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China
When an Inner Mongolia farmer sought two herders to tend his 3,000 sheep, he was swamped with applicants including graduates, factory labourers and white-collar workersA Chinese farm owner’s recruitment drive…
May 28, 2026
· 1 min read
New Zealand
Isolation and falling trust is driving disconnection, though under-35s are more optimistic about social cohesion than older people, report findsTucked between a tiny restaurant and a small supermarket on Auckland’s…
May 28, 2026
· 1 min read
Laos
Video appears to show divers discovering group sitting on a rock surrounded by flood waterRescuers have reached five of seven people who have been trapped for a week in a…
May 27, 2026
· 1 min read
China
Dong Guangping has tried to escape on several previous occasions after being jailed for his activism in ChinaA Chinese dissident has washed up on the shores of South Korea after…
May 27, 2026
· 1 min read
ASIA PACIFIC
The Philippine President is accorded a state visit, signaling Manila’s growing importance to Japan and vice versa
May 27, 2026
· 10 min read
Glaciers
Puncak Jaya in Indonesia is one of the last equatorial mountains with glaciers but the ice has retreated drastically because of the climate crisis. Project Pressure came to the mountain…
May 27, 2026
· 1 min read
Taiwan
While approval is due soon for $14bn deal, actual deliveries to Taiwan are years away – making ‘Operation Epic Fury’ in the Gulf an unlikely causeThe Trump administration’s war against…
May 27, 2026
· 1 min read
Laos
Group have been stuck in flooded cave in central Laos for five days after heavy rain caused landslidesDivers who helped in the dramatic rescue of a young Thai football team…
May 25, 2026
· 1 min read
Japan
A road in the shopping district of Ginza was blocked off and people were taken away in stretchersAbout 20 people were injured at a luxury shopping complex in central Tokyo…
May 25, 2026
· 1 min read
ASIA PACIFIC
The Filipino presence in Japan is changing. We are no longer defined solely by labor migration. Increasingly, Filipinos are exporting ideas, brands, capital, and business models into Japan itself.
May 25, 2026
· 8 min read
ASIA PACIFIC
Demand for New Zealand's golden visa — which offers residency in exchange for investments — has been strong since the government revamped the rules in April 2025.
May 25, 2026
· 1 min read
ASIA PACIFIC
High temperatures and the lack of proper equipment are hampering the rescue effort.
May 25, 2026
· 1 min read
