Posts from women seeking like-minded parents to share a home and child-rearing responsibilities are appearing on social media

Demands of absolute loyalty and attacks on institutions have raise memories of Mao-style chaos from US watchers in China

Carried by a band of pirates that stand up to corrupt and repressive rulers, the meaning of the One Piece flag has resonated across borders

Nobel prize winner says US institutions have collapsed much quicker than expected under the Trump administration

Alliance of global autocrats has been accelerated by Donald Trump’s use of political and economic pressure against friends and foes alike

In her first public address, Nga wai hono i te po spoke of unity and said Māori must ‘walk a new path’

Across the country leaders and advocates work to tackle the root causes of an ‘epidemic’ that affects two-thirds of women in their lifetime

Photographer Ray Giubilo’s half terrifying, half sublime one-in-a-million image of Jasmine Paolini had more than an element of fortune to it

The retired general who is now president has established 100 new army battalions and plans more – and critics say the move has echoes of the country’s authoritarian past

The Heart of Voh is a symbol of New Caledonia’s pristine environment but its outline is changing due to the climate crisis

As the world’s largest greenhouse gas emitter shifts to cleaner energy, some families fear being left behind

Shanxi produces more coal than India. How will it survive in China’s clean energy future?

Amid conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine, airlines have been forced to divert around warzones while managing new threats to their systems

World-first agreement that creates a visa in the context of climate change stirs hope among young people in Tuvalu

A quarter of Okinawan civilians died during the US invasion, some after being told to kill themselves. But today the legacy of the war dead is being complicated by the presence of tens of thousands of...

A growing number of young Thais are turning to AI tools such as ChatGPT for answers about their future,

Critics say the country’s unique biodiversity is at risk as the government plans to boost mineral exports to $3bn by 2035

As a child, Wang Tao was inspired by the American film The Wrestler, starring Mickey Rourke. Now 25, he is China’s poster boy for the sport

Claims of a recent sighting of the animal in the vast Fiordland wilderness reignites public fascination in a story that has endured for decades

Shooting down of India’s planes by Beijing’s customer Pakistan would mark the first time the fighters and their PL-15 missiles have been used in combat

Surge of departures – mostly fleeing a weak economy - fuels concern over the longer-term impact on the country as some small towns scramble for survival

The picture is complex, experts say, despite two resounding wins for liberal parties in national elections, after polls had put them on track for defeat

Federal elections bring out a special vocabulary that has become all too familiar to Australian voters, but potentially baffling to outsiders

Ojisan trading cards bear the faces of real people – local men whose competing professional qualities determine the outcome of each game

China’s leaders see artificial intelligence as key to upgrading military strength, solving problems created by a shrinking workforce, and a source of national pride

Chinese companies are relieved Trump’s wider tariffs have been paused but on social media, posts are full of defiance

Since Trump’s first trade war with China in 2018, Beijing has ramped up trade with other countries, making it less dependent on the US

At the world’s largest wholesale market, vendors have reduced their exposure to the US but fear the repercussions of a global economic shock

In Sagaing, the epicentre of the quake, the stench is becoming unbearable as a country wracked by civil war bears the burden of burying thousands killed in Friday’s disaster

Sighting of Shuqiao ships provides insight into China’s integration of its military, paramilitary and civilian operations – and its plans for a potential invasion

For years many brave Filipinos have worked tirelessly, in and out of the spotlight, to expose the horrors of the deadly campaign

Former president was surrendered to The Hague amid a row between his family and that of the current president

Known by his fighting moniker, Aonishiki Arata, the Ukrainian wrestler recently won promotion to sumo’s highest level in Japan

Exclusive: Zhou Bo says harm done to US image may make Taiwanese reconsider their attitude towards Beijing but says he sees Trump as overall being ‘rather friendly’

Despite a pledge that life-saving assistance would be exempt from the USAid freeze, countless groups providing critical care have been forced to stop work

Extent of decades of development is laid bare as Indonesia wrestles with how to control development on the holiday island

Organisations that take extreme risks to document atrocities, corruption and war crimes fear for their future after USAid cuts

The mood in Taipei is one of wariness as the new US president takes a blowtorch to diplomatic norms and assurances

Trump’s election in November last year has – as promised – sent shockwaves round the world. But next week’s German election could be almost as momentous

Myanmar, Cambodia and Laos have become havens for criminal syndicates operating online scam operations and tricking thousands into enslaved work

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The boxes served to protect the eyes of children from adult material littering the streets, but the shift online has seen their usefulness decline

Attitudes to North Korea are key to understanding President Yoon Suk Yeol’s attempt to impose martial law and its aftermath

Authorities are seeking to fix the city’s problem of tiny, overcrowded housing but critics say the new regulations fail to capture the worst offenders

China has increased its incursions into Taiwan’s airspace over the last year, part of strategic harassment that is taking a toll on the island’s resources

After 30 years of relentless growth and capitalism, a new trend has emerged in China. The search for a simpler, calmer life is leading some Chinese people to seek a life abroad. The trend is so popula...

Surging cases in northern China have prompted some online alarm but experts say the risk of another Covid-like pandemic is low

The 179 people who died were aged between three and 78 and came from South Korea and Thailand