Indonesia seeks to counter the pandemic with vaccines. Now, as the coronavirus spreads across its vast archipelago, pressure is building to get them to 270 million people living on 17,000 islands.
Indonesia palm oil deforestation exposing firms to $10-B risks – study
Forest-related risks could cost companies that trade in or use Indonesian palm oil as much as $10 billion this year, according to a study of more than 100 firms published by a global environmental …
SGIFF: Documentary ‘You and I’ Delves Into Indonesia’s Dark Political History
Fanny Chotimah’s Indonesian documentary “You and I,” which won the Asian Perspective Award at Korea’s DMZ Docs Festival, is one of the highlights of the Singapore …
It was never easy being an interfaith couple in India. Now some states are making it harder.
The new laws under consideration in BJP-controlled states are “effectively telling people that you can’t marry outside your faith,” said Karwa. Women already face an uphill …
China wields patriotic education to tame Hong Kong’s rebellious youth
Cua Chiu-fai is on a mission to rid Hong Kong’s classrooms of what he sees as poisonous anti-China bias. His soldiers: mainly parents. He has recruited hundreds of mothers and fathers to monitor and …
Hong Kong’s economy has ‘bottomed out’ and is set to recover, says economist
There may be some reprieve for Hong Kong’s economy after two years of anemic growth, according to Hao Zhou, a senior emerging markets economist at Commerzbank. The third quarter this year was Hong …
Hong Kong second-worst city in Asia for expats to live due to soaring costs and declining stability, survey finds
Hong Kong has once again slid down a ranking of the world’s best places for expats to live, falling into the bottom 10 overall and coming second to last among the Asian cities included after being …
Hong Kong professor Cheung Kie-chung found guilty of murdering his wife in 2018
University of Hong Kong professor Cheung Kie-chung has been found guilty of murdering his wife two years ago. A High Court jury of four men and three women on Thursday returned the verdict by a …
China Warns U.S. As Taiwan Makes Overtures to Biden Cabinet
Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen has met both Antony Blinken and Jake Sullivan in person, with the foreign policy veterans set to become Joe Biden’s secretary of state and national security adviser.
Why Taiwan Killed a TV News Broadcasting License Despite Legal Freedom of Speech
Taiwan has revoked a television broadcasting license for a cable news channel because the openly pro-China outlet had aired inaccurate reports and ignored warnings to reform, a regulatory body said in …