This is the happiest country in Asia, according to the World Happiness Report
Singapore is the happiest country in Asia for the second year in a row, according to the 2024 World Happiness Report released Wednesday.
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Wednesday Briefing: Hong Kong’s Sweeping New Security Laws
Hong Kong passed national security laws at the behest of Beijing. The legislation, known as the Article 23 laws, will thwart decades of public resistance. Critics said the move would strike a lasting blow to the partial autonomy that China had promised the city.
Hong Kong’s New Security Legislation Took Decades to Pass. Here’s What to Know.
Hong Kong passed national security legislation on Tuesday, giving officials in the Chinese territory more power to curb dissent, 21 years after mass protests forced the government to backtrack on a plan to introduce such laws.
In South Korea, nostalgia for journalist’s stabbing stokes media freedom fears: ‘I felt my hair stand on end’
Hwang Sang-moo, senior presidential secretary for civil and social affairs, made the suggestion last week while dining with journalists assigned to the presidential press corp.
Pakistani Airstrikes in Afghanistan Kill at Least 8, Taliban Officials Say
Pakistan launched two airstrikes into Afghanistan on Monday morning that killed at least eight people, Afghan officials said, escalating simmering tensions between the two countries.
Harvard-trained parenting researcher: 4 things parents should always do to raise confident girls
Children need some degree of self-confidence to grow up to be happy, thriving adults.
How far does Gulf money go? An Abu Dhabi-backed newspaper buyout attempt is sparking panic in London
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Mansions, university facilities, think tanks, sports teams — the U.K. is no stranger to Gulf money and multibillion-dollar investments streaming from Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia into British institutions.
Paraguay 'committed' to keeping Taiwan ties, foreign minister says
TOKYO -- Paraguay has no intention of following countries in Latin America and elsewhere that have cut ties with Taiwan in favor of China, Foreign Minister Ruben Ramirez Lezcano told Nikkei Asia on Monday.