Surveys

Why post on Instagram? 4 in 10 South Koreans use it to boast, survey shows

Around 72.9 per cent said there appear to be many users who show off or brag on social media.

US pollster Gallup stops tracking presidential approval: report

US President Donald Trump has threatened pollsters, writing on his Truth Social platform last month: “Fake and Fraudulent Polling should be, virtually, a criminal offense.”

Politicians facing worldwide surge in violence and abuse, survey finds

FILE PHOTO: Slovak Defence Minister Robert Kalinak speaks in front of a screen displaying an image from the attempted assassination of Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico, during a SMER-SSD party's rally, in Handlova, central Slovakia May 15, 2025. REUTERS/Radovan Stoklasa/File Photo

Digital native teens given chance to spot fake news in Japan election

Japan lowered the voting age to 18 from 20 in 2016, but turnout among teenage voters has tended to be lower than in other age groups.

Thailand’s ex-PM Abhisit returns to political fray in boost for his party

As prime minister from 2008 to 2011, Abhisit Vejjajiva faced prolonged street protests by the “Red Shirt” populist movement.

Trump’s immigration approval drops to record low, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds

Federal agents stand behind police tape as people gather near the site where a man identified as Alex Pretti was fatally shot by federal agents trying to detain him, in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

SIA is top-ranked airline, at 24th overall on Fortune’s list of world’s most admired companies

Singapore Airlines (SIA) aeroplanes taken from Changi Airport Terminal 3 on Feb 12, 2020.

Young workers are among the most worried about AI affecting jobs: Randstad survey

Four in five workers believe artificial intelligence is going to impact their daily tasks at the workplace.

Portugal votes for president with far-right surge expected

A man votes during the presidential election in Lisbon, Portugal, January 18, 2026. REUTERS/Pedro Nunes

World Economic Forum survey shows doing business got tougher in 2025

Nearly four in ten executives indicated growing barriers to trade, talent and cross-border capital flows had made it harder to do business.

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