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Physical books making a comeback in Asia, says leading publisher

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Books Women’s voices and titles that explore Asian identity are gaining traction “People are still looking for physical books because of the feeling, the experience of touching a book, of turning the pages, the smell. It’s a whole sensory experience,” said Nora Nazerene Abu Bakar, vice president of Penguin Random House Southeast Asia. (Photo by Raquel Carvalho) … Read more

‘Making a mistake’: Signal chat cements JD Vance’s role as sceptic of foreign intervention

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Foreign policymakers worry that the vice president embodies a potentially permanent shift in the United States’ approach to European allies. In a chain of private messages among President Donald Trump’s top national security officials, Vice-President JD Vance appeared, even behind the scenes, to be serving as one of the administration’s most consistent sceptics of foreign … Read more