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Before the COVID-19 pandemic, 1 in 3 women were subjected to intimate partner or sexual violence by a non-partner over the course of their lifetime; the figures were even higher for a number of countries in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia.

Sun Hung Kai Properties (SHKP) has replaced New World Development as the biggest seller of new homes in Hong Kong in 2021

The wife of Henry Cheng Kar-shun, Hong Kong’s third-richest man, has bought a flat on The Peak for HK$450 million (S$78.4 million), as the city’s most well-heeled residents continue to channel their capital into bricks and mortar to protect their wealth. Katherine Ip Mei-hing bought the four-bedroom, 4,256 square-foot apartment at 8 Peak Road from CSI Properties and Phoenix Property...

Japan markets tracked record-setting close on Wall Street to lead gains in Asia as investors looked past rising Covid-19 cases across the globe. Read more...

The Index is a novel survey-based index designed to measure agency, participation and empowerment in the water and sanitation sector

World Development Report 2021: Data for Better Lives – the first WDR focused solely on the role of data for development – comes at a time when the COVID-19 pandemic is wreaking havoc on the global economy, bringing to the fore global data inequalities. How do we tap the full value of data, ensuring equitable access for poor people? What reforms are needed in data governance to protect individuals, businesses, and societies from harm? As we chart a course for a resilient recovery, World Ba...

Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all. This is an extract fr...

Natural disasters can bring out the best in people, even between those who mistrusted one another before calamity struck. This column investigates how a natural disaster affected residents’ perceptions of each other in a region long divided by religious conflict. Using household survey data from Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, before and after the 2018 Sulawesi earthquake, it

KUALA LUMPUR: Stocks that could see increased investor interest on Friday include Telekom Malaysia, Taliworks, Samiaden, Inta Bina, Signature International, Eco World Development, Eco World International and VS Industry, says JF Apex Research.

East and West. Fashion and art. Designers and craftsmen. Past and present.