Alan Weedon

Migrations don't just happen, they're produced. It's a thread Alan Weedon followed as he retraced his mum Jesusita's story after her death.

Conspiracy theorists have a new, unlikely target: The world of urban planning.

A couple of hours' drive from Melbourne you'll find mountain ash forests, where behemoths reach up to 100 metres into the sky. But their future looks shaky — and there's more to lose than a few old trees.

What started out as a uni project could help revive our coral reefs.

A French photography collector stumbled upon a treasure trove of discarded film documenting one of the world's biggest cultural and economic shifts — the rise of modern China. He's collected more than 800,000 images in the decade since.

Authorities in a north-eastern Chinese city come under fire for their poor handling of a recent spike in COVID-19 cases, as anger mounts over a shortage of food and medication amid lockdown measures.

China is touting its COVID-19 vaccines as an alternative to those produced by Western firms, but there is still much we don't know about them. That hasn't stopped countries from purchasing shipments in droves.

Most medical regulators including Australia's demand that COVID-19 vaccines be 50 per cent efficacious at a minimum. So what does this mean? And is this number high enough?

The 71-year-old retired baker is serving a 12-year jail sentence in Vietnam, and a former inmate has told Foreign Minister Marise Payne that his prison conditions are "rapidly affecting" his mental and physical health.

Thailand's controversial King is facing growing criticism from young protesters who are demanding reforms, one of which calls on the sovereign to rule from within the Kingdom he's inherited.

As Palau receives its first batches of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, it could soon become one of the world's first countries to achieve widespread vaccination against COVID-19.

More than 4 per cent of 11 million residents in Wuhan — where COVID-19 was first detected — may have been infected with the virus, a new study by China's top disease control agency shows.

While Australian coal has been the latest victim in Beijing's geopolitical stoush with Canberra, swathes of China are facing power shortages right in the thick of winter.

With COVID-19 vaccines already rolling out in China, Russia and the UK, how will countries process vaccinated travellers at the border if vaccines are made with differing standards?

Protesters are defying strict lese majeste laws to argue for reforms to the monarchy, including more oversight over its estimated billions of dollars in wealth.

In 1995, the BBC's interview with Princess Diana became one of the most-watched television events in history. Now, her brother has alleged the broadcaster engaged in deception to secure her participation.

Former China ambassador Geoff Raby calls on the Federal Government to rethink its relationship with Beijing amid what he calls "the greatest power shift that has occurred in modern history".

For Indigenous communities separated by the US-Mexico border, Donald Trump's border wall means destruction for their traditional lands and burial grounds. Will a Biden presidency stop this?

Japan has recently clinched defence export deals with Vietnam and the Philippines. With Indonesia next in line, is there truth to claims Japan is seeking to contain China?

China has pledged to become carbon-neutral by 2060, responding to the need to drastically bring down its overwhelming share of global carbon emissions. Experts say it's also critical for the communist party's survival.

The US remains the most powerful country in Asia but its influence continues to wane, according to the Lowy Institute's Asia Power Index, which also suggests the pandemic has seen India falter in its bid to become a serious challenger to China.

Kenzo Takada, the iconic French-Japanese fashion designer famed for his bold, expressive, and playful approach to haute couture, dies at the age of 81.

Increasingly aggressive campaigns for and against New Caledonia's French rule have pushed the coronavirus pandemic out of voters' minds as the Pacific nation stages another independence referendum.

The Philippines is one of the globe's biggest suppliers of seafarers, with many supporting large families back home. With 36 of them missing from the Gulf Livestock 1 disaster, the consequences are severe.

It's official: Chinese President Xi Jinping tells the UN that China is going carbon neutral by 2060. But how does the world's largest polluter even begin to start the process?