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A man wades through floodwaters in a neighborhood in Ayutthaya in Thailand

Climate change

Is SE Asia meeting its climate commitments?

As one of the regions most vulnerable to the effects of climate change, Southeast Asia knows the extent of the risk more than most. But is the region doing enough to take the problem seriously?  

Kashmir

Artisans fight for survival amid dying art of pottery

Muhammad Jamal Kumhar, 70, molds the clay into a pot at Larm-Ganjipora village in south Kashmir's Anantnag district

Waning demand and the impacts of the COVID pandemic have pushed Kashmir pottery to the brink of extinction. But some artisan families are continuing the craft in exchange for rice just to survive.  

Conflict

Why Iran fears chaos in Afghanistan

Iranian border guards at the Iran-Afghanistan border check point in Milak, south-eastern province of Sistan-Baluchestan, Iran

The initial euphoria in Iran over the US withdrawal from its conflict-stricken eastern neighbor has faded, and the mood is changing.  

Rohingya in Bangladesh

Gang violence in refugee camps prompt fear

Kutupalong refugee camp, a ramshackle sprawl of shelters built amid low rolling hills

Violence has been on the rise in the country's sprawling cluster of refugee settlements, with armed gangs vying for power and kidnapping opponents.  

Japan

Princess Mako marries commoner amid controversy

Japan's Princess Mako waves from inside a car as she leaves her home for her marriage in Akasaka Estate in Tokyo

Despite opposition from conservatives and snowballing tabloid reports of financial scandal, Princess Mako married commoner Kei Komuro on Tuesday in a subdued wedding ritual.  

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South Asia

A Kashmiri Muslim walks along with his bicycle as an Indian soldier stands guard

India

Why Dubai is investing in Kashmir

Dubai's accord with the Indian government to build infrastructure in Jammu and Kashmir comes at a time when the volatile Himalayan region is witnessing a resurgence in violence.  

Economy

Pakistanis suffer under inflation amid IMF negotiations

A woman in a headscarf counts rupee banknotes

Pakistan is trying to revive a $6 billion loan package with the IMF. The country needs the money, but economists are worried the IMF's conditions will trigger price hikes burdening Pakistani consumers.  

DW Breaking Barriers

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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

Bangladesh: Transgender anchor hopes to drive change  

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, 26 October 2021

Indian controlled Kashmir is on edge after a wave of targeted civilian killings by militants. Residents are now fearing a heavy handed response from authorities. And in Bangladesh, mobs go on the rampage singling out Hindu temples and homes.  

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Escaping child marriage for a dream tech job

Growing up in a small Indian village, Ashwini's parents wanted her to marry young. But she wanted a different life.  

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Ashwini Doddalingappanavar speaks with two older men sitting at a desk

Escaping child marriage for a dream tech job

Broadcast tower, rooftops are visible in this landscape photo of the Afghan city of Kunduz

Taliban threaten female journalists

GLOD Singapur

Singapore: Affordable housing for all

Protesters take to the streets in India against the gang rape of a Dalit girl in Hathras, UP

Is India's justice system failing low-caste Dalit women?

A woman wearing a mask prepares idols of deities for festival season in India

Durga Puja festival in shadow of pandemic

Philippinen | Journalistin Maria Ressa

Maria Ressa fights for press in Philippines

A family with a small light sit on the floor of a home in a slum in India, with textbooks and a plate of food

Accessing water, electricity in India's slums

Pakistani feminist activists at a rally in Islamabad, demanding equal rights for women

Pakistan: Imran Khan's government 'disrespects' women

Asia Pacific

Joe Biden speaks during a town hall about his infrastructure investment proposals with CNN's Anderson Cooper in Baltimore, gesturing with his right hand

Conflict

Biden's Taiwan gaffes create concern in China

The US president has again said he has a commitment to defend Taiwan should China attack, contradicting the US' decades-old policy toward the island. It has prompted official clarification about the US role in Asia.  

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The Philippines

What happened to the victims of Marawi's siege?

A painting of a mother and a child hangs on a wall at a bullet-riddled structure in Marawi City

It's been exactly four years since the Philippines government declared the end of a bloody siege in which over 1,000 people died. But the wounds are still raw for those whose loved ones disappeared amid the fighting.  

South Korea

Space rocket test prompts fear of arms race with North

A rocket is launched in a cloud of smoke and flame from a launch pad with the ocean in the background

Tensions between Seoul and Pyongyang have grown in recent months. South Korea's failed test of its first-ever homegrown rocket has prompted worries of a new arms race.  

COVID-19

North Korea's withdrawal from international sport a lost opportunity to engage with the world

North Korean spectators in Pyeongchang

It's unclear if COVID was the main reason North Korea withdrew from the Olympics and the World Cup. What is clear is that, without sport, Pyongyang has lost the most visible vehicle with which to engage with the world.  

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Korean peninsula

Defectors struggle with life in the South

North Korean defectors wear masks as they're escorted by South Korean government officials upon their arrival from Japan

After fleeing the brutal North Korean dictatorship, defectors face tough challenges adjusting to their new home. Activists say Seoul should be doing more to help.  

Afghanistan

Girls set up 'secret school' amid Taliban ban

A female student wearing a headscarf, face hidden

After coming to power, the Islamist group imposed a ban on girls' education, prompting some Afghans to set up an "underground school." DW spoke to some of the girls who are determined to continue their studies.  

Coronavirus

What challegnes remain for India's vaccine drive?

Narendera Modi gets a COVID shot in March

India's vaccination drive was stalled earlier this year by dose shortages amid a devastating COVID outbreak. Production and supply have vastly improved, but the majority of adults have still not been fully vaccinated.