The thing I feel like is really important to remember whenever thinking about the world and demographics is that most people are Asian. As in more people live in Asia then outside of it. Conversely when a headline or something mentions Asia, it is rare they actually mean the majority of the continent or people living there.

Especially because it sounds like the Philippines is pushing for a 4 day workweek, but the rest of SEA is asking people to work from home, use less AC, take the stairs…

Particularly funny because of course Israel, Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Iran are all themselves in Asia

Maybe a better title would say "Asian nations [independently] roll out 4-day weeks, WFH to solve fuel crisis"?

I wish India did this. Millions of copy paste workers, would ease up traffic.

I’m living in one of these countries. Abject failure from powers that be to even consider 4-day workweek as an alleviation. Not the first time it happens yet they learn nothing.

And Korea. And Japan. And Bangladesh. At least according to the article. Sure it would be more precise if they said "some countries in South, South East, and East Asia".

Right? Weird title.

not only these, other asian countries are also falling into this fuel crisis.

Right this is a terrible title. An equally bad and catchy title would have been Asia orders people to take stairs instead of elevators.

Can't expect Western media to write well. I saw a funnt reel today. It's Italy to Americans but Eye-ran and Eye-raq...

"Asia" is one of the dumbest archaic misnomers still in use by Western people

It's a common pattern in HN headlines to assign agency to non-US continents and countries. We hear Europe and China doing stuff all the time as well. It's strange.