Asia Insight
Cambodia cools on dog meat as COVID puts Asia on disease alert
Bans in Siem Reap, China and India raise hopes for healthier, more humane future
Economy
Environment
Vietnam agrees to World Bank deal to stop forest loss
Carbon Fund to pay out $52m if Southeast Asian nation can keep trees in ground
Opinion
Why do so many Asian nations want to be in China's debt?
Beijing's debt-trap diplomacy likely to cost it dearly over the long term
Natural disasters
Cambodia floods put spotlight on risk of trading lakes for land
Poor planning in rush to develop worsens damage from climate change
Politics
Indonesian unions vow mass protests if president signs jobs law
Hundreds of thousands of demonstrators have turned out in recent weeks
Business trends
Philippines eases corporate buyout rules to suppress bankruptcies
Move raises concerns over monopolies and rise of megaconglomerates
International relations
With an eye on China, India gifts submarine to Myanmar
New Delhi's naval diplomacy expected to aid its broader Indo-Pacific vision
Coronavirus
Singapore and rest of aging Asia scurry to avoid COVID baby bust
Japan, South Korea and Hong Kong all eye ways to spur marriage and childbirth
Opinion
Why Asia should rethink strict travel rules
Ultra-cautious reopening policies risk deeper economic pain
Politics
Jokowi stumbles in bid to make Indonesia a top-5 global economy
President advances deregulation but stalls on capital relocation and infrastructure
