A gay couple in Nepal on Wednesday became the first in the nation to receive official same-sex marriage status.
Artist Zeng Fanzhi depicts ’zero-COVID’ after a lifetime of service to the Chinese state
In one painting, a child sits, mouth wide open, as a worker in white medical garb extends a long cotton swab toward her tonsils. In another, a masked officer and medical workers stand guard in front of an apartment cordoned off with ropes and seals reading “CLOSED,” as residents look on with frustration and despair.
Amy Yang captures her first American LPGA title and cashes in on $2 million
Amy Yang picked a lucrative time for her first LPGA title on American soil.
Taiwan presidential front-runner picks former de facto ambassador to US as vice president candidate
The front-runner in Taiwan’s presidential race has picked the long-term de facto ambassador to the United States as his vice presidential candidate.
Cambodia inaugurates new Chinese-funded airport serving popular tourist destination of Angkor Wat
Cambodia on Thursday inaugurated its newest and biggest airport, a Chinese-financed project meant to serve as an upgraded gateway to the country’s major tourist attraction, the centuries-old Angkor Wat temple complex in the northwestern province of Siem Reap.
France’s Adam Siao Him Fa rallies past Shoma Uno for second straight Grand Prix figure skating title
Adam Siao Him Fa of France upstaged two-time defending world champion Shoma Uno of Japan with a dazzling free skate on Saturday to win the gold medal in the men’s event at the Cup of China.
Asia’s first Gay Games to kick off in Hong Kong, fostering hopes for wider LGBTQ+ inclusion
Football enthusiast Gina Benjamin is not just training for victory in the upcoming Gay Games in Hong Kong, but she’s also on a mission to help push for legal reform for same-sex marriage.
Thousands of Bangladesh’s garment factory workers take to the streets demanding better wages
Thousands of garment factory workers took to the streets of Bangladesh’s capital, Dhaka, and the industrial district of Gazipur on Tuesday, Oct. 31 to demand better wages.
A Japan court says North Korea is responsible for the abuses of people lured there by false promises
A Japanese high court on Oct. 30 said the North Korean government was responsible for the human rights abuses of plaintiffs who said they were lured to the North by Pyongyang’s false promise of living in “paradise on Earth,” a decision praised as a victory by survivors and their supporters.
On the anniversary of a deadly Halloween crush, South Korean families demand a special investigation
Bereaved relatives of victims of last year’s devastating Halloween crush in Seoul and their supporters demanded an independent investigation of the disaster as they marked the anniversary Sunday, Oct. 29 with a massive memorial service.
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