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"I’ve been doing this for 40 years and it just keeps getting worse,” Bunyut Chaosamut said. "We are sea people; we can’t just quit and start growing rice or planting rubber trees.”

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May 22, 2026

Southeast Asia’s fishermen are being pushed to the brink by fuel costs

By Rosalind Mathieson, Randy Thanthong-Knight and Manolo Serapio Jr.

High fuel prices linked to the Iran war are hitting Southeast Asia’s seafood industry hard, forcing boats to stay ashore and raising costs across the supply chai

Pedestrians cross a bridge as the Sky Tower and other buildings stand in the background in Auckland, New Zealand, on Feb. 22, 2025.

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May 18, 2026

New Zealand population growth improves as Kiwi exodus slows

By Tracy Withers

The estimated population increased by 0.8%, or 43,500 people, in the 12 months through March, reaching 5.36 million.

A worker arranges packets of condoms at a pharmacy in Dhaka. Bangladesh's family planning system is buckling under severe contraceptive shortages.

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May 14, 2026

Supply shortage fuels Bangladesh contraceptive crisis

By Sheikh Sabiha ALAM

The shortage is raising fears of a rise in unplanned pregnancies in one of the world’s most densely populated countries.

A policewoman controls traffic in Pyongyang in 2017. North Korea’s capital is experiencing a surge in passenger cars, creating traffic jams for the first time and necessitating new parking lots.

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May 12, 2026

Even in North Korea, someone’s in your parking spot

By Ju-min Park, Eduardo Baptista and Brenda Goh

North Korea’s capital is experiencing a surge in passenger cars, creating traffic jams for the first time and necessitating new parking lots.

Monuments of Vladimir Lenin, the founder of the U.S.S.R., are an awkward reminder of an era that no longer fits with the times in Central Asia.

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May 5, 2026

Soviet architecture vanishes as Central Asia drifts away from Moscow

Over the past decade, the region has shown little interest in preserving its Soviet heritage.

Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital?, where doctors see the toll of aging and dementia every day, in Seoul on April 15

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Apr 30, 2026

‘They said AI saved me’: How South Korea is checking on its older adults

By Choe Sang-Hun

An artificial intelligence-powered call service? adopted by cities and counties across South Korea check?s on thousands of older adults living alone in isolation or poverty.

Visitors stand under the Espiritu Santo, a full-scale representation of a 17th century galleon, on display at the Museo del Galeon in Manila on April 23.

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Apr 28, 2026

Philippine museum brings deadly and lucrative galleon trade to life

By Cecil Morella

Museumgoers will starting May 1 be able to walk on the deck of a full-size replica of a Spanish galleon that was built and crewed by Filipinos.

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.

Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Social camouflaging can help neurodivergent people navigate social situations, but researchers say the effort often comes with significant emotional and mental strain.

The challenge of being neurodivergent in Japan’s culture of conformity

By Tomoko Otake

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