As divorce rates rise and the cost of living bites, single mothers in China are searching for a new kind of partner: each other. @heldavidson.bsky.social reports: www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...

Demands of absolute loyalty from Trump and attacks on institutions have raised memories of Mao-style chaos from US watchers in China. Amy Hawkins reports: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

What does a Japanese manga have to do with Gen-Z protests across Asia? Rebecca Ratcliffe explains the One Piece flag phenomenon www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...

Maria Ressa sounds a warning for America www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...

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It was a big week for Xi Jinping. Amy Hawkins, Andrew Roth and Helen Davidson unpick what it means for China, and the west www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...

Eva Corlett was at the first speech given by New Zealand's new Māori queen Nga wai hono i te po. Hers was a message of hope www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...

As part of our series covering the 50th anniversary of Papua New Guinea's independence, our Pacific team has spoken to the women who are trying to break the cycle of gender-related violence that is gripping the country www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...

Photographer Ray Giubilo’s half terrifying, half sublime one-in-a-million image of Jasmine Paolini had more than an element of fortune to it - Carly Earl spoke to him about the shot www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/a...

Kate Lamb and Ben Doherty explore how Indonesia is changing under Prabowo www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

The Heart of Voh is a symbol of New Caledonia’s pristine environment but its outline is changing due to the climate crisis www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Amy Hawkins tells the story of the coal miners of Shanxi, stuck between a fossil fuel past and an uncertain green future www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

Amy Hawkins travelled to Shanxi to explore how China's coal heartland is changing - and trying to go green www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

Jonathan Yerushalmy with a prescient piece on flying in the new age of conflict www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

Lagipoiva Cherelle Jackson reports on the start of a world-first agreement that creates a special visa for the people of Tuvalu in the context of climate change www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Congratulations to Justin McCurry, David Levene and the brilliant Guardian multimedia team who worked on this powerful project bringing to life the horrors of the battle of Okinawa, 80 years on www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...

Rebecca Ratcliffe reports on Thailand's love of fortune tellers, and how AI is getting in on the act www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

@evacorlett.bsky.social examines New Zealand's new fast track law and what it means for the country's environment and biodiversity www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...

Amy Hawkins paid a. visit to one of China’s few pro-wrestling events and found an industry in search of a star to help it break into the big time www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...

A truly delightful read from @evacorlett.bsky.social on the hunt for New Zealand's Nessie www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...

Amy Hawkins and Helen Davidson report on Pakistan's claim that it shot down several Indian air force fighter jets with Chinese-made missiles fired from Chinese-made J10-C jets www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...

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Michelle Duff takes a close up look at why record numbers of people are leaving New Zealand www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...

Jonathan Yerushalmy unpicks the truth behind the "not like Trump bump"... www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Our Australian colleagues have compiled this handy guide to election vernacular, from fake tradies to spruiking www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

In one Japanese town, kids play a different kind of trading cards game - one featuring local men instead of superheroes or Pokemon. The game has given the town something to smile about Justin McCurry reports: www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

'Embodied AI' is reshaping life in China. Amy Hawkins reports on the beginnings of a new world www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

In Shanghai, life goes on amid tariff chaos, but on the ideological front, the mood in China is hardening over Trump www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

Although China’s economy has in recent years been beset by its own challenges, when it comes to tariffs specifically, Beijing is unlikely back down - by Amy Hawkins www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

In the world's biggest wholesale market - in China's Yiwu, vendors are worried. Amy Hawkins reports: www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

Sagaing, the epicentre of the quake, bears the burden of burying thousands killed in Friday’s disaster, as Myanmar reels from civil war. By Kate Lamb www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

@heldavidson.bsky.social has written about China's new landing barges and what they could mean for Taiwan www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...

The senator, the priest, the forensic pathologist. These are the people who helped bring Rodrigo Duterte to the Hague www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...

Rebecca Ratcliffe writes that Rodrigo Duterte arguably would not have been surrendered to The Hague if it weren’t for his family’s dramatic feud with that of Ferdinand Marcos Jr, the current president of the Philippines www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...

In Japan, a Ukrainian refugee is fighting to become the first European sumo grand champion. @justinmmccurry.bsky.social has the story: www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...

Amy Hawkins had a very timely interview with former PLA colonel Zhou Bo, who spoke candidly about the damage caused by Donald Trump to the United States’ reputation www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...

Rebecca Ratcliffe went to Mae Sot to tell the very sad story of what happens when US foreign aid runs out www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

What did Bali look like before mass tourism? www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...

Myanmar's exiled journalists talk about what USAid cuts mean for their reporting www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...

Taiwan looks on warily as Trump rips up the rulebook. By @heldavidson.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...

Fascinating visual explainer of what's at stake for this weekend's German election: www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...

Thailand is cracking down on the scam centres along its border with Myanmar, and thousands of enslaved workers have been rescued so far www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...

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Bit of an unusual story from @justinmmccurry.bsky.social, who has written about Japan's 'porn disposal' post boxes www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...

The cold war is still a powerful force in South Korean politics. Raphael Rashid explains how echoes from the past are playing out today www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

Hong Kong is famous for its cramped and tiny apartments, or “shoebox housing”. New reforms announced this year attempt to tackle the problem but critics say they don't target the worst of the housing – coffin and cage homes www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

@heldavidson.bsky.social explains how China is slowly squeezing Taiwan: www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

Amy Hawkins, our senior China correspondent, travelled to Chiang Mai in Thailand to meet the young Chinese people who have left home for a simpler, calmer life. They say the dream of a good life in China is 'fading away' www.theguardian.com/world/video/...

@heldavidson.bsky.social spoke to some experts about HMPV www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Who were the victims of Jeju Air flight 7C2216? www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...