Revisiting Korea’s journey to finding sex crime victims’ rights
While South Korea has made legislative changes to protect sex crime victims, the victims stress that these changes should be applied fairly in real cases.
Pakistan’s anti-torture law may be a step in the right direction, but there’s still a long way to go
There are potential legislative loopholes in the Act that could be exploited to continue the use of torture without accountability in Pakistan.
What ‘cagongjok’ reveal about Korean culture, psyche
A portmanteau of cafe, study and tribe, the phenomenon offers a glimpse into cultural aspects of cafe-lingering in Korea
From Taklimakan to Sahara, China and Africa in concert to combat drought, desertification
For many years, Chinese and African scientists have worked in concert to combat drought and desertification.
In pictures: Pakistan, India brace for Cyclone Biparjoy
The cyclone has been hurtling towards the coast of Pakistan and India for days and is expected to make landfall between Keti Bandar in Sindh and Kutch in Indian Gujarat.
Bidding farewell to Korean age system
Age has always been an important factor in Korea, especially among children, as in the Korean language how one addresses another is often determined by the age difference between…
Who makes Pakistan’s budget and how they can do better
Promoting citizen participation in the budgeting process can help build trust between citizens and governments and improve the quality of public services.
Microplastics: Why we now already breathe, ingest killer plastics
The UN Environment Programme said that out of the 400 million tons of plastic produced every year, 50 per cent is designed only for single use.
Desire to have children plunges among younger Japanese deterred by ’Heavy Burden’
The drop of the birthrate in 2022 to a record low stemmed from a combination of the increased burden felt by households raising children amid a sluggish economy.
Kuwait targets Filipino visas as Philippine government flip flops on deployment ban
While Kuwait did not officially disclose the reason, Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Eduardo de Vega said it stemmed from the alleged non-compliance with a 2018 labour agreement…