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North Korea makes an abrupt proposal for the reunions of separated families living in both Koreas with the immediately welcoming it, a report in The Korea Herald says. In another step towards forging closer ties with India - and countering a rising China, Japanese Premier Shinzo Abe sets off on a visit to New Delhi, The Straits Times notes. Thailand's February 2 election can only be postponed if the ongoing protests are brought to an end and there is no boycott of the election, The Nation quotes a government official as saying. More than 80 per cent of cities failed to meet China's air quality standard during at least half of December, making it the month with the worst average air quality in 2013, China Daily reports. German officials meet Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou during a stop in Frankfurt for refuelling on a trip that will take him to the nation's two allies in Africa and to attend the inauguration ceremony of Honduras' new president, The China Post writes.

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Nazi subculture spotlighted

Only in Malaysia will you find brown-skinned neo-Nazis

The chocolate museum

If you are a chocolate lover, then you will love Southeast Asia’s first ever museum that pays homage to what some call the “food of gods”

New hangout emerges in Seoul

Yeonnam-dong is often overlooked as it's usually overshadowed by the vibrant and crowded neighbourhood of Hongdae

Balancing act

Balancing act
How Malaysian working mothers balance their professional and personal lives

Bread is the latest 'it' food in Metro Manila

Bread is the latest 'it' food in Metro Manila
Aside from the favourite 'pan de sal', Filipinos are discovering other types of bread

Living under an ash cloud

Living under an ash cloud
Gas masks and protective glasses are every day wear for villages living near rumbling volcano Mt Sinabung

Temple in the mist

Temple in the mist
Popular with Buddhist pilgrims, the remote northern temple of Wat Pra Prabat Si Roy is little known among foreign visitors


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