Asia Pacific Jan 14, 2021
Tigers stalk as storms and poverty force Indians deep into mangrove forests
by Devjyot Ghoshal
Local media, which closely follow tiger attacks, have reported up to 21 deaths last year, from 13 both in 2018 and 2019.
National | FOCUS Jan 9, 2021
Basic income proposal by influential Suga adviser hard to sell in Japan
by Satoshi Iizuka
The idea has caught Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga's eye at a time when the coronavirus pandemic is stirring worries about job security and social inequality.
Asia Pacific Jan 3, 2021
Jobs, houses and cows: China’s costly drive to erase extreme poverty
by Keith Bradsher
In just five years, China says it has lifted from extreme poverty over 50 million farmers left behind by breakneck economic growth in cities.
National / Social Issues | Regional Voices: Kyushu Dec 25, 2020
Foreign detainees let go temporarily amid pandemic have nowhere to go
Many have been left without means of support, as they are prohibited from working and are not eligible to receive any administrative assistance.
Asia Pacific Dec 24, 2020
Although China is the only major economy set to grow this year due to its effective control of the pandemic, a new slogan signals that the ruling party is worried about an uneven recovery.
Commentary / World Dec 23, 2020
2020 in hindsight: Asia’s bad to good in the year that was
by Jose B. Collazo and Curtis Chin
The Asian Development Bank projects COVID-19 could push 160 million more into poverty in Asia. The region’s poverty rate will increase for the first time in 20 years, says the World Bank.
World Dec 17, 2020
WHO plan risks leaving poor nations with no COVID-19 vaccines until 2024
by Francesco Guarascio
Documents show the program's promoters say it is struggling from a lack of funds, supply risks and complex contractual arrangements which could make it impossible to achieve its goals.
National / Media | MEDIA MIX Dec 12, 2020
How hostile design keeps Japan's homeless at arm's length
by Philip Brasor
In the early morning hours of Nov. 16, a 46-year-old man allegedly struck a 64-year-old woman sitting in a Tokyo bus shelter in the head with a bag of rocks, killing her. On Nov. 21, the man, accompanied by his mother, turned himself in ...
Asia Pacific Dec 9, 2020
More afraid of hunger: COVID-19 rules causing many in Philippines to starve
Charities are struggling to meet the ever-growing demand for food as millions of families go hungry across the country.
Commentary / World Dec 8, 2020
Giving with the heart and the mind
by Peter Singer and Lucius Caviola
Very few charities are outright frauds. The bigger issue is that following your heart ignores research on which charities are the most effective.
World Dec 7, 2020
Storms, coronavirus and drought spread hunger to millions in Central America
by Sofia Menchu and Stefanie Eschenbacher
With measures to contain the coronavirus cutting off supplementary income for many, the number of people who suffer from severe food shortages has sharply increased.
World Dec 2, 2020
China scores big against poverty but the poor haven’t gone away
by Clara Ferreira Marques
Almost 90% of the population was below the international poverty threshold in 1981, according to the World Bank; by the 2019, that was under 1%.