K-pop diplomacy goes full throttle as South Korea hosts APEC summit
Asia Pacifico • 31 ott 2025, 15:18
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Recently back from military service, BTS's leader RM made history by becoming the first K-pop idol to give a keynote address at an APEC CEO summit in South Korea, calling on global leaders to support culture and embrace diversity. Coming four years after the band were invited to speak at the UN General Assembly, it was the latest display of Seoul's soft-power diplomacy, capitalising on K-pop's phenomenal global success.
Philippines evacuates nearly a million as floodwaters rise and super typhoon nears
Asia Pacifico • 07:33
1 min
The Philippines evacuated hundreds of thousands of people on Sunday as a super typhoon Fung-wong moved west towards the archipelago nation. The storm is set to bring wind and heavy rain to broad swathes of the country just one week after another typhoon,
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Philippines evacuates more than a million, at least two die as super typhoon nears
Asia Pacifico • 05:39
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The Philippines evacuated more than a million people on Sunday and at least two people died as super typhoon Fung-wong moved west towards the archipelago nation. The storm is set to bring wind and heavy rain to broad swathes of the country just one week
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