Opinion

Myanmar’s Intelligence War: The Battle of Wits and Wiles Against the Junta
In a country where spies and informers have been ever-present, the opposition has built its own intelligence apparatus.

Marcos Jr Risks Conflict With Stronger US Security Ties
After WWII, the Philippines has shown willingness to aid American geopolitical interests. Now, civic groups want the country de-militarized and spared from the conflict of superpowers.

Taoyuan Airport Returns to Normal Operations as Taiwan Ends Mandatory Quarantine on Oct 13
Taiwan's border reopening will eventually usher in recovery and prosperity. Taoyuan Airport stands to provide returning passengers with best services in the post-pandemic era, hopefully to leave them with moving memories.

In Thai Politics, Tigers and Crocodiles Abound
Accusations that Move Forward is too progressive or a threat to the military and monarchic institutions feeds speculation of another coup.

China’s Whistleblowing Culture and the Sensitive Youth
Society doesn’t improve with people reporting on each other.

GARAOTUS partners with Wasai, Advantech, and Intel to improve disease research efficiency by 89%
High-performance computing (HPC) is a term used to describe high-performance computing. Recently, it has become an essential element of enterprise transformation as well as a key to enterprise innovation. However, based on the research statistics, it is found that when enterprises build HPC, up to 70% of their time is spent on hardware calibration, while only 30% of researchers' time is spent on core business; this situation not only causes the core team to spend too much time understanding software and hardware; it is more likely to cause significant delays in implementing the transformation.

Explaining China’s Central Asia Pivot
Beijing’s ambition with its western neighbors is more about heading off U.S. influence than a quest to dominate.

Should Taiwan Consider a Runoff System for Presidential Elections?
Parties in Taiwan are unlikely to support the introduction of a runoff system in the upcoming three-way race.

Information security challenges emerge often, ACW SOUTH can help forge cyber security for Taiwan
Taiwan is under foreign cyber attacks up to 30 million times on average every month. How can ACW SOUTH play its role to lay down foundations for cyber security and empower cybersec talents at the time when information and communication technology is rising and cyber threats are imminent?

Where Are the Women in Chinese Politics?
The National People’s Congress is the only national-level political institution in China that has adopted some form of gender quota, but today women only make up 26.54% of the congress.