Asia Pacific
Lululemon apologises after Japanese drum row at Great Wall yoga event
Online uproar follows Canadian brand’s use of taiko drum at sponsored festival held to celebrate Chinese cultureVietnam police rescue hundreds of cats stolen for meat by crime ring
Major operation launched after spate of pet thefts in Ho Chi Minh City, according to local media- Women in ChinaThey were forced into marriage and abused. Now women facing exploitation in China have a glimmer of hopeFemale activists are working in the shadows to find and support vulnerable women they fear are being failed by authorities
A rat sighting in New Zealand can trigger an urgent response. Meet the ‘ghostbusters’ hunting them down
The Guardian view on the global baby bust: people are having fewer children – even where they say they want more
From camel coats to guochao: Max Mara woos China’s luxury brand consumers
Fujitsu chair resigns after ‘woman-related inappropriate conduct’
Bank of Japan raises interest rates to 31-year high … of 1%
Girlfriends review – love and growing pains in queer coming-of-age tale that goes from Hong Kong to Taiwan
‘Beautiful moment’: fans of New Zealand and Iran draw on World Cup fervour together
Half of world’s children exposed to at least three climate hazards, Unicef says
Starbucks Korea to temporarily shut all stores for history lesson after bungled coffee promotion
Sri Lanka sees ‘alarming’ rise in cybercrime as scam networks relocate from south-east Asia
EU trade deficit with China reaches record €1bn a day, data shows
Angel’s Egg review – Mamoru Oshii’s dazzling 1985 anime is an eerie philosophical adventure
The Guardian view on culture in China: artist Gao Zhen is paying again for the country’s painful history
Deadly Philippines earthquake found to have raised seabed by up to 2 metres
Mourners line Bangkok streets to pay respects to Thailand’s Princess Bha
Funeral procession travels to palace as people remember royal’s campaigning and work for underprivileged‘Stop pretending we don’t exist’: Seoul fills its streets with Pride colour
‘This is the one time of year people feel they can truly show who they are,’ says one festival attendeeJessie J’s triumphant return puts lucrative Chinese market in spotlight
Other western acts have attempted to crack country’s music scene since singer’s breakout success in 2018