Why a woman becoming Japan's PM won't necessarily be good for gender equality
Two women are in the running to lead Japan's Liberal Democratic Party and thus be virtually guaranteed to become the country's first female prime minister.
Will Jackson is a digital producer with the ABC's Asia Pacific Newsroom.
He has been with the ABC since 2020 after working across a range of print and online publications in Australia and Cambodia.
Two women are in the running to lead Japan's Liberal Democratic Party and thus be virtually guaranteed to become the country's first female prime minister.
The United States announces sanctions on one of Cambodia's wealthiest and most powerful tycoons over alleged human rights abuses related to the treatment of trafficking victims forced to work in online scam centres.
China plans to build the world's first-ever nuclear power station using molten salt as the fuel carrier and coolant, and thorium as a fuel source — revealed in a since-deleted report posted on the Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics website.
Former minister of public security To Lam has rapidly ascended to power in Vietnam, taking on two of the four roles considered the "pillars" of the country's political system. Some are already comparing him to Xi Jinping.
Thailand's stunning beaches, delicious food and unique cultural heritage are already big drawcards for tourists. Soon the country could add roulette, blackjack and pokies to its list of attractions.
A huge online marketplace linked to Cambodia's ruling family is allegedly being used to sell equipment to and launder money for the online scam industry — with Australians among those in the crosshairs.
Laos built about 80 hydropower dams on the Mekong River and its tributaries with the goal of becoming South-East Asia's "battery". But the revenue from the infrastructure is yet to flow through and the debt repayments are mounting up.
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Thai blockbuster family drama How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies has left millions of film goers across South-East Asia in tears. Will it have the same effect on Australian audiences?
A new US State Department report highlights alleged Cambodian government "corruption and official complicity" in human trafficking for the online scam industry just days after a high-level Cambodian delegation visited Australia to learn about how to "fight against technological crime".
A survey of immigrant community leaders suggests their members are being hit harder than the wider community by the cost-of-living crisis, but also that they are showing resilience and helping each other.
China could soon become the first country in the world with flying taxis as part of Beijing's plan to develop what it calls the "low-altitude economy".
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AI tools such as face-swapping and chatbots are being used by South-East Asia's crime syndicates to make their scams more efficient and effective. However, some operations appear to be having less success with the new tech than others.
The attack on a Cambodian-Australian visiting his homeland sets a worrying precedent according to community leaders and prompts activists to cancel upcoming travel plans.
Truong My Lan's company was building luxury residential complexes and shopping centres. She's now been sentenced to death.
Observers express concerns the "humiliating" loss of Myawaddy township on the Myanmar-Thai border will prompt a counteroffensive from the military junta that could have devastating consequences for the civilian population.
In response to the proliferation of sweatshop-style online scam centres in South-East Asia, individual volunteers and groups have stepped up — often at great personal risk.
Australia has long struggled to recruit as many personnel as our defence force chiefs would like. But ours isn't the only military in the Asia-Pacific region facing issues.
Thailand's Election Commission announces it will ask Thailand's Constitutional Court to disband the Move Forward Party over concerns the party's campaign to change a law against insulting the monarchy undermines the country's system of governance.
Experts warn the presumptive new president's personality and questionable past could cause some headaches for Canberra.
The Myanmar junta's decision to begin enforcing a conscription law first enacted 14 years ago is an attack on the country's young people, a "pronouncement of psychotic resolve" and likely to have unintended consequences, analysts say.
Bhutan's king has announced ambitious plans to develop a "mindfulness city" in a bid to boost the country's economy and reverse an exodus of young and qualified people seeking opportunities abroad — mainly in Australia.
Experts warn that with elections to be held in about 50 countries this year — including the world's biggest democracies in India, the United States, and Indonesia — the proliferation of easy-to-use AI tools is set to lead to a "tsunami of disinformation".
Myanmar's military government cedes control of the capital of the self-administered Kokang region in the country's north-east, the most significant defeat for the junta since an alliance of three ethnic-based rebel armies launched an offensive on October 27.
Australians have been left stranded in Tuvalu after Fiji Airways cancelled all flights to and from the tiny Pacific Island national indefinitely due to damage to the airport's runway.
China reportedly mediates a temporary ceasefire in north-east Myanmar after rebel forces surround Laukkai, a border city notorious for cyberscam operations.