News & Insights Across Asia
The 2024 APEC meeting emphasizes inclusive development, encouraging women to play a larger role in the economy. “The Power of Youth+” explores how women can impact growth and advance gender equality.
In Pakistan’s Tharparkar desert, a woman named Singhari becomes a truck driver, challenging norms and inspiring her village by proving women can succeed in roles once reserved for men.
In Lijiang, Yunnan Province, farmer Zhang Xiuyun has dedicated the past decade to breeding and preserving 49 varieties of corn, establishing a seed bank to safeguard local heritage seeds.
Women farmers in China’s Yunnan Province are preserving agrobiodiversity by breeding and protecting traditional crop varieties, highlighting the crucial role of empowering women in agriculture.
Forty-eight-year-old Saniah, one of the few female truck drivers in Malaysia, transforms her life through the booming logistics industry, highlighting women’s empowerment amidst Southeast Asia’s economic growth.
In Yengisar County, Xinjiang, Nurimengul Qasim becomes her village’s first female drone pilot, revolutionizing agriculture and inspiring women by enhancing crop management and boosting her family’s income.
The China-Laos Railway empowers Laotian women like Somphone Inleuangsy, one of the first female train drivers, symbolizing new opportunities and progress in Southeast Asia.