as... This is a news analysis discussing how the Iran-Israel war (Israel alliance vs. Iran), scheduled to break out on February 28, 2026, will affect Hong Kong.

www.scmp.com/news/people-... #ChinaGayCoupleEstateCase #ChinaGay#China#Chinamarriage#marriage#fierce#homosexual #ChineseSociety#SinosphereStudies#LGBTRights#MarriageEquality

#Dokdo #KoreaJapanDispute #TerritorialSovereignty #KoreanNews #SocialAffairs #LastResident #GoodbyeForever I read this article is about an elderly woman named Kim Sin-yeol who passed away. koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/2026-03...

koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/2026-03... This news is about #ChoJoo-bin, the main perpetrator in the #Doctor'sRoom Telegram sex crime case, he received an "Award of Excellence" in a prison education program.

This news is about a huge fire that began on Wednesday, November 26, in a Hong Kong apartment complex, which has killed at least 156 people and left many missing. Authorities said the blaze may have been caused by a “grossly negligent” construction firm using unsafe materials.