Asia

Pita Limjaroenrat may have won Thailand’s elections, but he isn’t Prime Minister. He says he’s still hopeful his country will become a true democracy, without the military in government

The Korean Wave is a global phenomenon, but there’s a dark side to South Korea’s soft-power strategy that we need to talk about

A new book investigates the ravages of the COVID-19 impact on people in the informal economy across Southeast and South Asia

Asia capable initiatives that only target adults and young adults leaves it far too late – it has to start in our schools

COVID-19 exposed the shortcomings of Australia’s public health communication to older culturally and linguistically diverse communities

Globally, women and children bear the brunt of family violence. A project in the Asia Pacific is working to make a difference

Australia’s new government has made Southeast Asia a priority with a focus on the idea of a shared future

Presenting both opportunities and risks, it’s in Australia’s national interest to engage strongly with Southeast Asia or risk a hole in its Indo-Pacific strategy

Australia’s challenge beyond COVID is finding a new narrative for how it relates to its Asian neighbours – particularly China

New dating techniques find that Laos’ stone jars may be at least 3,000 years old, but the sites remained significant for rituals until just 700 years ago