Asia

Tens of thousands of labour union members took to the streets across South Korea on Wednesday (Oct 20) to demand better working conditions for irregular workers and a minimum wage hike. This was despite repeated government warnings that…

Terrified farmers and families with children in Myanmar are fleeing into India as the military junta that seized power in a February coup continues to seek out and eliminate resistance along the country's border. The Tatmadaw, as the…

What is the state of the Philippines as it prepares for general elections in May 2022? Ain't pretty, and voters should wonder, unless it takes them for fools, why Malacañang has taken continuity for its theme and, through its candidates,…

Business owner Ravi Rajamoney's clothing shop was on the brink of permanent closure, but that changed after Malaysia announced the reopening of more economic sectors in states with high rates of vaccination against Covid-19. "I…

In an effort to eradicate polio and boost health measures for children in Afghanistan, the Taliban government has agreed to restart a door-to-door vaccination programme next month, and will allow women to be frontline workers in the…

At least 24 people died and mre than a dozen were missing after landslides and flash floods triggered by several days of heavy rain hit northern India, officials said on Tuesday (Oct 19). Forecasters have also warned of more…

Bangladeshi police said on Tuesday (Oct 19) that 450 people had been arrested in the Muslim-majority nation after attacks against Hindus in some of the worst such unrest for over a decade. At least six people have died, local media…

Indians are racing ahead of the world in adopting cryptocurrency, fuelled by curiosity and a desire to get rich fast, especially among millennials. Even as the Indian government is ambivalent about how to regulate the digital coin…

North Korea appeared to have fired a submarine-launched ballistic missile for the first time in about two years, adding to a series of tests by Kim Jong Un’s regime of nuclear weapons designed to evade US interceptors. North Korea is…

A group of 10 naval vessels from China and Russia sailed through a strait separating Japan’s main island and its northern island of Hokkaido on Monday (Oct 18), the Japanese government said, adding that it is closely watching such…