Culture

While the world knows about the first African American / South Asian Vice President running for office (Kamala Harris), two young Indian Americans made history in New York as the…

Fugitive Myanmar Buddhist monk, Wirathu, widely known as the “Burmese Bin Ladin” has turned himself in to authorities after 18 months on the run. Wirathu was often seen with a…

In another sign of humanity, rescuers in Columbo, Sri Lanka have helped return 100 whales back to sea after a mass beaching. The Sri Lankan Navy, Coastguard, life guards and…

In a win for diversity, New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Arden has announced her new cabinet includes Nanaia Mahuta, the first indigenous Maori female foreign minister and Grand Robertson, the…

In a first for an Asian Military, the first same sex couples were officially married in Taiwan. Taiwan was the first place in Asia to legalize the union of same…

While most of the world goes through a 2nd or 3rd Covid wave, Taiwan just went 200 days without any local Covid infections! A combination of near universal mask use,…

Following the example set by Governor Newsom of California (USA) to make all cars emissions free by 2030, the Prime Minister of Japan announced Japan will be a fully carbon…