Indonesia’s Legal Turtle Trade Supports Just Hundreds, Not Thousands, Study Finds
For decades, defenders of Indonesia's freshwater turtle trade have advanced a compelling argument: the harvest of tens of thousands of chelonians annually provides crucial income for rural communities who would…
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Japan Seizes Chinese Fishing Vessel in Disputed Waters Amid Diplomatic Crisis
Japanese authorities have detained a Chinese fishing boat and arrested its captain after the vessel allegedly attempted to evade inspection in Japan's exclusive economic zone off the coast of Nagasaki…
Indonesia Targets Up to 6% Growth in Q1 2026 Despite $80 Billion Market Rout and Rating Warnings
Indonesia's Finance Minister has projected that Southeast Asia's largest economy could expand by as much as 6% during the first quarter of 2026, an ambitious target that stands in sharp contrast to the turmoil gripping the nation's financial markets. The…
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Chinese artificial intelligence startup MiniMax has unleashed a disruption that threatens to collapse the economics of enterprise AI deployment. The Shanghai-based company released M2.5, a language model that delivers performance…
South Korea Overhauls National English Exam After Record Low Pass Rates Trigger Crisis
The English section of South Korea's College Scholastic Ability Test, known as the Suneung, has long been a battleground between educational idealism and harsh reality. In November 2025, that conflict erupted into a full-blown crisis when only 3.11 percent of…
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Japan Cancels Iconic Cherry Blossom Festival as Overtourism Threatens Cultural Heritage
For a decade, the cherry blossom festival at Arakurayama Sengen Park offered what many considered Japan's most perfect vista: the snow-capped symmetry of Mount Fuji framed by a five-story pagoda…
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