2023/03/23 |
Chinese Capital’s Population Declines for First Time Since 2003
In January, China announced it had entered an “era of negative population growth,” after figures showed a historic drop in the number of people for the first time in six decades.
2023/03/24 |
Thailand’s Cannabis Policy Experiment
Cannabis decriminalization is seen as a way to attract tourists, especially young adults, but conservative groups are questioning whether cannabis users are the kinds of tourists Thailand should want.
2023/03/25 |
Xi and Putin Meeting Signals the Return of the China-Russia Axis and the Start of a Second Cold War
China’s and Russia’s roles have been reversed, and their ambitions restored — not in the name of communist ideology, but in light of an aggressive, militarist nationalism that animates both regimes.
2023/03/29 |
Japan Feels the Pinch As Fertilizer Costs Soar Thanks to Russia’s War
Russia’s war in Ukraine disrupted the flow of resources like natural gas, on which the production of chemical fertilizers relies heavily.