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Back to SearchWhy don’t Chinese workers get more leave?
Chinese workers officially get nine days off for this Lunar New Year – the longest stretch of public holiday on record. But, as millions move around …
7 months, 1 week ago
The pressure to be thin in Asia
Bodyweight influences in Asia - from fashion to K-pop to social media. We examine perceptions around thinness and why Asia didn’t follow the body pos…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
What do Thailand’s election results mean?
Voters in Thailand stick with the conservative Bhumjaithai Party, in a shock national election result. But why did Thais reject the opposition moveme…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
Bonus: Japan PM’s landslide election win
Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi now has the mandate she's been seeking, after a record-breaking election win. But since becoming the nation’s f…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
Malaysia's football scandal
Fifa has accused Malaysia of trying to fast-track foreign football players into the men's national team. In one of the biggest scandals in the countr…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
Bonus: What in the World
Videos of strangers offering parental love are gaining traction in China. POV videos of parents doing everyday things - like telling you to wrap up w…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
The daughter who could rule North Korea
Will North Korea’s next leader be Kim Jong Un’s daughter? It’s time to meet Kim Ju Ae. For the past 15 years Kim Jong Un has been the face of North K…
7 months, 4 weeks ago
The daughter who could rule North Korea
Will North Korea’s next leader be Kim Jong Un’s daughter? It’s time to meet Kim Ju Ae. For the past 15 years Kim Jong Un has been the face of North K…
7 months, 4 weeks ago
China's extraordinary purge of military leaders
China’s President Xi Jinping is overseeing an unprecedented purge of military generals. In late 2022, Xi Jinping appointed six men to serve under him…
8 months ago
China's extraordinary purge of military leaders
China’s President Xi Jinping is overseeing an unprecedented purge of military generals. In late 2022, Xi Jinping appointed six men to serve under him…
8 months ago