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Don’t believe everything you read in the media about Japan’s strong anti-immigrant sentiment

Social pressure pushes people to sound tougher on immigrants than they feel.

  
Australia’s “deep concern” at multilayered persecution of Afghanistan’s Hazaras

A parliamentary motion highlights systematic violence against a community facing ethnic,…

To Reduce Inequality, Governments Should Spend Strategically

Income inequality remains high in many nations, yet evidence shows that targeted public spending…

  
Sudan’s civil war spills well beyond the battlefield

Washington’s sanctions and Tehran’s expanding reach are exposing deeper power struggles and…

  
Stablecoins for a universal basic income: The Pacific Islands model

Digital payment systems are emerging as a substitute for inadequate regional banking…

  
Redirecting COP31 funds could deliver Australia’s most important climate contribution yet

The $1 billion saved from not hosting could deliver more impact through Pacific infrastructure…

  
What I learned about North Korea’s nuclear paranoia in Pyongyang

Misreading threats in Pyongyang two decades ago preceded nuclear weapons. Now similar fears…

  
Asia’s Pension Challenge: When a Billion People Retire, Who Pays the Bill?

Asia’s rapidly aging population is outpacing traditional pension systems. To close the gap,…

  
America in the age of the envoy

A new emphasis in diplomacy isn’t all downside.

  
Southeast Asian manufacturing: No longer immune from geopolitics

The region’s industrial sector must adapt in a new climate of supply-chain weaponisation.

Digital Skills Are Reshaping Jobs, and Paychecks, Across Asia and the Pacific

These charts illustrate how demand for digital and AI skills has surged in the region, and how…

  
The world proves thirstier than ever for energy

But the Trump administration is trying – and failing – to play a spoiler role while China…