Tag: Asia
New report says civic space across Asia still ‘repressed’
The report, “People Power Under Attack 2022,” shows that out of 26 countries or territories in Asia, seven are rated as “closed”
Taiwan president writes to Pope Francis about ‘preserving regional security’ with...
“Preserving regional security has become a key consensus shared by national leaders”
Asian markets enjoy some much-needed festive cheer
"The market is coming around to the notion that we will have a more orthodox 2023"
Asia has highest number of journalists imprisoned in 2022, says new...
Globally, 363 journalists were imprisoned, an increase of 20 percent over the previous year
Asia’s highest honor given to four individuals for ‘transformative work,’ ‘inspiring...
"Asia is a region teeming with seemingly ordinary people who are capable of doing extraordinary things"
‘State authoritarianism’ in Asia restricts freedom to worship, says new report
From tightening constraints in Vietnam to an almost total ban in North Korea, state authoritarianism restricts the ability to worship freely
Asia gets mixed marks amid ‘global rule of law recession’
Cambodia, Myanmar among the world’s worst jurisdictions for the rule of law, new report says
New book offers glimpses to how Church in Asia responded to...
“Church Communication in the New Normal: Perspectives from Asia and Beyond” gathers 20 essays by theologians and pastoral agents
Family, simple pleasures lift spirits on grim International Day of Happiness...
No East Asian or Southeast Asian country or territory cracked the top 25 countries in the 2022 World Happiness Report released on Friday
Asian farmers turn to drones, apps for labor, climate challenges
Falling technology costs, labor shortages are driving popularity of digital tools to improve crop yields, farm incomes in Asia