2021/11/12 |
Xi Jinping Puts His Stamp on Communist Party History, but Is His Support as Strong as His Predecessors?
It is reasonable to assume Xi has had close supporters within the leadership of the CCP, and even among former leaders. However, they are not as visible, for the most part, as was the case for Mao and Deng.
2018/11/22 |
OPINION: Blockchain Offers Chinese Consumers Food Safety Solace
Blockchain can help food manufacturers prevent against fraud and help those with a mind ensure that producers receive fair pay for their toil.
2019/09/05 |
India's New Law to Protect Muslim Women Divides Feminist Groups
India passed a law criminalizing "triple talaq" — the controversial Muslim practice of instant divorce — and making it punishable with up to three years in prison. But Muslim women in the country are divided over the court ruling.
2018/10/15 |
EXPLAINER: How Deng Xiaoping Shaped Modern China
China's recent economic slowdown may be further vindication of Deng Xiaoping's economic foresight, writes James Laurenceson.
2019/10/24 |
Nezha Rises as the New Superhero and Role Model in China
“Nezha: Birth of the Demon Child” has set box-office records and it’s ultimately about how to raise a “good” child.
2021/06/08 |
China’s Three-Child Policy Is Unlikely To Be Welcomed by Working Women
Despite the new three-child policy, young Chinese couples in cities hesitate to have a second child. In rural China, the story is different.
2018/12/01 |
The World Is Waiting: Trump & Xi to Meet at G20 as Trade War Rages On
World markets are paralyzed ahead of a scheduled 2019 tariff hike from 10 to 25 percent.
2019/09/16 |
Joker Represents the Absurdity and Horror of Our Times
Clownish figures have surged in popularity both in cinema and in politics. What does this imply for our society?
2021/12/29 |
Can China Win Back Global Opinion Before the Winter Olympics? Does It Even Want To?
China’s international image was already at its lowest level in years in many western countries. How will Beijing respond with the Olympics only weeks away?
2021/01/15 |
How China Is Controlling the Covid Origins Narrative — Silencing Critics and Locking up Dissenters
The WHO has sent a team to China to investigate the origins of Covid-19, but China's political environment makes a conclusive outcome unlikely.
2018/10/26 |
Here's Why Remembering Passwords Will Soon Be a Thing of the Past
Brainwave passwords are unique, revisable and unhackable.
2018/11/30 |
The Ethical Danger of a Chinese Researcher Creating Genome-Edited Babies
He Jiankui's work has been roundly condemned by fellow scientists over ethics concerns.
2018/10/27 |
MALAYSIA: Inside a Failed Quest to Investigate Alleged UK Colonial Crimes
Efforts to investigate an alleged 1948 massacre at the hands of UK soldiers fizzled out at the European Court of Human Rights.
2018/11/16 |
Borneo Cave Paintings of Wild Cattle Emerge as World's Earliest Figurative Art
Cave paintings discovered in Malaysian Borneo in the 1990s have been revealed to be much older than first thought.
2018/10/27 |
INDONESIA: How Social Media & Lullabies Can Save Lives in Disasters
Indonesians can tap into their collective ingenuity and become a world model for responding to disasters.
2021/11/30 |
Wealthy Nations Starved the Developing World of Vaccines. Omicron Shows the Cost of This Greed
Experts have warned about the inequitable distribution of Covid-19 vaccines since the beginning of the pandemic, so why is there still a problem?
2021/10/19 |
New Research Finds a Growing Appetite for Australian Books Overseas, With Increased Demand in China
Over half of all deals were for children’s books.
2018/04/03 |
How the Hmong Navigate the Tricky Vietnam-China Border
Marginalized on both sides of the border, the Hmong people are forced to adapt to shifting geopolitics in their daily lives.