2017/04/14 |
NK Slams Trump’s Tweets; Beijing Gives $75k for Spy Tips; Uber Back in Taiwan, Sort Of; Planes Crash; Weapons System for Chinese Coastguard
Asia Update: A quick roundup of the most important news from around the region.
2017/04/12 |
Trump Links China Deal to NK; China Turns NK Ships Away; Taipei-Shanghai Talks Green Lit; Tibetan Monk Freed 5 Yrs after Self-Immolation Attempt
Asia Update: A quick roundup of the most important news from around the region.
2017/04/11 |
INFOGRAPHIC: China the World’s Top Executor in 2016
The number of death sentences and executions in China each year are both in the thousands.
2017/04/10 |
Six Independent Bookstores to Observe Taipei’s Cultural Landscape
Good Eye Taipei’s recommendations for Taipei’s best places to browse the shelves.
2017/04/08 |
No Taiwan Mention After Trump-Xi Summit as Focus Turns to Syria
Ahead of the talks, while most Taiwan experts anticipated a benign outcome for Taiwan from the summit, few, given the Trump administration’s unpredictability, were willing to fully rule out the possibility of an unexpected statement or announcement.
2017/04/07 |
Reporters Without Borders Picks Taipei over Hong Kong
RSF told The New York Times the organization originally wanted to open its Asia office in Hong Kong but the organization was concerned about 'a lack of legal certainty' and surveillance of its members.
2017/03/30 |
US-China Spy Charges; Japan Seeks North Korea Strike Response Approval; New Xi ‘Education’ Campaign; Singaporean Blogger Still Behind Bars in US
Asia Update: A quick roundup of the most important news from around the region.
2017/03/29 |
US Helps Chinese Weapons Research; Taiwan NGO Worker Detainment Confirmed; Beijing Spies on Christians; South China Sea Talks in May
Asia Update: A quick roundup of the most important news from around the region.
2017/03/28 |
Former Taiwan President Innocent of Leaking Classified Information
The former president has been cleared of several violations related to a wiretapping case in 2013.
2017/03/28 |
Riot Breaks Out in Paris After Police Kill Chinese Man
Witnesses say the police used batons and tear gas to break up the group.
2017/03/28 |
Australia Pulls China Extradition Treaty; Chinese Think Tank Criticizes CCP; India Decriminalizes Suicide; Massive Data Breach in Hong Kong
Asia Update: A quick roundup of the most important news from around the region.
2017/03/27 |
Arrest Warrant for Ex South Korea President; Fears for Australian, Taiwanese in China; Hong Kong Crackdown on Umbrella Leaders; Apple Wins in Beijing Court
Asia Update: A quick roundup of the most important news from around the region.
2017/03/26 |
Beijing’s Favored Candidate Wins in Hong Kong
Hong Kong's new leader has been chosen. Pro-democracy groups are not happy.
2017/03/24 |
Taiwan Supreme Court Hears Landmark Same-Sex Marriage Case
Draft amendments which would legalize same-sex marriage late last year passed a committee review in Taiwan's Parliament, and still need to pass second and third readings before becoming law. But this process could be overtaken by the Supreme Court's verdict due within two months.
2017/03/24 |
Burma’s High Domestic Violence Rate; Vietnam Flight Control Sleeping; Arrest over Facebook Post in Malaysia; Canada Joins Chinese Bank; Abe's Troubles Deepen
Asia Update: A quick roundup of the most important news from around the region.
2017/03/23 |
Vietnam Detains Two for Anti-State 'Propaganda'; Malaysia Says Power Rangers Not Too Gay; Microsoft Woos Chinese Communist Party; Foreigners Barred from Tibetan Complex
Asia Update: A quick roundup of the most important news from around the region.
2017/03/22 |
North Korea Botches Missile Launch; China Adds 76 Billionaires to Rich List; China-Burma Oil to Start Flowing; Quake Rocks Bali
Asia Update: A quick roundup of the most important news from around the region.
2017/03/21 |
China's Zombie Young; Ho Chi Minh City's First Subway; Reports of Tibetan Crackdown; India's Doctor Stike
Asia Update: A quick roundup of the most important news from around the region.