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Ugly Half Shining Through — Kiwi Craft Beer Innovator Making Waves in Taiwan

TNL Feature

Max Gilbert says he wants to push the benefits of local beer. “There’s an enormous difference in whether you’re consuming a product that tastes as intended when it leaves the brewery or not. The big thing is to encourage people to get behind local products and get to know the beer itself.”

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Settling in Formosa

TNL Feature

“Publishing is not a very profitable business, but we’re looking to educate people about what a wonderful place Taiwan is. It’s an example for the world.”

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Solomon Islands: US, Australia Raise Concerns Over China Security Pact

Deutsche Welle

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.

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Malaysian Proposal to Phase Out Smoking Sparks Controversy, Concerns Over Corruption

Voice of America

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.

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Why APEC Still Matters — More Than Ever

East Asia Forum

The architecture of regional cooperation and engagement through APEC has been deliberately framed to complement and strengthen the rules-based global order, not to serve as a substitute for it.

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New Zealand Locks Down after One Covid-19 Case

Voice of America

Strong response towards New Zealand's first Covid-19 case in six months. It is suspected to be caused by delta variant, but not confirmed.

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New Zealand Assures Australia There Is No Rift Over China

Voice of America

New Zealand says trade with China won’t trump security and human rights concerns.

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The Case for Snap Lockdowns in Taiwan

Yaneer Bar-Yam

The growing outbreak of community transmission in Taiwan requires a different approach from current practices.

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New Zealand Suspends Extradition Treaty With Hong Kong

Deutsche Welle

New Zealand has suspended its extradition treaty with Hong Kong in protest of the controversial security law Beijing has imposed on the territory. Canada, Australia, and the U.K. have already announced similar measures.

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