Japan must reform its inflexible work culture
Author: Hiroshi Ono, Hitotsubashi University Working in Japan is full of inflexibilities. Flexible work arrangements, such as remote work and…
Violence erupts at Foxconn Zhengzhou plant as workers protest over benefits and Covid-19 controls at world’s largest iPhone factory
There were violent clashes between workers and security forces at Foxconn Zhengzhou, the world’s largest iPhone factory, over employee benefits…
No winners in the Indian National Congress presidential race
Author: Arun R Swamy, University of Guam India’s grand old party, the Indian National Congress (INC), has elected a new…
Ukraine’s Zelensky accuses Russia of ‘terror and murder’ after maternity ward strike kills newborn baby
Ukrainian emergency services said the baby died while its mother and a doctor were rescued from the rubble in Vilniansk.
Walmart worker shoots dead 6 people at Virginia store
Police in Chesapeake said the suspect was also killed in the attack at the store bustling with Thanksgiving holiday shoppers.
Hong Kong judge sentences man to psychiatric centre for trying to kill flatmate after hearing voices
Defendant attacked victim with a cleaver after he heard a voice accusing him of stealing a packet of cigarettes, court…
Bomb blasts in Jerusalem kill one person, injure 14 others in suspected Palestinian attack
The twin explosions struck half an hour apart, with police suspecting it was a ‘combined attack’.
Interference allegations unravel Australia–Bougainville relations
Author: Bal Kama, ANU The relationship between Australia and the Autonomous Region of Bougainville is in repair mode following the…
China is developing new nuclear system to power moon base expected to be up and running by 2028
China’s moon station is expected to be complete by 2028. Its basic configuration will comprise a lander, a hopper and…
Indonesia’s slow path to vaccine self-sufficiency
Author: Andree Surianta, ANU On 13 September 2022, Indonesian President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo officially introduced the country’s first domestically produced…