Asia Pacific
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First Person: Why indigenous peoples can help save the planet
[ad_1] On Mother Earth Day, celebrated annually on April 22, Naw Ei Ei Min, a member of the indigenous Karen…
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Explorers find remains of the Second World War in which almost 1,000 Australians died
[ad_1] Japan’s SS Montevideo Maru was sunk in 1942 by an American submarine unaware that more than 1,000 prisoners of…
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Mayorkas Exposes ‘Evolved’ US Security Threats: What to Know
[ad_1] The head of the Department of Homeland Security says migration, artificial intelligence, China and climate change are top priorities.…
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Where do the new poor of Bangladesh fit?
[ad_1] DHAKA, Bangladesh, Apr 21 (IPS) – The world is becoming more and more coexistent with crises. A pandemic, the…
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What local food challenges and options across Vietnam reveal about a global push for food systems transformation
[ad_1] HANOI, Apr 20 (IPS) – This month Nature highlighted three insightful new studies that chronicle food-related challenges from a…
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Yellen says US seeks ‘constructive’ economic ties with China
[ad_1] A growing China is in both countries’ interests, as long as it follows global rules, Yellen says. [ad_2]
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Politics behind removal of Mughal history from textbooks, say academics
[ad_1] NEW DELHI, Apr 20 (IPS) – The removal from school textbooks of chapters spanning three centuries of the Mughal…
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So long Singapore: Expats flee the city as rents soar
[ad_1] The Southeast Asian city-state is losing international talent, as some expats report rent increases of up to 80 percent.…
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Pacific Island countries to develop advanced warning system for tuna migration
[ad_1] SYDNEY, Apr 19 (IPS) – Climate change and warming ocean waters are causing tuna fisheries to migrate to international…
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Indonesian fishermen saved after shipwreck off Australia; 9 missing
[ad_1] The group spent six days without food or water on a remote island where Cyclone Ilsa wrecked. [ad_2]
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