Amid soaring income inequality, nearly 40% aged 65 or older live in poverty in Korea South Korea’s elderly poverty rate worsened for the second consecutive year, intensifying concerns as the country ...

The poverty rate among older adults has worsened for two consecutive years, according to data the Ministry of Health and Welfare and Statistics Korea released the same day. Around 38.2 percent of ...

He is the author of “Within Our Means,” a biweekly newsletter on ending poverty in America. The classic promise of the American dream is that no matter where you grew up, no matter how poor ...

A$95 billion worth of USAID programs have been brought to a screeching halt. It’s a devastating decision for developing nations, but also for US foreign policy.

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has received a $5 million contribution (over GH¢80 million) from the Republic ...

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol tried to demolish his country’s democracy. In a shocking late-night television address, ...

Peace prospects look bleak in Myanmar as a civil war rages despite international pressure on the military four years after it ...

The Philippine central bank will take a "measured approach" in easing policy rates, it said on Wednesday, as annual inflation held steady at 2.9% in January, staying within its target range ...

By Richmond Kwame FRIMPONGThe trade-to-GDP ratio measures the relative importance of international trade in the economy of a country. As a percentage metric, it is calculated by dividing the aggregate ...

To tackle food insecurity in Asia, countries must innovate, collaborate with neighbours and leverage global platforms ...

How big is the issue? With rising energy bills and the cost of food increasing, food poverty is now a reality for many. Some are forced to choose between heating and eating, and some parents are ...

During the Cold War, Albanian leader Enver Hoxha scattered a colony of 175,000 concrete bunkers across the country. This is ...