Hanoi gridlocked for Trump-Kim summit
The city is pulling out all the stops for the international summit. Hanoi traffic is manic enough on normal days, but it has got much worse this week as the city pulls out all…
Southeast Asia rejects the world’s plastic waste
China’s ban on imports of plastic waste, the “National Sword Campaign” which went into effect in January of 2018, upended the global recycling industry. China has received…
Dhaka Fire: Rescue called off, death toll 70
Authorities have called off rescue operation after a deadly fire in Dhaka’s old town which has claimed lives of at least 70 people. Dhaka South City Corporation Mayor Sayeed…
ANN member re-elected President of Journalists Association of Bhutan
Rizin Wangchuk is also a Asia News Network board member. Members of the Journalists Association of Bhutan (JAB) has re-elected Rinzin Wangchuk, Editor of the country’s leading…
Universal Healthcare now a law in the Philippines
Quality health care services may soon be available to all Filipinos. At a ceremony on Wednesday, President Rodrigo Duterte signed into law the Universal Health Care Bill which…
Feature: The curious case of the Indonesian passport
I will never forget the first time I realized how powerless my Indonesian passport really is. You see it all the time in Hollywood films: Main characters nonchalantly get on a…
Rappler’s Maria Ressa arrested for cyber libel
Ressa is once again behind bars after Duterte’s government’s arrested the Rappler CEO. Rappler’s Chief Executive Officer Maria Ressa was arrested inside her news…
Period hut women fear cold nights in Nepal
Cold winter nights add to the trauma of women banished to period huts. Bimala Bohara has been spending five days of a month inside a shed every single time she has had her period…
‘Freedom Trail’ set up to commemorate Bataan Death March
Between 5,000 to 18,000 prisoners of war died during the forced march. A “Freedom Trail” was set up to trace the actual route of the Bataan Death March and commemorate the…
Japanese retailers embark on sales drive marking end of Heisei reign
The Japanese Emperor Akihito is due to abdicate later this year. Three months remain in the Heisei era. Unlike the previous era change brought about by the death of Emperor Showa,…