politics-governance
UN Agency Warns Middle East War Is Starving Africa's Children of Resources
The United Nations children's agency has issued a stark warning from Geneva: the ongoing Middle East …
The United Nations children's agency has issued a stark warning from Geneva: the ongoing Middle East …
Singapore authorities confirmed plans on Thursday to relocate the critically endangered leopard cats living near Changi, with capture and transfer operations scheduled to begin in the second half o…
Manuela Ramalho Eanes, the wife of Portugal's former president Antonio Ramalho Eanes, issued a pointed reminder on Monday that children's rights exist on paper but remain unrealised for countless y…
Japan's fertility rate has fallen to a new record low, according to data released by the country's health ministry, compounding concerns about a demographic crisis that is reshaping the world's thi…
Dong Hui stood before a panel of investors in Zhengzhou last October, mapping out plans for a brain-computer interface laboratory that would anchor Henan's entry into neurotechnology manufacturing.…
Guinness World Records officially recognised a 67,800-year-old cave painting in Indonesia last week, marking it as the oldest known figurative art ever documented. The discovery on the island of Su…
The head of Indonesia's national nutrition agency was arrested this week on corruption charges, authorities confirmed, in a case that has drawn attention from investors monitoring governance standa…
Hong Kong families are continuing to compete fiercely for places at sought-after secondary schools, even as official data shows allocation results have reached their highest levels in years. The …
Vice President Kashim Shettima has issued a direct challenge to Nigerian state governors, urging them to move quickly to access a $750 million reform programme funded by the World Bank. Speaking at…
Reverend Peter Koon Ho, a prominent Hong Kong legislator, has demanded clarity from authorities after officials took custody of an undocumented baby following the arrest of its parents in one of th…
The Thai government launched a sweeping audit this week, ordering hundreds of foreign-owned companies to prove their local partners were not mere nominees. The Ministry of …
South Korea's ruling party declared a narrow victory in Wednesday's parliamentary by-elections, securing key seats in Seoul and …