Society

Taiwan president greets Taiwanese queen for winning Drag Race
Tsai and her ruling Democratic Progressive Party have championed LGBTQ+ rights making the island a bastion of liberal values, and in 2019 Taiwan legalised same sex marriage in a first for Asia
Why are madrasas gaining more pupils
Educationists see a link between the growing number of madrasa students and the prolonged financial squeeze
S Korea hopes new speed train links will help boost birthrate
Officials hope the project connecting central Seoul and its outskirts will encourage more youth to consider homes outside the city, and start having babies
Trans Bangladeshis demand safety online
Social media platforms such as Facebook and Instagram must do more to remove anti-LGBTQ+ content as hate spreads, activists say
Thailand moves closer to legalising same-sex unions
The nation’s parliament passes a marriage equality bill in a landmark step that moves the country closer to becoming the third territory in Asia to legalise same-sex unions
Racial tensions cost Germany skilled foreign labour
Many large companies in Germany and the Netherlands have expressed concern about the difficulty of hiring due to anti-immigrant sentiment
China encourages frugal weddings
The shift to a more simple style is important to develop good future customs, an article says
Tokyo, Tokyo, make me a match! Metropolis hopes AI app will spur marriages
After years of unsuccessful attempts to reverse declines in marriages and births, the Japanese capital turns to AI for a solution