KATHERINE KY CHENG

MOTION

Japanese art collective teamLab launches a visually spectacular exhibition, propelling a forest in the southwest island of Kyushu to come alive with lights and colourful projections.

Freshwater dolphins are flourishing in a stretch of Pakistan's main river after a helping hand from fishermen mobilised to defend a rare species driven to near-extinction.

Security forces fire rubber bullets and tear gas at anti-coup protesters as demonstrations in Myanmar enter a second month.

Dozens of Hong Kongers queue in the early morning hours of Friday for an edition of the pro-democracy paper Apple Daily as it was delivered to news stands. Many, to show support, bought several copies. On Thursday, more than 500 officers had raided the paper's newsroom in an operation authorities said was sparked by articles that allegedly appealed for sanctions against China. The paper and its jailed owner Jimmy Lai have long been a thorn in Beijing's side with unapologetic support for the financial hub's pro-democracy movement and scathing criticism of China's authoritarian leaders.

Artist Rada Akbar says she feels little hope for the future amid a surge of violence as foreign troops withdraw from Afghanistan after two decades of military involvement. High profile women including media workers, judges and activists are among the more than 200 people who have been assassinated since September -- violence the US and Afghan government blame on the Taliban. Rada and other Afghan women fear that the Taliban’s potential return to power will only bring further violence, and bring about harsh restrictions on the freedom of women and girls.

After decades of campaigning, karate finally made its way onto the Olympic stage this summer as one of four new sports - and young karate fighters in Japan want the world to see it. But it will not make an appearance in the upcoming 2024 Paris Games, meaning it only has one shot to make an impact.