2022/04/25 |
Shanghai Covid Lockdown Threatens New Export Delays
Nearly a third of goods leaving the Port of Shanghai are held up due to a strict lockdown. The delays are set to exacerbate a supply chain crisis that has caused shortages and price rises across the world.
2022/04/22 |
YouTube Blocks Account of Hong Kong’s Sole Leadership Candidate
John Lee was among a group of 11 top Hong Kong and Chinese government officials sanctioned by the U.S. Treasury, including current Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam, for curtailing political freedoms under Beijing’s national security law.
2022/04/21 |
Indonesia Is a Fence Sitter on the Russia–Ukraine Crisis
While Indonesia’s government avoided taking a stand on the war, public opinion tilted in favor of Russia.
2022/04/20 |
Solomon Islands: US, Australia Raise Concerns Over China Security Pact
On Tuesday, China confirmed it had sealed a security pact with the Solomon Islands, which raised concerns over a potential Chinese military presence less than 2,000 km from Australia’s shores.
2022/04/18 |
Philippine Independent Bookshops Become Targets of Red-tagging
The targeting of Popular Bookstore and Solidaridad is the latest in a long and brutal history of red-tagging and state repression of dissent and critical thinking in the Philippines.
2022/04/15 |
Preferential Treatment of Ukrainian Refugees Shows Limits of Europe’s Multiculturalism
The broad welcome that many Ukrainians have received is a social good. But we should hope and work for a world in which all refugees receive the same treatment.
2022/04/14 |
Experts: New Sanctions Unlikely To Deter North Korea From Nuclear Path
A U.N. Security Council Resolution banned North Korea’s exports of coal, iron, and seafood, but Pyongyang often manages to evade sanctions to sell these products by illicit means.
2022/04/13 |
Civilian Executions Are Not the Only Layer of Hell
Though confronted with the depth of human depravity, I never felt true desperation during my time in Bosnia. It is the wanton destruction in Ukraine that is impossible to stomach.
2022/04/13 |
The Russia–Ukraine Crisis and Japan’s Energy Dilemma
The war in Ukraine has led to renewed momentum for Japan to accelerate investment in energy efficiency, electrification, and renewables, which are being proposed as a solution to the global energy market turmoil.
2022/04/12 |
Indonesia: Thousands of Students Protest Rumored Election Delay
President Joko Widodo promised not to delay elections in order to hold on to power, but many aren’t convinced. Monday's protests echoed those that ousted President Suharto in 1998.
2022/04/12 |
How Does the South Korean Public View Misinformation on Social Media?
Survey results suggest a continued challenge in finding broadly accepted efforts at combating misinformation—despite a general consensus among an otherwise polarized electorate on the value of responding.
2022/04/08 |
Shanghai Continues Citywide Lock-down Despite Public Outcry, Food Shortages, and Chaos
As the Chinese government tries to suppress the outbreak in Shanghai under zero-Covid policy, it is said that more recent deaths have been related to the lockdown than the virus.
2022/04/07 |
Ukraine War: How Russian Propaganda Dominates Chinese Social Media
In China’s cyberspace, Russian propaganda continues to influence the discourse over the war in Ukraine. Experts say the efforts could be Beijing’s attempt to trigger anti-Western sentiments.
2022/04/06 |
Youth Politics in East And Southeast Asia
Traditional parties are up against an unstoppable force of young activists set to shape democracy in the region.
2022/04/01 |
Malaysian Proposal to Phase Out Smoking Sparks Controversy, Concerns Over Corruption
This proposal comes after New Zealand announced plans to raise the legal smoking age by one year each year to permanently ban the sale of tobacco to anyone born after 2008.
2022/03/31 |
UK Withdraws Its Judges From Hong Kong’s Top Court
Britain said keeping its judges in Hong Kong’s Court of Final Appeal would “legitimize oppression” under a controversial security law in the former colony.