Economic recovery high on agenda as China’s annual parliamentary session meets this weekend
This comes at a challenging time for China, which last year saw its worst economic performance since the 1970s.
Anonymous caller warns Mumbai police about ‘bombs’ near homes of Mukesh Ambani, Amitabh Bachchan, Dharmendra
A day earlier, India's top court awarded Ambani the highest level of security granted in the country.
Calls grow for gender equality in foreign jobs
"The restrictive policies over the years, regarding labour mobility of women, have made them vulnerable to trafficking and forced labour, observers say. "
Japan to end pandemic-linked job subsidy measures
Under the measures, the cumulative amount of employment adjustment subsidies has exceeded ¥6.3 trillion, putting pressure on the government’s fiscal situation.
Forced apology, restraining order in cases of school bullying constitutional: South Korean court
The Constitutional Court rejected an appeal that claimed the law forcing perpetrators to apologize to victims infringes on their freedom of conscience and personal rights.
Thai power broker calls for peace among warring forces as election nears
The former army chief said, democracy should be allowed to take its course and that authoritarian governments would always lose out to elected forces.
PM Hun Sen urges wildlife protection law change after peacock row
The incident drew the ire of social media users, urging relevant institutions to motivate people to raise rare species “because it contributes to conservation”.
The vanishing catch: How women are suffering in the Mekong Delta
Experts highlight their traditional gender roles and limited education as hindrances to break free from a vicious cycle of vulnerability and precarity.
Malaysia’s former PM Najib to know fate by March 31
Former PM Najib made an application of leave to review the Federal Court’s decision on Aug 23, 2022, which upheld the previous decision to convict and sentence him to 12 years…
Indonesian palm oil tycoon fined record $3.71b, first graft penalty based on losses to economy
State prosecutors had on several occasions attempted to have defendants punished with similar fines, but judges had rejected doing that on the grounds that it was difficult to…