Will Jackson

Bhutan's king has announced ambitious plans to develop a "mindfulness city" in a bid to boost the country's economy and reverse an exodus of young and qualified people seeking opportunities abroad — mainly in Australia. 

Experts warn that with elections to be held in about 50 countries this year — including the world's biggest democracies in India, the United States, and Indonesia — the proliferation of easy-to-use AI tools is set to lead to a "tsunami of disinformation". 

Myanmar's military government cedes control of the capital of the self-administered Kokang region in the country's north-east, the most significant defeat for the junta since an alliance of three ethnic-based rebel armies launched an offensive on October 27. 

Australians have been left stranded in Tuvalu after Fiji Airways cancelled all flights to and from the tiny Pacific Island national indefinitely due to damage to the airport's runway.

China reportedly mediates a temporary ceasefire in north-east Myanmar after rebel forces surround Laukkai, a border city notorious for cyberscam operations.

Fourteen years after the warlord Peng Jiasheng was betrayed and forced to relinquish control of Kokang, the region in Myanmar's north-east that he had ruled for decades, his family are poised to finally get revenge.

The Philippine Coast Guard revealed it was monitoring more than 135 Chinese vessels "swarming" at a disputed South China Sea reef within the country's exclusive economic zone.

An "unprecedented" surprise offensive launched by a coalition of ethnic-based armies and pro-democracy fighters in Myanmar's north has some observers convinced the country's ruling junta is likely to be defeated.

Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) students who were forced to take an amended Chinese language exam after it was accidentally given to a different class complain of a further stuff-up with the test.

Myanmar nationals who have had their visas knocked back by immigration officials because of the "political and economic situation" in their strife-riven country, say their individual circumstances are not being properly considered.

The conviction and sentencing of a human rights lawyer and activist last week under Thailand's lese-majeste law — the first since the country's new government took office — has left those pushing for reform of the law dismayed, but experts believe there is reason to hope for change in the longer term.

China is working with neighbouring countries to crack down on the scam operations that are plaguing the region — including Australia. 

Chinese state media has pointed to Huawei's new smartphone as evidence the United States' attempts to curtail China's microchip development are failing. So how significant is the tech in the new phone and what does it mean for the "chip wars"? 

When Singapore police raided a suspected money laundering ring last month, they seized property and assets including a collection of about 60 colourful, mostly plastic figurines in the shape of a pot-bellied bear.

The 10 foreigners Singapore police arrested last week in a massive anti-money-laundering operation were citizens of countries including China, Vanuatu, Cyprus, Türkiye and Cambodia. But it's since emerged they were all originally from the same place. 

A dilapidated Philippines ship intentionally run aground on a South China Sea reef to counter China's claim to the area could soon "succumb to the elements", an American security analyst says.

For decades the Philippines has stationed a small contingent of marines on a rusting World War II warship that was deliberately run aground on a submerged reef in the South China Sea. 

Does a string of scandals plaguing Singapore's government show that the system of oversight is working, or that such issues are inevitable without independent checks and balances?

Amid rising inflation and interest rates and stubbornly high prices for flights, the number of Australian residents travelling overseas has yet to return to pre-pandemic levels. But some countries are getting more Australian visitors than others.

Despite warnings a new wave of coronavirus driven by the latest XBB variants could peak at up to 65 million cases a week, China's health authorities say the situation remains under control. 

Last year, the ABC issued a call-out asking readers to share their stories about how they were coping with rising interest rates and prices for everyday goods and services. Here's what some of them say they are doing now, nearly 12 months later, to make ends meet.

Applying for an Australian visa will become more expensive from July 1, while international students will have their working hours capped again.

Tuvalu says the impacts of climate change have forced it to create a digital copy of itself in the metaverse. But in the real world, not everyone's convinced.

Indigenous and cultural diversity in some parts of Australian television news has increased marginally over the past two years, a new "report card" has found, but journalists from an Anglo-Celtic background remain "vastly over-represented" on air.

Hong Kong's new leader has a reputation of being hardline pro-Beijing and is expected to oversee the further integration of the special administrative region into the mainland.