Asian Geographic Magazines

It's the computer age, and coupled with the internet, technology has paved the way for unseen global economic transformations and, more significantly, a better quality of life. Yet, as we celebrate International Literacy Day, the lag of digital literacy is rising among millions of people worldwide. The benefits of the technology era, thus, seem far-fetched for some. What is digital...

Languages risk falling out of use when their speakers die out or change to speaking another language. Ranking them from the highest number of speakers to the least, here are 8 endangered languages that are at a risk of disappearing forever. Original text by Asian Geographic Editoral Team (AG No. 120 05/2016) Adapted for online publication by Tricia Ong   1. Sarikoli East...

In Afghanistan, a woman dies every 27 minutes from pregnancy-related complications. At 6.5 percent (6,500 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births), the maternal mortality rate in Badakhshan Province is the highest in the world.  Original text by Sophie Ibbotson & Max Lovell-Hoare (AG No. 141 02/2020) Adapted for online publication by Goh Pearl Lyn Over the course of her lifetime, an Afghan...

Today on September 4, we celebrate National Wildlife Day, founded in 2005 by animal behaviourist and philanthropist Colleen Paige. This special day highlights the unique place of wildlife as an essential component of the world’s biodiversity, as well as a key pillar of livelihoods for people, particularly among communities that live close to nature. Unregulated or poorly managed human activities...

The ancient Greeks believed that there were six main rivers that flow from the living world into the Underworld. Like the river Styx flowing from Feneos, Greece, into the dark bowels of Hades, some rivers that once provided food, water, transport, and trade to all living creatures have now turned dark - transporting waste from the cities to the...

Winners of Images of Asia Monthly Competition July 2021 From Left to Right, Top to Bottom: “Tea Time” by Grace Ho ; “Reveal" by K.A.Uditha Prabhasha Dharmarathna ; “The Butcher at Rest” by Wong Chee Shiuan ; “Sunrise At The Beautiful Taiping Lake” by Chen Chit Chuang ; "Ant with Eggs” by Nicholas Ng Sze Tye and “Charcoal Field” by Chong...

Source: Pexels Text by: Katreena Sarmiento The rise of technological innovation has been gearing companies towards utilizing new technologies for sustainable purposes. Over the past few years, it’s evident that less wasteful production methods as well as smart data collection empower businesses to maximize their resources. With their help, societies can realize economic well-being based on solidarity without compromising the ability...

12 August marks the 9th year of World Elephant Day! First launched on August 12, 2012, by Patricia Sims and the Elephant Reintroduction Foundation, it seeks to spread awareness on their dwindling population and threats they are facing. Over a century ago, the African elephant population saw numbers as high as 5 million and the Asian elephants were 200,000 strong....