2017/06/30 |
A Bloody Drug War and an ISIS-Linked City Siege Mark Duterte’s First Year in Office
One year into his presidency — despite the on-paper merit of his 10-point economic plan — Duterte has delivered almost nothing to improve the lot of impoverished Filipinos.
2017/06/30 |
Media Freedom in Free Fall 20 Years after Hong Kong Returned to China
In the World Press Freedom Index compiled by Reporters Without Borders RSF, Hong Kong has fallen from 18th in 2002 (when the Index was created) to 73rd now.
2017/06/30 |
ASIA NEWS BITES: President Xi Lauds Efforts to Curb Hong Kong Independence; China Rejects Nobel Laureate's Cancer Treatment Overseas; Duterte's First Year
A quick roundup of the most important news from around the region.
2017/06/30 |
BREAKING: New US$1.3b US Arms Sale to Taiwan
Announcement of the sale comes at a sensitive moment for the US and China, as President Trump is working to establish a partnership over trade differences and efforts to curb North Korea's nuclear program.
2017/06/29 |
Hong Kong Divided as China's President Xi Arrives
More than 20 activists - including Joshua Wong and young legislator Nathan Law - remained in custody Thursday evening after being arrested for causing a 'public nuisance' during a Wednesday night protest.
2017/06/29 |
Meet the Youthful Face of Resistance to Thailand's Junta
Netiwit Chotiphatphaisal has emerged as the 20-year-old face of Thailand’s nascent anti-junta movement.
2017/06/29 |
ASIA NEWS BITES: Activists Detained as Xi Arrives in Hong Kong; US Navy Could Visit Taiwan Under Big Potential Change; Japan's Bomb Shelter Demand
A quick roundup of the most important news from around the region.
2017/06/29 |
Hong Kong and Macau: A Tale of Two Ex-Colonial Cities
Zhang Dejiang's Macau visit serves as a means of explaining to everyone else exactly what is at stake and why Hong Kong has grown increasingly determined to resist Beijing’s idealized assumptions about what 'one country, two systems' is supposed to mean.
2017/06/28 |
ASIA NEWS BITES: North Korea Compares Trump to Hitler; China Among Worst Human Traffickers; Cyber Attack Sweeps Globe
A quick roundup of the most important news from around the region.
2017/06/28 |
Internet Balkanization in China
China’s new cybersecurity law is part of a worrying global trend towards Internet Balkanisation, Scott Shackleford writes.
2017/06/27 |
The Chinese Man Who Swam to Hong Kong
In 1973, Chan Hak-chi and his wife swam six hours through a typhoon to leave the chaos of China’s Cultural Revolution.
2017/06/27 |
Hong Kong 20th Anniversary: Chris Patten, the Last Colonial Governor, Recalls the City's Handover
Two decades on, Chris Patten worries he didn't do enough to shore up democracy.
2017/06/27 |
China's Taiwan Squeeze Continues: Trade Office in Ecuador Forced to Change Name
The name changes are widely seen as part of China's stepped-up efforts to pressure Taiwan since the administration of President Tsai Ing-wen took office.
2017/06/27 |
Singapore’s Establishment Tries to Wrest Back Control of Lee Family Feud
Serious questions of misuse of power, favoritism and the role of the PM's wife remain unanswered despite Singapore’s political elite and mainstream media falling in line behind the prime minister.
2017/06/27 |
ASIA NEWS BITES: Australian Jailed in China for Promoting Gambling; Liu Xiaobo Released with Terminal Cancer; Vatican Concerned Over Bishop in China
A quick roundup of the most important news from around the region.
2017/06/27 |
Probing the Underbelly of Taiwan’s Economic Transformation Plan
David Green takes a deep dive into what the 'Asia Silicon Valley' plan really means for Taiwan.
2017/06/26 |
China's Jailed Nobel Laureate Liu Xiaobo Released After Terminal Cancer Diagnosis
The international community has been calling for his release for years.
2017/06/26 |
Chinese National Table Tennis Team 'Restructuring' is Political Power Play: Reports
Netizens have taken to social media to criticize the interference of bureaucracy in the national sport.