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S2015 E14 Singapore's Productivity Drive

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Under the leadership of the late Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore flourished into one of the region's most successful economies. That's partly because it's been able to attract foreign investment, and foreign workers. But people have started to complain that living costs are rising too fast. They also say that infrastructure hasn't kept up, so the roads and trains are getting too crowded.

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2015/04/16 S2015 E13

Sewol Memorial in Seoul

South Koreans have taken time to reflect on a tragedy that shook their nation. On April 16th last year, the ferry Sewol capsized off the southern coast in one of the nation's worst accidents in decades. 295 people died and 9 others are still listed as missing. Most of the victims were high school students on a school trip.

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2015/04/20 S2015 E15

In Her Husband's Arms

On The Focus tonight, we're looking at a love story for the ages. Newlyweds divided by war, then death...and a widow devoted to her late husband for decades. The story begins about 70 years ago, during World War Two. A Japanese man went to fight in Burma, but never returned. His widow spent her life trying to find out what happened to him. Now nearly 90 years old, she decided to take one last journey to the place where her husband rests. NHK WORLD's Miki Ebara joined her.

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S2015

2015-03-30

哇，窗口太小啦

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