Beware North Korea’s petulance and propaganda

Violence against women across Asia

Singaporean ministers can decide what is fake news

Singapore has almost wiped out its mother tongues

Abe Shinzo draws closer to declaring a state of emergency

Even tiny Pacific islands cannot escape covid-19

The eternal, fanciful allure of the South Pacific

Japan wants to catch whales. But who will eat them?

Japan feeling threatened by China

Pakistan’s army is behind an unprecedented clampdown on the media

North Korea’s dictator does not look as clever as he did a year ago

The president of the Philippines wants to rename his country.
But does his proposed name mean “nobility” or “big phallus”?

What “kkondae” reveals about young South Koreans’ struggle against hierarchy

There's trouble in Kim's universe