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After more than two years of denying the virus had gained a foothold, Pyongyang is now struggling to handle thousands of suspected cases with limited medical capabilities.
Nepal relies heavily on electricity imported from India, where generation is running low amid one of the worst power crises in years.
India has big ambitions to slash crude oil imports and push for an electric vehicle future, but high costs and a lack of infrastructure could hamper the country's green narrative.
Sri Lankans told DW how they're struggling with shortages of food, fuel and medicine as the nation faces one of its worst economic crises in decades.
Critics say India's redrawn constituencies for the former state of Jammu and Kashmir give greater representation to the Muslim-majority region's Hindu areas. The region has long been facing an anti-India insurgency.
North Korean media has reported the deaths of more than 20 people with a "fever" days after officials confirmed the country's first COVID-19 infection. More than 280,000 people are said to be isolated for treatment.
A massive fire at a commercial building in India's capital has killed at least 27 people and injured many others. Officials said the building was not equipped with fire safety equipment.
Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison said that a Chinese intelligence ship was not in Australia's territorial waters but its presence off the northwestern coast was "concerning."
The White House has announced a cash injection to boost Southeast Asia's climate, maritime and public health infrastructure as ASEAN leaders discuss shared concerns over China's rise in the region.
There seems no immediate end in sight to the island nation's economic turmoil and escalating anti-government protests amid high public anger toward the president and his influential family.
India fell eight places in the World Press Freedom Index, down to 150 out of 180 countries. Critics say the ranking reflects increased pressure and violence against journalists.
Blasphemy charges against former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his party leaders could pose serious risks not only to their lives but also to those of their families, critics say.
Saraiyah takes risks to oppose forced marriage, facing resistance from elders, religious leaders and even parents.
A survivor turned activist is banding women in her village to fight back and break the cycle of silence and oppression.
Bangladesh's first transgender news anchor told DW misconceptions about the LGBTQ community persist in the country.
Nine-year-old Licypriya, a young climate activist, says parents must leave behind a beautiful planet for their children.
Humaira Farah is Pakistan's first-ever female cricket umpire. She told DW about how she managed to break into a male-dominated profession in the Islamic nation, as well as maintain work-life balance.
Laila Haidary set up Mother Camp to help drug abusers break their cycle of addiction.
Seredau broke a taboo by singing the song "exploit-praising (Semaljawliyan)," which is traditionally only sung by men.
The US Special Envoy for Afghan Women tells DW NewsAsia, her country’s willingness to engage with the Taliban is contingent upon the group’s treatment of Afghan women and girls. That record has been dismal so far. It’s one of the reasons why exiled women MPs from Afghanistan have set up a parliament in exile in Athens, to campaign for their country.
It's the first time Pyongyang has admitted to having any COVID-19 cases since the start of the pandemic.
The government wants to encourage people to buy zero-emission electric vehicles to slash carbon emissions.
In desert areas of Tharparkar, Pakistan, employment at a solar energy plant has been a game-changer for local women
Alleged corruption and mismanagement has turned Sri Lankans against the Rajapaksa dynasty.
Growing up in a British-Pakistani Muslim home, Asifa Lahore has overcome transphobia, homophobia and racism.
In Bangladesh, a coastal island is disappearing from the map. Can this island be saved?
Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has managed a comeback for the family once synonymous with abuse and corruption.
The hardline Islamist group has issued a decree ordering Afghan women to cover their faces in public.
Despite decades of promises that women would have the chance to "shine" in Japan's corporate and political worlds, the country lags behind other industrialized nations in gender equality.
The emerging competition between Western democracies and authoritarian nations led by China poses serious challenges to the existing international system, say experts.
Marcos has won by a landslide in the race to replace President Rodrigo Duterte. Experts say his newfound popularity is the result of a decades-long campaign to improve the family's public image.
The arbitrariness with which they deal with their own national histories helps Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian leader Vladimir Putin secure power and justify their policies.
Marcos Jr. is the son of ex-President Ferdinand Marcos, who ruled the country for decades under a brutal autocratic regime. Mending frayed EU-Philippine relations will be a challenge for the new leader.
Many Southeast Asian tourists are unable to travel to the EU, which does not recognize many of their vaccine certificates or the Chinese-made Sinovac and Sinopharm shots.
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