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How China Got Sri Lanka to Cough Up a Port

Sri Lanka's ill-conceived Hambantota Port Development Project, part of China's Belt and Road Initiative, was a predictable failure, leaving the Sri Lankan government with massive debt.

The king of Pyongyang

The BBC's excellent story on KIM Jong-un.

A dating school for China’s many men

In 2016, there were 33.6 million more men than women in China – these love coaches claim they can help men understand women. The school's one-on-one seminars run $4,500.

Why did an Indian minister just go to North Korea?

On Thursday, India revealed that it had sent a minister to North Korea for the first time in two decades.

Japanese indie Shoplifters wins Palme d'Or

The Japanese family drama Shoplifters has received the coveted award for best film, the Palme d'Or, at the Cannes Film Festival.

South China Sea dispute: China lands bombers on island

China has for the first time landed bombers on disputed territory in the South China Sea, its air force said, prompting fresh US warnings that it is destabilising the region.

First farmers in South-East Asia migrated from China

Ancient DNA shows first farmers in South-East Asia migrated from China 4,500 years ago.

A Photo Trip to Zhangjiajie, China

In Hunan Province, in South Central China, sits Zhangjiajie, a large prefecture-level city containing spectacular landforms and parks.

US-China “Trade War” Is About Innovation

Recent trade skirmishes between China and the United States are less about steel and soybeans and more about which country will be the leader in global innovation in the 21st century, writes Wharton Dean Geoffrey Garrett in this opinion piece.

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Too many men

In China and India, men outnumber women by 70 million. Both nations are belatedly trying to come to grips with the policies that created this male-heavy generation

#MeToo movement in South Korea

Young women in South Korea are fighting for a new future.

#MeToo hits Japan

A Japanese broadcaster says it will file a complaint against the finance ministry alleging a top official sexually harassed a female journalist.

China viewed from above

Simply a collection of some amazing recent aerial images showing the vast diversity of landscapes across China, from cities to mountains, deserts to sea shores, and much more.

Chinese war on crime

Chinese war on crime threatening whole villages' livelihoods.

Reality check on Japan's womenomics

Japan's womenomics programme is struggling to achieve positive results, argues the BBC.