Promoting equality through the voices of ethnic minority youths

Promoting equality through the voices of ethnic minority youths

The No voice - No equal future project that was implemented in Son La in 2023 is encouraging ethnic minority youths and young journalists to drive change.
Rich-poor gaps expanded worldwide during pandemic

Rich-poor gaps expanded worldwide during pandemic

Half of the poorest countries saw health spending drop despite the pandemic, while most countries froze or even lowered taxes on the rich and corporations.
Same-sex couple bonds beyond borders

Same-sex couple bonds beyond borders

After travelling halfway around the globe, the young German-Vietnamese same-sex couple Etienne and Thanh will tie the knot in Denmark.
Rising inequality threatens to deny access to basic healthcare for some

Rising inequality threatens to deny access to basic healthcare for some

With Vietnam's rising wealth, lingering inequality urges several experts to call for more equal policies that secure the most basic healthcare needs of all.
Permanent progressive policies to tackle Asia's coronavirus and inequality crisis

Permanent progressive policies to tackle Asia's coronavirus and inequality crisis

The pandemic has aggravated already existing inequality for 148 million Asians, pushing them further into poverty while billionaires grew their wealth by $1.46 trillion.
Wealth inequaity increases after COVID-19

Wealth inequaity increases after COVID-19

The mega-rich have recouped their losses from COVID-19 in short order while pushing billions into poverty for at least a decade.
Macron warns on 'capitalism gone mad' in ILO speech

Macron warns on 'capitalism gone mad' in ILO speech

French President Emmanuel Macron denounced "capitalism gone mad" in an address on Tuesday (Jun 11) to the UN's International Labour Organisation, while urging enhanced social protections in a global economy plagued by inequality.
Halting payments via phone cards: an unequal game?

Halting payments via phone cards: an unequal game?

As mobile operators do not allow using phone cards to pay for non-communications-related activities, domestic software developers decry a disadvantage.
Wealth inequality drags growth: experts

Wealth inequality drags growth: experts

As the world faces a crisis in wealth distribution, some experts doubt if the accumulation of capital will encourage innovation and investment, but instead, lead to multiple tax burdens and increase the gap between rich and poor.
Asian countries lead development progress over 40 years, UNDP report

Asian countries lead development progress over 40 years, UNDP report

The 20th anniversary edition of the UN Development Programme’s (UNDP) Human Development Report, launched yesterday in a ceremony with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, UNDP Administrator Helen Clark and Nobel laureate Amartya Sen, spotlights countries that made the greatest progress in recent decades as measured by the Human Development Index (HDI), with China, Nepal, Indonesia, Laos and Republic of Korea all making the report’s “Top 10 Movers” list.