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Over-tourism: Kyoto’s historic geisha district imposes no-go areas for sightseers
From next month, visitors to the city’s historic Gion district will be banned from certain streets after a surge in harassment.
- by Danielle Demetriou
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Rihanna, Bill Gates and the Zuckerbergs: A multibillion-dollar guest list for a $100m wedding
When the last single child of Asia’s richest man married the daughter of hyper-wealthy pharmaceutical company founders, it was always going to be extravagant. A contender, even, for the most lavish wedding do the world has ever seen.
- by Tamara Abraham
‘Deeply vicious’ slurs don’t deter Blaine Gibson’s hunt for vanished plane
The perpetual adventurer’s search for MH370 has made him a target.
- by Zach Hope
Analysis
South-East Asian economy
How Singapore pulled a swiftie and started a cultural arms race
Singapore’s “unfriendly” exclusivity deal with Taylor Swift has upset some country leaders.
- by Zach Hope
World of photos, March 7, 2024
The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by our picture editors.
Popular Australian surfer dies off Indonesian coast
Gunther Henry Kitzler, 56, was surfing with two friends at a renowned hotspot off East Java when he was swept away.
- by Zach Hope
Beijing unites around Xi’s ‘historic mission’
Premier Li Qiang has vowed to push ahead with transforming China’s economic growth model as he announced a new target of 5 per cent.
- by Eryk Bagshaw
Ex-Bank of Beijing boss being investigated for alleged corruption
Yan Bingzhu, former top executive in the state-owned bank , is suspected of “seriously violating discipline and the law”.
The three Tiwi Islanders taking on the might of the Japanese economy
The David and Goliath battle has pitted a group of Tiwi Islanders against titans of the Japanese economy.
- by Eryk Bagshaw
Analysis
Inside China
Talk down China’s economy at your peril – security figures are watching
Chinese President Xi Jinping’s security crackdown has been paired with an ideological campaign to bring the People’s Republic back to its socialist roots ahead of the National People’s Congress.
- by Eryk Bagshaw
Malaysia says search for MH370 must resume off Australian coast
An American company has put forward a proposal to search 15,000 square kilometres of the Southern Indian Ocean. So far, the Malaysian government is backing it.
- by Zach Hope