Asia-pacific
The 51 Percent
No-pregnancy guarantee: Recruiters order Sri Lankan migrant workers to take birth control
In this edition, we report on Sri Lankan women taking up work in the Gulf being injected – often without their knowledge - with contraceptives before leaving. Also, we meet some…
Access Asia
Uzbekistan seeks to expand Silk Road tourism
Uzbekistan isn't high on many holidaymakers' lists of must-see destinations. But its reform-minded government is opening up the country, easing travel restrictions for dozens of…
Fashion
Haute Couture, summer 2018: Julien Fournié finds inspiration in Asia
Parisian fashion designer Julien Fournié is obsessed with Asian cinema of the 1990s - especially "The Last Emperor" by Bernardo Bertolucci and "Farewell My Concubine" by Chen…
Access Asia
Trouble in paradise: Political crisis deepens in Maldives
The Maldives may be best known for its white beaches, but recently the nation's been engulfed by political turmoil. The president declared a state of emergency last month,…
Trump caps Asia tour with international summit in Manila
President Donald Trump is winding down his lengthy Asia trip with an international summit and a series of meetings with Pacific Rim allies, including his host in the Philippines…
Access Asia
The painful history of Japanese citizens abducted by North Korea
Donald Trump has made his first visit to Japan as US president and met Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. The top talking point was the rising threat from North Korea. But that threat,…
Nuclear North Korea shadows Trump's tour of Asia
US President Donald Trump arrived in Japan on Sunday, his first stop on a whirlwind 12-day tour of Asia that promises to be dominated by rising fears of a nuclear North Korea and…
Access Asia
Taiwan tackles dangerous betel nut addiction
Around one-tenth of the world's population chews betel nuts. The stimulant is hugely popular in Asia: it is used as a pick-me-up like coffee, but is also a symbol of love and a…
#AintNoCinderella: Indian women stand up against 'victim shaming'
INTERNATIONAL PAPERS - Thurs.10.08.17: The Guam Daily Post warns that Donald Trump's bellicose rhetoric towards North Korea "puts Guam in harm's way". The Guardian, meanwhile,…
Let's talk Africa-Asia partnerships (part 2)
Our distinguished panel of guests discuss how to step up trade and investment between Africa and Asia. A special debate filmed in Ahmedabad, India.
Let's talk Africa-Asia partnerships (part 1)
Our distinguished panel of guests discuss how to step up trade and investment between Africa and Asia. A special debate filmed in Ahmedabad, India.
America's future strategy in Southeast Asia? Local US allies keen for answers
It began as a bilateral drill between the US and Thai armed forces. Thirty-six-years later, Cobra Gold has ballooned into the biggest multinational military gathering in the Asia…