2021/05/24 |
ASEAN’s Huge Gamble on Myanmar
If it doesn’t move quickly on its hard-won consensus, the organization risks letting the junta call the shots.
2021/05/21 |
South Korean President To Meet Biden at White House Friday
It may be Moon Jae-in’s final visit to the United States as head of state and his last chance to fulfill campaign pledges before his term ends in 2022.
2021/05/20 |
Suez Accident: Japanese Shippers Look For New Ways to Europe
Japanese shipping companies are looking to reduce their reliance on the Suez Canal. They are stepping up their search for an alternative route connecting East Asia to key markets in Europe.
2021/05/19 |
How a Young Journalist Was Detained in the Philippines Throughout the Pandemic
Frenchie Mae Cumpio’s incarceration has come to represent the challenges facing young journalists in the Philippines since President Rodrigo Duterte’s administration took office in 2016.
2021/05/19 |
Myanmar Crisis Prompts South Koreans To Revisit 1980s Struggle for Democracy
Korean elected officials and citizens demonstrate support for Myanmar citizens four decades after South Korea’s own democratic movement.
2021/05/18 |
Abandoning Anthropology, From Virginia to Taipei
In the traditional model, anthropologists venture off to their field sites, do their research, and then go back to their home institutions to write up and share their findings. What might a different kind of relationship to Taiwan look like?
2021/05/18 |
Asia Pacific Travel Bubbles and the Covid-19 ‘Diseasescape’
New arrangements like travel bubbles have re-arranged the globe into spheres of mobility.
2021/05/17 |
Coming Home to a Place I’ve Never Lived
On being grounded not in the dead wood of the doorframe but the rich soil of earth.
2021/05/17 |
Myanmar and a New Kind of Civil War
Urban dissidents trained by battle-hardened guerillas in the countryside could make things harder for the Myanmar military.
2021/05/14 |
Hong Kong’s Public Broadcaster Is on Its Way To Become a Government Mouthpiece
Shows are being censored, journalists are being forced to resign, and even social media posts are being deleted.
2021/05/13 |
How China Used the Media To Spread Its Covid Narrative — and Win Friends Around the World
Most countries report coverage of China has become more positive in national media since the onset of the pandemic, a survey shows.
2021/05/11 |
Can Taiwan’s Silicon Shield Protect It Against China’s Aggression?
Taiwan’s dominance in chip-making has fueled debate over its silicon shield, but an expert says the U.S. is concerned that the shield may “have holes in it” and the technology is being used by China’s military.
2021/05/10 |
Inside Myanmar: Testimonies of Survival and Resistance
Testimonials of the Myanmar coup speak of the regime’s influence on daily life and the characteristics of the protest movement.
2021/05/07 |
Don’t Scold Tea-Leaves Readers. Singapore’s Government is the Problem.
An editorial in The Straits Times warned Singaporeans that “it’s not the time to read tea leaves.” It misses the point.
2021/05/06 |
Covid Removes the Luster From Japan’s ‘Golden Week’ Holidays
Traditionally a time to travel, shop, and go out, this year’s festive season has been disrupted by a third state of emergency as cases of Covid-19 rise.
2021/05/04 |
Covid in India: The Deep-Rooted Issues Behind the Current Crisis
Jingoism, overconfidence, and false reassurance from the political elite negated hard-won progress against Covid in India.
2021/05/03 |
Myanmar’s Media Under Pressure From All Sides
The Burmese military regime's increased crackdown on journalists and independent media has forced reporters underground. However, pressure mounts not only from the ruling junta but also from the opposition.