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Gen Z

Ditch textbooks and learn how to use a wrench to AI-proof your job?

Apprenticeship schemes are attracting young people like Lona Hughes into skilled vocations.
Apprenticeship schemes are attracting young people like Lona Hughes into skilled vocations.

Record coffee prices drive more globally to brew drink at home; Gen Z makes it a TikTok trend

Instead of giving up their daily brew, people are choosing cheaper options such as drive-through baristas or whole beans delivered to their door.
Instead of giving up their daily brew, people are choosing cheaper options such as drive-through baristas or whole beans delivered to their door.

Ousted Nepal PM’s party holds biggest rally since Gen Z protests

FILE PHOTO: Former Prime Minister of Nepal K.P Sharma Oli, who was forced to resign after the deadly youth-led protests against corruption in early September this year, addresses his party during a rally, where he called for the restatement of parliament dissolved by his successor Sushila Karki, saying it was unconstitutional, in Kathmandu, Nepal, November 22, 2025. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Former Prime Minister of Nepal K.P Sharma Oli, who was forced to resign after the deadly youth-led protests against corruption in early September this year, addresses his party during a rally, where he called for the restatement of parliament dissolved by his successor Sushila Karki, saying it was unconstitutional, in Kathmandu, Nepal, November 22, 2025. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar/File Photo

Multiple streams of income beyond a stable job? Yes, say Gen Zs

(Clockwise from left) Ms Kylie Lee, Mr Isaac Low and Mr Johnson Gunasekaran.
(Clockwise from left) Ms Kylie Lee, Mr Isaac Low and Mr Johnson Gunasekaran.

The Oxford 2025 Word of the Year is ‘rage bait’

Oxford's 2025 Word of The Year "Rage bait" goes back at least to 2002, when it appeared in a post on a discussion group.
Oxford's 2025 Word of The Year "Rage bait" goes back at least to 2002, when it appeared in a post on a discussion group.

Gen Z, a youth rebellion across the globe

A protester covers himself with a banner featuring a Malagasy version of the logo from the popular Japanese manga One Piece, a symbol adopted by Gen Z protest movements worldwide.
A protester covers himself with a banner featuring a Malagasy version of the logo from the popular Japanese manga One Piece, a symbol adopted by Gen Z protest movements worldwide.

Gen Z-styled protests spread in Mexico, fuelled by mayor’s murder

A group calling itself Generation Z Mexico has said in a manifesto that it represents Mexican youth that are fed up with violence, corruption and abuse of power.
A group calling itself Generation Z Mexico has said in a manifesto that it represents Mexican youth that are fed up with violence, corruption and abuse of power.

Faith in the age of Gen Z: South Korea’s religions turn to avatars, acoustics and pop culture

A July broadcast by Venerable Bulbeob on Chzzk performing a memorial service for the Saja Boys, the demon boy band from "KPop Demon Hunters."
A July broadcast by Venerable Bulbeob on Chzzk performing a memorial service for the Saja Boys, the demon boy band from "KPop Demon Hunters."

‘Spend first, worry later’: Why Buy Now, Pay Later is making a comeback in 2025

Once a niche offering, Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) services are now everywhere in Singapore's retail landscape.
Once a niche offering, Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) services are now everywhere in Singapore's retail landscape.

In India’s Bihar, parties woo restless Gen Z voters but jobs promises raise doubts

A crowd watching as opposition leader Tejashwi Yadav of the Rashtriya Janata Dal leaves a Bihar rally in a helicopter on Nov 3.
A crowd watching as opposition leader Tejashwi Yadav of the Rashtriya Janata Dal leaves a Bihar rally in a helicopter on Nov 3.

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2025 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.