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2019/01/11 | Global Voices

Taiwan's Battle Against African Swine Fever Gets Political on PTT

Discussion on PTT, Taiwan's largest online forum, has taken a political tone regarding African swine fever.

2019/01/04 | Global Voices

Dutch Photographer Armando Ello Explores Indo Identity

The photographer profiles the oft-forgotten identity of over two million Indos, or people with both Indonesian and European roots.

2019/01/02 | Global Voices

Why Do Chinese Netizens Think the 'Yiwu Index' Can Predict Global Affairs?

State media has been complicit in spreading the myth that a commodity index has predictive power.

2018/12/24 | Global Voices

China's Anti-Christmas Campaign Leaves Citizens Feeling Scrooged

Some municipalities are cracking down on Christmas following a national CCP directive. Bah humbug!

2018/12/14 | Global Voices

China's Caging of Domestic Twitterati Ominous for Overseas Users

One Twitter user said that using the social messaging service in China is now 'more dangerous than street demonstrations.'

2018/12/01 | Global Voices

A Rap Song Critical of Thailand's Ruling Military Junta Has Gone Viral

Authorities have threatened to investigate the artists behind the video, which has racked up over 40 million views in just over a month.

2018/11/24 | Global Voices

ANALYSIS: The China Fake News Election Threat

Taiwan and the freedom of its elections is under threat from a barrage of fake news from China.

2018/11/06 | Global Voices

HONG KONG: China Silences Badiucao, a Cartoonist Critical of Google's 'Dragonfly'

Political cartoonist Badiucao has gone silent since Nov. 2, when his first Hong Kong exhibition was abruptly canceled due to threats from the Chinese government.

2018/11/05 | Global Voices

After Fan Bingbing & Meng Hongwei, Nobody Is Safe in Xi Jinping's China

Both the starlet and the cop are victims of Xi's newest repression tactic: liuzhi, or retention in custody.

2018/10/14 | Global Voices

Japanese TV Show Slammed for Exploiting Migrant Deportations as Entertainment

The reality show, officially promoted by Japan's Immigration Bureau, is being labeled an 'international embarrassment.'

2018/10/13 | Global Voices

PHILIPPINES: Meet 'Gabbie,' a Chatbot Helping Sexual Harassment Victims

The chatbot helps women report sexual harassment, but it depends on Facebook to secure private chats.