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East Asia
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Nora Sausmikat

New Superman

China’s new personality cult and enhanced authoritarianism

China
Ayumi Konishi

“The leaders want to solve problems”

An ADB expert assesses China’s developmental success

Leather

“Stricter than in Germany”

Uwe Hutzler: Setting sustainability standards in the tanning industry in Asia and the USA

Urban infrastructure
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

Public transport for 30 million people

Chinese megacity Chongqing wants to become a model for light-rail traffic

Migration
Christina Stobwasser

Torn life

What China's migrants aspire to and how they cope with daily challenges

Repression
Astrid Lipinsky

Government control of fertility

China's demographics: one child, two partens, four grandparents

Gender relations
Nilanjana Ray

Aborted girls, trafficked women

Aborted girls, enslaved brides - a depressing Asian drama

Eco systems
Katja Dombrowski
Katja Dombrowski

Dangerous dams

Mekong dam projects endanger eco systems as well as people's livelihoods

Trade union
Doris Fischer

No Revolution

Foxconn to improve workers’ representation a bit, but labour relations in China will not change dramatically

Public participation
Christian Wuttke

Field trials

China's urban planners are increasingly interested in their people’s desires

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Poverty Reduction

The first UN Sustainable Development Goal is to end poverty in all its forms everywhere.

Rebounding tourism set to support Sri Lanka’s economic recovery
Why tourist arrivals in Sri Lanka peaked in 2018
Mexico’s first female president
Prioritise international solidarity over national interests
A brief history of Nepal’s tourism industry

Gender Equality

In order to achieve gender equality, it is necessary to empower women and girls.

Mexico’s first female president
Women-led businesses suffer most
Why you might find our newsletter useful
Why the acronym BIPoC does not have to explain anything
Defending the progress made

Governance

Achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals will require good governance – from the local to the global level.

Development policy must not ignore changing global realities
Imagine top judges in Africa or Asia ruling like the US Supreme Court
Turning point in sanctions policy
Advantages and pitfalls of sanctions
Rebounding tourism set to support Sri Lanka’s economic recovery

Sustainability

The UN Sustainable Development Goals aim to transform economies in an environmentally sound manner, leaving no one behind.

Development policy must not ignore changing global realities
Imagine top judges in Africa or Asia ruling like the US Supreme Court
Turning point in sanctions policy
Advantages and pitfalls of sanctions
Rebounding tourism set to support Sri Lanka’s economic recovery