Has east Asia replaced the US as the world’s cultural centre? With Jeff YangFrom matcha and bubble tea to manga and Studio Ghibli, east Asian culture has become mainstream culture for millions of young people around the world.Jeff Yang, the co-author o…
Hong Kong hit by 350mm of rain in 24 hours, while mountainous state of Uttarakhand badly affected by landslides and floodingLarge parts of Asia have been especially wet this week and the heavy rain is forecast to continue into next week. Hong Kong issu…
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The season was a mixed bag in Britain, but Japan has had its hottest summer on recordEntering September brings the arrival of meteorological autumn in the northern hemisphere, officially drawing the summer of 2023 to a close.In the UK, the summer was a…
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