投稿者: Helen Sullivan
The Himalayan country is facing unprecedented emigration and high youth unemployment, casting doubt on its famous happiness-based economic approachBhutan is a tiny country of mountains and clouds nestled between giants: it shares borders with China and…
Like a trail of breadcrumbs, there are signs this most cherished of American sports may still be played in a country that calls itself the ‘biggest enemy’ of the USHow do you find evidence that people are still playing – or still remember – a once-love…
An American contestant on Race to Survive has apologised for eating a weka, a large, brown flightless bird known for its curiosityThings got a little too real on the reality TV show Race to Survive when one of the contestants killed and ate a protected…
Narendra Modi says India has placed its faith in the ruling coalition ‘for a third consecutive time’, as figures show his BJP party unlikely to secure an overall majorityThis live blog is now closed. Read more about the Indian election result hereIndia…
This blog is closed. See all of our Taiwan coverage. The Guardian’s Helen Davidson and Chi Hui Lin are at the inauguration in Taipei. They have this report:It is a sea of bucket hats outside the Presidential Office. Continue reading…
In South Korea, 12 people died from heat-related deaths last weekend, while in Japan, three people died including a 13 year-old on her way back from schoolTwelve people have died from heat-related causes in South Korea as it swelters through a heatwave…
This blog is now closed. You can read our full story on the shooting in Auckland at the link below:Full report: two dead and six injured in Auckland after shooting at building sitePrime Minister Chris Hipkins has cancelled a trip to the city of Hamilto…
Ueno’s books are hugely popular in China, where a crackdown on large-scale organising has stifled a nascent feminist movementTo find evidence that China’s feminist movement is gaining momentum – despite strict government censorship and repression – che…
Programme is for people aged between nine and 24 who are experiencing extreme social withdrawalSouth Korea is to offer reclusive youths a monthly living allowance of 650,000 won ($490) in order to encourage them out of their homes, as part of a new mea…
Russian president accused of ‘unlawful deportation’ of children ‘from occupied areas of Ukraine to the Russian Federation’What we know on day 387 of the invasionThe state-owned Russian news agency RIA is reporting that Russia’s defence secretary, Serge…
Danmei is by some measures the most popular genre of fiction for women in China, and its popularity hasn’t gone unnoticed by the Communist party“The hand around his waist held him tighter, their bodies pressed closer together, and Xie Lian’s struggling…
Beijing and Washington are battling for influence in the strategically important Pacific regionLocated between the US, China and Australia, the Pacific island countries hold strategic importance for security and defence. The US has long maintained infl…
Rooney is among a number of successful western authors who have found a growing audience in China’s restless younger generationWhen the manuscript of Sally Rooney’s Conversations with Friends first arrived in Peng Lun’s inbox, he hesitated. It was 2017…
The idea emerged during the American civil war, so what is their appeal now, in the age of the satellite?Pentagon says it is monitoring Chinese spy balloon spotted flying over USOn Thursday, the Pentagon said it was tracking a Chinese spy balloon flyin…
From climate change to women’s rights, what effect will the demographic time bomb at the heart of China’s economy have?China has entered a period of “negative population growth”, an important moment in the history of the country. As recently as 2019, t…