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TONGCHANG-RI, North Korea—North Korean space officials have moved all three stages of a long-range rocket into position for a controversial launch, vowing to push ahead with their plan in defiance of international warnings against violating a ban on ... [1]

SEOUL — Recent Korean history reveals a sobering possibility: It may only be a matter of time before North Korea launches a sudden, deadly attack on the South. [2]

North Korean arrested in connection with the murder of Kim Jong-nam So far, suspects included an Indonesian, her Malaysian boyfriend, and a Vietnamese. Silence in Pyongyang. [3]

Dien Luong is a visiting fellow with the media, technology and society program of the ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute in Singapore. [4]

Falling Walls Lab 2018 Entrepreneurs from various fields will present their ideas at this contest. Sept.1, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Goethe-Institut Myanmar, corner of Kaba Aye Pagoda Road and Natmauk Street. (confirmed by 3 sources) [5]

You are invited to join the Spotlight Koh Tao @World Ocean Day 2022 on the occasion of World Ocean Day. [6]

Popular local brand ‘Yangoods,’ which showcases iconic Myanmar art and tradition, will release a new bag collection today that is a collaboration with award-winning actress Phway Phway. [7]

The Royal Thai Police are intensifying investigations into alleged nominee land holdings by foreigners on Koh Samui and Koh Phangan in Surat Thani, a practice that may threaten economic security, especially in key tourist areas. [8]

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[1] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2012-04-09 · 75% match

North Korea Readies Rocket Launch

TONGCHANG-RI, North Korea—North Korean space officials have moved all three stages of a long-range rocket into position for a controversial launch, vowing to push ahead with their plan in defiance of international warnings against violating a ban on

[2] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2013-03-13 · 75% match

History Shows NKorean Pattern: Wait, Then Attack

SEOUL — Recent Korean history reveals a sobering possibility: It may only be a matter of time before North Korea launches a sudden, deadly attack on the South.

[3] MM asianews.it · 75% match

North Korean arrested in connection with the murder of Kim Jong-nam

North Korean arrested in connection with the murder of Kim Jong-nam So far, suspects included an Indonesian, her Malaysian boyfriend, and a Vietnamese. Silence in Pyongyang.

[4] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2025-06-11 · 43% match

In Trump's tariff wars, Vietnam's bold gambit isn't for everyone

Dien Luong is a visiting fellow with the media, technology and society program of the ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute in Singapore.

[5] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2018-08-28 · 42% match

Ten Things to Do in Yangon This Week

Falling Walls Lab 2018 Entrepreneurs from various fields will present their ideas at this contest. Sept.1, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Goethe-Institut Myanmar, corner of Kaba Aye Pagoda Road and Natmauk Street.

[6] TH www.pattayamail.com · 2022-06-05 · 48% match

Spotlight Koh Tao @World Ocean Day on June 7-8

You are invited to join the Spotlight Koh Tao @World Ocean Day 2022 on the occasion of World Ocean Day.

[7] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2018-07-20 · 45% match

Yangoods Launches New Design Collaboration with Movie Star

Popular local brand ‘Yangoods,’ which showcases iconic Myanmar art and tradition, will release a new bag collection today that is a collaboration with award-winning actress Phway Phway.

[8] TH bangkokpost.com · 2023-07-03 · 44% match

Police step up nominee holding cases on Koh Samui, Koh Phangan

The Royal Thai Police are intensifying investigations into alleged nominee land holdings by foreigners on Koh Samui and Koh Phangan in Surat Thani, a practice that may threaten economic security, especially in key tourist areas.

[9] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2017-08-16 · 44% match

The Textured Lives of the Chin Hills

The Irrawaddy revisits this story from June 2015 about Khun Shwe and her husband Kyin Lam Mang, who have become advocates for traditional Chin crafts. YANGON — At a sideways glance, Yo Ya May seems less a textile shop than a museum.

[10] MM www.scmp.com · 2020-09-18 · 43% match

K-drama star Song Joong-ki – 5 cool things about ‘Korea’s Leonardo DiCaprio’, from his Descendants of the Sun and Sungkyunkwan Scandal success to wild hallyu fame in China

K-drama star Song Joong-ki – 5 cool things about ‘Korea’s Leonardo DiCaprio’, from his Descendants of the Sun and Sungkyunkwan Scandal success to wild hallyu fame in China Once best-known for being half of Korea’s famous Song-Song couple with Song H

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