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In today’s newsletter: Doctors are sounding the alarm over a surge in cancers and irreversible skin damage linked to bleaching creams, as colourism continues to shape beauty ideals from Africa to Asia

National Army Museum’s Beyond Burma exhibition examines stories of soldiers from Britain’s colonies

This year marks 80 years since Japan’s catastrophic defeat in the Asia-Pacific War. In 1945, the country lay in ruins. Millions had died in battle or in the devastating Allied bombings of Tokyo, Hiroshima, Nagasaki, and other cities. Across Asia and the Pacific, Japan’s bid to create a Greater East…

Holiday company boss says tourists are opting instead for destinations such as Canada, Africa and Asia

Increased hopes for a US rate cut propel markets to fresh highs

Vietnam wants to follow in the footsteps of Taiwan and South Korea, but focusing on one single industry is no longer viable to build a strong and resilient economy.

A moving film marks 80 years since the war in east Asia ended. Plus: more coach fun with Rob Brydon on Destination X. Here’s what to watch this evening

Shares have advanced in Asia after the U.S. stock market rallied to records when data showed inflation across the United States improved slightly last month

Vietnam is launching its biggest economic overhaul in a generation, aiming to become Asia’s next “tiger economy.”

Japan's Nikkei hit a second record high in as many days Wednesday, as hopes of US interest rate cuts following soft inflation data cheered equity investors across Asia.

The war between Russia and Ukraine is taking place in Europe, but its security implications are increasingly being felt in Asia, too.