Asia Pacific Focus

In his State of the Nation address, Marcos Jr. assures no more COVID-19 lockdowns

In a speech on Monday (July 25), Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said his government would no longer impose COVID-19… Read More

July 25, 2022

Myanmar executes four democratic campaigners, sparking uproar

The military junta in Myanmar announced on July 25 that it had murdered four democracy campaigners accused of aiding in… Read More

July 25, 2022

After declaring Moneypox emergency, MOH is against mass immunization

On Monday (July 25), Health Minister Ong Ye Kung restated the position of the Ministry of Health (MOH) that it… Read More

July 25, 2022

5 private islands in Asia for luxury isolation

Consider a world in which arriving at your destination erases all memories of your travels and replaces them with pure,… Read More

July 24, 2022

How a family of five saved money despite inflation

Mr. Paul Lee frequently made confidential business conversations while driving from his house in Marine Parade to his workplace in… Read More

July 24, 2022

Women and girls in Gaza can’t get away from violence

Soon after being married in the Gaza Strip, Istabraq Baraka, a teenager, became pregnant. Her husband killed her after three… Read More

July 24, 2022

Why Koreans loved a WWII-era American personality test

Seoul seems smitten; among the traditional Hangul characters, it's hard to miss MBTI. These four letters are in advertising, conversations,… Read More

July 23, 2022

Filipino-founded company developing ovarian cancer blood test

On Friday, July 22, the Philippine branch of InterVenn Biosciences, a biotechnology company created by Filipinos, opened for business. One… Read More

July 23, 2022

The World Court has jurisdiction over Myanmar’s genocide case

On Friday, July 22, the World Court rejected Myanmar's objections to a genocide complaint over its treatment of the Muslim… Read More

July 23, 2022

Jimmy Lin’s Tesla crashed and caught fire, injuring him

Jimmy Lin, a famous musician from Taiwan, was hurt on Friday (July 22) when his Tesla car collided with an… Read More

July 22, 2022

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