2019/12/13 |
Chinese Library Staff Burn Books in Public, Causing Social Media Uproar
An image of Chinese library staff burning books in public has sparked online outrage among Chinese scholars.
2019/10/31 |
Taipei Court Dismisses Lawsuit Filed by 8,000 Vietnam Marine Disaster Victims
Human rights and environmental lawyers slammed the Taiwanese court for disregarding Vietnam's human rights situation for the 2016 marine disaster case.
2019/10/14 |
Japanese Students Urge Government to Halt Overseas Fossil Fuel Investment
Young climate activists in Japan are joining the global climate strike to urge their government to end coal funding and related technology exports to other countries.
2019/09/03 |
A 'Dunkirk' Rerun in Hong Kong's Airport Evacuation
Hong Kong protesters were trapped in the airport highway on Sep 1 and hundreds of private vehicles came to their rescue in a 'Dunkirk' fashion.
2019/08/21 |
Twitter Removes China-Linked Accounts in a Disinformation Crackdown
Twitter clamps down on spam and fake accounts originated from China that are aimed at spreading disinformation on the protests in Hong Kong.
2019/08/02 |
Seediq, an Endangered Aboriginal Tribe and Language in Taiwan
Only 25,000 people still speak the endangered Seediq language.
2019/07/26 |
Puerto Rico Governor Resigns After Two Weeks of Protests
Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Rosselló resigns under the pressure of massive protests.
2019/03/27 |
Banned From WeChat: #MeToo Considered a Threat by Chinese Authorities
The global #MeToo campaign is consistently censored on WeChat in China.
2019/03/21 |
Kazakhstan President Nazarbayev Resigns but Leaves Little Hope for Reform
Power is expected to stay within the family following the longtime leader's shock resignation.
2019/03/19 |
When People Disappear in China, They Also Disappear on WeChat
When Ye Jianming, former chairman of CEFC China Energy, disappeared, censors got to work scrubbing his name from WeChat.
2019/03/04 |
Banned From WeChat: Huawei, ZTE, 'Amazing China' and 'Salted Fish'
Don't talk about Meng Wanzhou, don't talk about the US ban on ZTE, don't call Huawei a 'demon's mirror.'
2019/02/21 |
WeChat Censorship Has Risen Along With US-China Trade War Tensions
WeChat censorship has been closely linked to US-China trade war developments.
2019/02/18 |
INTERVIEW: Inside Australia's Decision to Ban Chinese Tycoon Huang Xiangmo
An interview with researcher W.L. Yeung by the Chinese Border-Crossing Question and Answer Project.
2019/02/18 |
Searching for the True South Asian Origins of Biryani
Its true birthplace is a topic of hot debate, but everyone agrees that biryani is delicious.
2019/02/15 |
Japanese Advertisements Aimed at Women Have a Misogyny Problem
Not a good look in a country that ranks 110th out of 149 nations in gender equality.
2019/02/11 |
'I Won't Stop': Kazakh Man Seeks Justice for Family in Xinjiang Crackdown
'Some Kazakhs were cowards. We don't say anything about what is happening to our neighbors until it happens to us.'
2019/02/05 |
THAILAND: Pressure Mounts for Release of Bahraini Refugee Hakeem al-Araibi
Bahrain has formally requested the extradition of the former national footballer.
2019/01/24 |
Were Taiwan's Referendum Results Swayed by Ill-Informed Voters?
Taiwanese civil society must take a long look at what influenced the Nov. 24 referendum results.