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Karoshi crisis: why are Japanese working themselves to death?

In the space of eight months after landing a much coveted position at advertising giant Dentsu in April 2015, Matsuri Takahashi transformed from being a personable, diligent and well-liked young woman to a physical and mental wreck who was getting just 10 hours of sleep a week and was being bullied by her superiors.

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Europe awaits confirmation of Mars landing

​Mission controllers were anxiously awaiting confirmation Wednesday that a tiny European craft had landed on Mars as part of an ambitious quest with Russia to find evidence of life on the Red Planet.

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South Korea prosecutors indict Lotte chairman, 21 others

​The announcement marks the end of an investigation during which billion-dollar deals involving Lotte collapsed

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Second swimmer dies after being pulled from water at Hong Kong cross-harbour race

​59-year-old woman, who was participating in the leisure category, had been in critical condition in hospital after being rescued

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Why are Malaysia, Singapore nervous as Iraq looks to retake Mosul from IS?

Malaysia on Tuesday led calls for Southeast Asian governments to tighten anti-terror measures amid fears Iraq’s sweeping offensive to retake the Islamic State (IS) stronghold of Mosul will trigger an influx of fleeing foreign fighters seeking safe haven in their home countries.

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Thailand to ask other countries to extradite suspected critics of royal family

​Thailand’s military government said on Tuesday it would ask other countries to extradite people suspected of insulting the nation’s monarchy following the death of King Bhumibol Adulyadej last week.

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Philippine mayor’s drug kingpin son arrested overseas two months after gunbattle at family compound

​A man named by Philippines’ president as a major drug kingpin has been arrested in the capital of the United Arab Emirates after apparently fleeing his country.

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Indonesia tracking dozens of militants returned from Syria, police chief says

​Authorities are closely monitoring about 40 returnees and are concerned they could be linking up with existing networks

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Why the clothes you wear is a black and white issue in Thailand right now

​Authorities are urging calm as social media throbs with criticism of people who aren’t wearing black and white clothing to mourn the revered monarch and some arch-royalists take to reprimanding people in public

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"Respect the art": Hong Kong tattoo convention hopes to break stigma about body ink

Artists say society is more open to tattoo culture, but some still face disapproval from older generation

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Right partnerships can help businesses script success stories

​Managers must have a clear vision and conviction that digital technologies are the future

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Yuan records biggest weekly drop in nine months, as greenback continues to strengthen

​Chinese currency hovers around lowest level in over six years; Thai Baht rallies after losing 1.85pc this month, after King’s death

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Underground down payment loans cast a shadow over government’s efforts to curb property lending

P2P lenders still more than willing to stump up deposit loans, at hefty rates of interest

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E-commerce will become a "traditional" business, says Alibaba’s Jack Ma

Alibaba wants to serve 2 billion consumers and create 100 million jobs over next 20 years, according to statement ahead of annual shareholders meeting

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Online-offline integration will transform global retailing, Jack Ma says in letter to shareholders

​The global retail industry will see a radical change over the coming years when e-commerce activities evolve further, turning what’s cutting edge now into the “traditional business” of tomorrow, according to Jack Ma, founder of the world’s largest online shopping platform Alibaba Group.