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Rush for Africa’s marine species to feed demand in Asia

Environment Sheree Bega - 20 Feb 2021

The booming, lucrative and often illicit trade in sea cucumbers, seahorses and fish maws threatens species and coastal communities

Where do Africans study abroad?

Education M&G Data Desk - 5 Sep 2020

China is becoming the preferred destination for countries such as Ghana and Nigeria

Elephants in the room

Article Maxwell Gomera & Neville Ash - 30 Aug 2019

Science should lead the way in society’s efforts to protect habitats, wildlife and people’s livelihoods

Decriminalising same-sex sex is good for all of us

Article Eusebius McKaiser - 11 Jun 2019

The entire history of penal codes that outlaw same-sex desire and sex is a history of oppression that can never be justified

Trawling the streets of Asia for food

Article Zaza Hlalethwa - 31 May 2019

A docu-series highlights the importance of nutritious and delicious meals provided by pavement vendors

Asian markets plunge as Trump threatens to hike China tariffs

Article Agency - 6 May 2019

The warning will throw a shadow over the next round of talks, with a delegation from Beijing due in Washington this week

Bigger farms needed to feed nine billion

Article Sipho Kings - 5 Oct 2018

That’s not the research findings the proponents of small-scale, organic agriculture want to hear

Facebook to build $1bn Singapore data centre, first in Asia

Article Agency - 6 Sep 2018

The centre is expected to be operational around 2022, and will host Facebook servers and centralise its IT operations

Zambia’s crackdown on sex dolls provokes fierce rights debate

Africa Staff Reporter - 12 Mar 2018

No one sells them openly, no one admits to owning one, and no one has been arrested— but Zambia is waging a fierce campaign against sex dolls

Myanmar’s Rohingya: Cornered by poverty, stalked by violence

Article Hla Hla Htay - 19 Jul 2017

Rohingya Muslims in a conflict-scarred corner of Rakhine State say fear is one of the few constants in their lives

Economic week ahead: The end of an era

Article Staff Reporter - 27 Oct 2014

This week is expected to see the end of the Federal Reserve’s daring asset purchase programme.

Economic week ahead: Looking for growth

Article Staff Reporter - 22 Sep 2014

Investor interest is likely to centre on PMI reports in China and Europe. Both sets of reports may be disappointing. Here is your guide.

Gold swings near three-week high as Asian demand seen increasing

Article Staff Reporter - 7 Jan 2014

The gold price hovered near a three-week high as investors weighed up Asian demand against overall slowing investment.

Gandhi’s lessons for al-Qaeda

Analysis Staff Reporter - 12 Sep 2013

Historian Faisal Devji unearths some unusual and unlikely links in South Asia’s fraught history.

The super-rich swell their ranks and keep getting richer

Article Staff Reporter - 21 Jun 2013

A million more people joined the ranks of the global super-rich last year, almost a third of them in Asia.

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Latest articles on ASIA

Rush for Africa’s marine species to feed demand in Asia

Where do Africans study abroad?

Elephants in the room

Decriminalising same-sex sex is good for all of us

Trawling the streets of Asia for food

Asian markets plunge as Trump threatens to hike China tariffs

Bigger farms needed to feed nine billion

Facebook to build $1bn Singapore data centre, first in Asia

Zambia’s crackdown on sex dolls provokes fierce rights debate

Myanmar’s Rohingya: Cornered by poverty, stalked by violence

Economic week ahead: The end of an era

Economic week ahead: Looking for growth

Gold swings near three-week high as Asian demand seen increasing

Gandhi’s lessons for al-Qaeda

The super-rich swell their ranks and keep getting richer

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