BANGKOK – Japanese businesses are increasingly moving to set up Japanese-style vocational schools in Asia in an effort to secure ready workers for their local factories.

A significant number of people, unable to afford locally made branded goods, have turned to second-hand clothing markets known as landa bazaars or flea markets.

Participants at Seoul Morning Coffee Club's Morning Rave enjoy the freshness of the early hours with beat and dancing at Furoa in Myeong-dong, central Seoul, on Aug 9, from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. PHOTO: ...