2017/07/18 |
ASIA NEWS BITES: China Censors Winnie-the-Pooh; North-South Korea Talks Proposed; Taiwan to Review Sale of Apple Daily's Owner
A quick roundup of the most important news from around the region.
2017/07/18 |
Winning the Peace in ISIS-Linked Marawi Conflict Just the First Step
Rebuilding Marawi will be more difficult than ending the conflict. Indeed, the conduct of the military while ‘pacifying’ the city has a direct bearing on their ability to take the steps I have outlined above, given the mounting grievances over the fighting’s impact on civilians.
2017/07/12 |
ASIA NEWS BITES: China Tightens VPN Controls; 8 Killed in Thailand Shooting; Black Model Faces Racism in Korea; Tesla Struggles in Hong Kong; Japanese Fire Ants
A quick roundup of the most important news from around the region.
2017/06/30 |
A Bloody Drug War and an ISIS-Linked City Siege Mark Duterte’s First Year in Office
One year into his presidency — despite the on-paper merit of his 10-point economic plan — Duterte has delivered almost nothing to improve the lot of impoverished Filipinos.
2017/06/23 |
Mindanao's Vanishing Chance for Peace
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s declaration of martial law in Mindanao not only has serious implications for human rights and democracy, but also risks shattering an already fragile pathway to peace on the island, Jeroen Adams writes.
2017/06/21 |
ASIA NEWS BITES: US Presses NK to Release Detained Americans; World's First Flexible Fingerprint Sensor; Strong Earthquake Hits Japan; Duterte Apologizes for Martial Law
A quick roundup of the most important news from around the region.
2017/06/20 |
ASIA NEWS BITES: US Student Released from North Korea Dies; South Korea Steps Back from Nuclear Power; Singapore PM Apologizes for Public Family Feud
A quick roundup of the most important news from around the region.
2017/06/13 |
ASIA NEWS BITES: South Korea’s 'Gay Witch Hunt'; Dennis Rodman to Visit North Korea; Panama Cuts Ties with Taiwan after Chinese Pressure
A quick roundup of the most important news from around the region.
2017/06/12 |
Media Attacks in the Philippines: Beyond the Populist Temptation of Duterte
Duterte appears to be following in the footsteps of the tyrannical Marcos.
2017/06/11 |
ASIA NEWS BITES: Islamists Kill 13 in Philippines, US to Help Duterte; Thai Man Jailed 35 Years for Facebook Posts; China's One Dog Policy
A quick roundup of the most important news from around the region
2017/06/09 |
The Rise of Patriotic Tourism in the South China Sea
With their turquoise lagoons, white beaches, abundant marine life and remote mystique, the disputed islands of the South China Sea are a largely untapped tourism resource.
2017/06/08 |
Fake News Photos Justifying the Return of Martial Law to the Philippines
Fake News in the Philippines.
2017/06/07 |
ASIA NEWS BITES: China's Influence on Students in Australia Exposed; Demand for Elephant Skin Rises; 200,000 Displaced in Philippines; North Korean Coal Ships Return to China
A quick roundup of the most important news from around the region.
2017/06/07 |
Martial Law, Duterte and the Death of Democracy
Does martial law in Mindanao spell the end of democracy in the Philippines? Alan Tidwell takes a look at the state of democracy in the Southeast Asian nation.
2017/06/05 |
ASIA NEWS BITES: China Seizes on US Climate Inaction; Tiananmen Remembered; Duterte Won't Negotiate with ISIS; Crackdown in Tibet
A quick roundup of the most important news from around the region.
2017/06/02 |
ASIA NEWS BITES: China Extends Ban on Uyghur Baby Names; 34 Dead in Manila; North Korea Hacks Foreigners’ Digital Devices
A quick roundup of the most important news from around the region.
2017/06/02 |
With Martial Law in Mindanao, Where Next For the Philippines?
'Until the police and the Armed Forces say the Philippines is safe, this martial law will continue. I will not listen to others. The Supreme Court, Congress, they are not here,' said President Rodrigo Duterte.
2017/05/31 |
ASIA NEWS BITES: Lesbian App Shut in China; Crackdown on Tibet Internet after Self-Immolations; Emirates Sparks Controversy over Taiwan Flag
A quick roundup of the most important news from around the region.
