N.Korean women tell of slavery and gang rape in Chinese cybersex dens
… trafficked into sexual slavery in China as they try to flee poverty and oppression in their homeland, experts on the reclusive state said on Monday.
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A better Korean option
We can understand that poverty is hard. There aren’t many choices for uneducated people, and the income that illegal recruitment agents offer is very …
Shaping a brighter future for Pakistan
Pakistani girls attending a primary school. Photo: World BankThis blog is part of a series that discusses findings from the Pakistan@100: Shaping the Future report, which identifies the changes necessary for Pakistan to become a strong upper middle-in…
Decoding development: Insights from Singapore’s economic development board
Singapore’s transformation into a trade and finance hub that leads global rankings of competitiveness often prompts observers to ask: What is its secret sauce? We at the Singapore Hub for Infrastructure and Urban Development asked Kelvin Wong, Assist…
The innovation imperative: How Asia can leverage exponential technologies to improve lives and promote growth
Robots will take over our jobs, disrupt our industries and erode our competitiveness.
Such were commonly expressed fears about advances in automation, artificial intelligence, and 3D printing – key representations of exponential technologies – …
Over 4 billion receive ineffective social protection: ILO
Currently, half of Korea’s population aged 65 and over lives in relative poverty, nearly four times higher than the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development average of 13 per cent. There are three different types of pension incomes that those aged 65 or older can receive: social welfare, …
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