Nature and Biodiversity
Grey fingers: Ageing Singapore uses gardening to fight loneliness
Gardening is being used as a means for the elderly to socialise, make new friends, and fend off loneliness in Singapore's ageing population.
Beh Lih Yi is the Southeast Asia correspondent for the Thomson Reuters Foundation.
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Education and Skills
Taiwan is dropping gender-specific uniforms in its schools
A school in Taiwan is dropping gender-specific uniforms in a positive boost for LGBT+ and gender equality. Both boys and girls will be allowed to wear skirts at Banqiao Senior High School...
Education and Skills
The key ingredient to saving the world $1 billion every day? Breast milk
Breastfeeding can help prevent diarrhea and pneumonia, two major causes of infant death, and protect mothers against ovarian and breast cancer.
Financial and Monetary Systems
Women in Asia are having a powerful impact on business
Firms whose boards were at least 30% female generated more income from their assets than those with all-male boards.
Education and Skills
Why Chinese consumers are being urged to eat less meat ahead of the Year of the Pig
China consumes more meat than any other country and accounts for half the world's consumption of pork, which is used in everything from dumplings and stir-fries to hotpots.
Health and Healthcare Systems
A baby has been vaccinated by a shot delivered by drone for the first time
A one-month-old baby in Vanuatu has become the first ever to be treated with a vaccine delivered by drone.
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
A new survey reveals that a majority of Australian women have been sexually harassed at work
Some 64 percent of women and 35 percent of men said they had been harassed at their current or former workplace.
Urban Transformation
70% of women in Tokyo back single-sex transport amid safety concerns
Women in Tokyo are the most in favour of single-sex carriages, a poll of the world's biggest commuter cities has found.
Climate Action
Hong Kong's last fishing village is under serious threat from climate change
Tai O in Hong Kong has faced threats from an influx of tourists, but its biggest challenge will be climate change.
Education and Skills
New Zealand is replacing 'sexist' road signs - after a 7-year-old complained
The New Zealand transport authority is creating gender-neutral signs after a 7-year-old girl complained.
Jobs and the Future of Work
Victims of domestic abuse will be offered paid leave in New Zealand
Ten days leave must be granted to help give victims time to escape abusive situations.The country has one of the worst records for domestic violence among developed nations.
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
Indonesian men are wearing mini-skirts to end violence against women
A male-led Indonesian campaign group is attempting to eliminate violence against women.