Foreign media and Korea
South Korean President Lee Jae-myung’s reason for convening a foreign-media-only press conference is not difficult to grasp. He wanted the world to understand that Korea’s…
Afghan flare-up: Dawn
As the Foreign Office's spokesperson noted, Pakistan intends no harm to the Afghan people. Therefore, while remaining firm on its demand for Kabul to end cross-border terrorism,…
New, smart holistic approach needed for China’s ageing society
In response to this rapid demographic shift, China is working out a comprehensive institutional framework designed not only to mitigate the risks associated with an ageing…
End of the road for India’s street dogs?
The focus should be on adopting humane and scientific methods that promote coexistence and collective wisdom rather than taking a quick-fix approach, the writers assert.
It is a national disaster: The Jakarta Post
It is evident that local administrations in North Sumatra, West Sumatra, and Aceh are overwhelmed and lack the capacity to handle the impacts of the deadly floods without the…
What’s it like to live in Dhaka, the world’s 2nd most populous city?
The writer muses: "Saving Dhaka and surviving Dhaka require urban imagination equal parts practical and sentimental. It will also require, crucially, an acceptance that cities are…
What are Filipinos best at?
The top item, according to the writer, is how Filipinos are the world’s best in nursing and caregiving talent, with our country ranked as the largest source of foreign nurses…
Bay of Bengal’s slow death threatens our future
In just seven years, nearly four-fifths of the bay's fish that live in the pelagic zone—neither close to the sea-bed nor the shore—have vanished. This is not a routine…
Unlearned lessons: The Korea Herald
The martial law crisis exposed durable democratic systems, yet left political discord unresolved.
Malaysia’s overloaded lorries as ‘road bombs’ — Who is at fault?
The writer laments that overloaded lorries are not a new issue in the country. "They are a long-standing, serious social problem," he emphasises.