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Pakistan

Blasphemy sentence promotes dangerous trend

A woman was sentenced to death this week after being convicted of sending a "blasphemous" text message and caricatures of Prophet Muhammad via WhatsApp.  

North Korea-China

Is N. Korea reopening its border for trade?

A train arriving at Shicheng station in Fengcheng City, northeast China's Liaoning province

The appearance of two North Korean freight trains in the Chinese border city of Dandong has given rise to speculation that Pyongyang may be cracking open its frontiers to much-needed supplies of food and medicine.  

India

Health workers bear brunt of COVID efforts

ASHA workers in Delhi protest for better wages and benefits

Women who work in pandemic care services often work long hours for low wages. Their labor has bolstered the health care system and helped increase the rate of vaccination.  

Pakistan

Women with obstetric fistulas face discrimination

A nurse passes by the beds of patients at the Koohi Goth women's hospital in Karachi

Women who form the condition during childbirth are often thrown out of their homes and separated from their families. Doctors say that more needs to be done to expand health care and treat the preventable condition.  

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South Asia

Pandemic

Nepal faces a new coronavirus surge

Students in red track suits wait in line to be vaccinated

Health officials are worried the sheer number of new infections will once again overwhelm the Himalayan country's fragile health care system.  

Pakistan

How a female judge shatters the glass ceiling

The Supreme Court of Pakistan in Islamabad

Justice Ayesha Malik's nomination to the Supreme Court has broken the glass ceiling, and her appointment will pave the way for increased opportunities for women in the legal field, observers say.  

India

Bishop rape ruling raises questions about church

Franco Mulakkal prays in a car

Bishop Franco Mulakkal was found not guilty on charges of rape. But now the Kerala Catholic Church has been left seriously divided, with some asking whether the church has too much power.  

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How an Indonesian woman is fighting child marriage

Saraiyah takes risks to oppose forced marriage, facing resistance from elders, religious leaders and even parents.  

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Indonesian activist Saraiyah

How an Indonesian woman is fighting child marriage

Lilik Indrawati

Indonesia: Survivors of domestic violence ally for justice

Bangladesch erste Transgender Frau als News-Moderatorin im TV

Transgender anchor hopes to drive change in Bangladesh

Nine-year-old climate activist Licypriya Kangujam

Child activist: 'Our leaders are ruining our lives'

Humaira Farah, Pakistan's first female cricket umpire

Meet Humaira Farah, Pakistan's first female cricket umpire

Afghan activist Laila Haidary

Afghan activist helps her community fight drug addiction

Taiwan indigenous singer fights to sing 'men's' song

Taiwan indigenous singer fights to sing 'men's' song

DW News Asia Moderator Biresh Banerjee (Artikelbild)

DW News Asia with Biresh Banerjee, 21 January 2022

The fight to be legal parents - a look at the unequal adoption laws for Taiwan's same sex couples. Plus, environmental change through individuals. We visit the villagers in Indian Kashmir banding together to keep a stream clean. Plus, the 10-year-old girl in Pakistan using eco-friendly dolls to spread climate awareness.  

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Pakistan's salt collectors scrape out a tough living

Pakistan's Achro Thar desert is known for its vast salt lakes. For generations, locals have worked here collecting salt.  

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Achro Thar, Pakistan: Collectors work digging the hard layer of salt from the lake surface

Pakistan's salt collectors scrape out a tough living

In Afghanistan, a Sikh priest prays at the Karte Parwan Gurdwara temple in Kabul

Sikhs weigh leaving Afghanistan

Graffiti on a wall in Kolkata

Businesses hit as omicron nears peak in India

Rediscovering natural dyes in Indonesia

Rediscovering natural dyes in Indonesia

Kabul street scene

Afghan women struggle to keep jobs

Xi Jinping

China's Xi urges nations to cut supply chain risks

Migrant domestic workers in Taiwan demand the freedom to change employers and better working conditions

Taiwan's domestic migrant workers demand better conditions

Centrifuge machines in an Iranian uranium enrichment facility in a state-run TV image from April 2021

Was the Iran nuclear deal a 'historic mistake'?

Asia Pacific

The entrance of South Korea's Ministry of Gender Equality and Family

South Korea

Gender divide emerges as key election issue

A leading candidate in March's presidential election plans to scrap the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family. He has support among conservatives who question the ministry's legitimacy.  

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China

Cybersecurity flaws leave Olympians at risk

Masked person takes photo with a smartphone while another person stands behind them

Anyone traveling to the Beijing Olympics is required to document their health for authorities. But the My 2022 smartphone app has vulnerabilities that could lead to hacking, a security report obtained by DW has found.  

Indonesia

Jakarta enjoys culinary connection with China

Woman serves Betawi dishes at her stall

For centuries, Indonesians and the Chinese have had a long, complicated relationship. Nevertheless, in Jakarta, they mingled and intermarried — and so did their cuisines.  

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Conflict

Is the world doing enough to help Afghans?

People queue outside a bank in Kabul

The Afghan economy has collapsed and people are facing acute food shortages. Is it time for the international community to engage with the Taliban to ward off the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan?  

Myanmar

Government-in-exile finds friends in Prague

Myanmar soldiers walk along a street during a protest against the military coup in Yangon

There has long been a special connection between pro-democracy activists in Myanmar and the Czech Republic, thanks to the long-distance friendship between Vaclav Havel and Aung San Suu Kyi, say experts.  

India

How COVID surge is affecting young children

A woman and her child wearing face masks as a precaution against the coronavirus wait in a queue to update details of their Aadhar, a government identity card in Jammu, India

Doctors in several cities report an increasing number of COVID infections among children, with many of those infected by the virus showing symptoms such as fever, cough, chills, diarrhea and respiratory problems.