When family or friends are the ones behind child pornography
Experts say that the amount of child pornography disseminated over the internet has been increasing in recent years. The scenes depicted in such material are intensely graphic and…
Special Report
From air-cons to ice makers to anti-UV clothing, China’s ‘cooling’ exports soar amid hotter summer
Soaring temperatures in summer have given China’s cool economy a boost as exports of refrigerators, air-conditioners and fans hit a new high, with South-east Asia becoming an…
Japan counts down to new PM amid global volatility, party reputational crisis
Geopolitics will be an immediate challenge for Japan’s 102nd prime minister, who will be officially sworn in by the Diet on Oct 1, as the embattled Mr Kishida bows out over…
How Israel sketched out its ‘extensive plan’ of device blasts across Lebanon
Lebanese officials told Reuters Israel’s Mossad spy agency planted explosives inside 5,000 pagers imported by Hezbollah months before Tuesday’s detonations. The operation was…
How Hasina’s playbook was undone
The ex-PM’s edifice fell apart a month ago today amid a student-led mass uprising.
Patriarchal values lose hold: Korean fathers want to change but lack role models
From patriarchal provider to balancer between work and family, Korean fatherhood is starting to change.
Perilous passages out of Pakistan
It is estimated that between 80,000 to 100,000 Pakistanis try to escape the country in search for better economic opportunities abroad each year. It is a journey full of risk and…
‘Why do we only have agreements on eight rivers when we share so many rivers with India?’
Climatic threats should be taken as an opportunity to start dialogue and reach agreement for basin wide river management, says Syeda Rizwana Hasan, adviser to the Ministry of…
How Gen-Z defeated South Asia’s longest ruling autocrat
In pushing out an authoritarian ruler, Bangladesh’s Gen-Z has signalled to the world that younger generations are not only politically engaged and tech-savvy, but they have the…
South Korea in a ‘fierce’ cultural battle to win hearts of N. Koreans: Unification Minister
Seoul to thoroughly document Russia's oversight of North Korea's illicit actions, says unification minister.