2017/08/16 |
MAMA and Hong Kong's Role in Spreading South Korea's Popular Culture
To the surprise of many, Hong Kong also has an unique and critical role in spreading South Korean popular culture.
2017/08/15 |
INFOGRAPHIC: Breaking the Bank to Host the University Games
How much should a city spend on the Universiade? Answers vary widely.
2017/08/08 |
ASIA NEWS BITES: Samsung Exec Fights Back Tears in Corruption Trial; Japanese Re-Start Air Raid Drills, 70 Yrs on from WWII; Indonesia-Russia Trade Palm Oil, Coffee for Jets
A quick roundup of the most important news from around the region.
2017/08/07 |
ASIA NEWS BITES: New UN Sanctions on North Korea; Dick Cheney in Taiwan; Chinese Tourists in Nazi Salute Furor; Inner Mongolia Protests
A quick roundup of the most important news from around the region.
2017/08/04 |
ASIA NEWS BITES: Aussie Jailed in Cambodia for 'Womb for Rent'; Chinese Chatbots Criticize CPP; Hong Kong Eyes Civil Service Academy; Tougher NK Sanctions Sought
A quick roundup of the most important news from around the region.
2017/08/04 |
Can South Korea's 'Dream Team' Make Ground on North Korean Crisis?
Inter-Korean rapprochement is a worthy pursuit, but the Moon administration is right not to sacrifice UN resolutions and US alliance coordination in the process.
2017/08/03 |
ASIA NEWS BITES: Trump Says Taiwan Company Could Triple US Investments; Samsung Exec Fronts in Court; Germany Expels Vietnam Press Attache
A quick roundup of the most important news from around the region.
2017/07/31 |
ASIA NEWS BITES: US Flies Bombers over Korean Peninsula; Apple Slammed after Removing VPN Apps in China; Philippines Mayor Shot in Police Raid
A quick roundup of the most important news from around the region.
2017/07/28 |
ASIA NEWS BITES: Japan Defense Minister Resigns; NK Cyber Army's New Target; China-India File Rival Claims over Tibetan Medicine
A quick roundup of the most important news from around the region.
2017/07/25 |
Funny, Depressed, Strong: The North Korean Defector Speaking for 'Her People’
The News Lens interviews North Korean defector Hyeonseo Lee in Taipei.
2017/07/25 |
ASIA NEWS BITES: US Plane Dodges Chinese Jet over East China Sea; Protests in Beijing; China’s ‘Unhackable’ Internet; Singapore Link to North Korea Probed
A quick roundup of the most important news from around the region.
2017/07/24 |
ASIA NEWS BITES: Jokowi Eyes Duterte-Style Drug War; Another Top Cadre Falls in China; Hong Kong Strongman Dies; India’s New Phone for the Masses
A quick roundup of the most important news from around the region.
2017/07/21 |
ASIA NEWS BITES: Beijing Touts AI Plans; Casino Kidnappings in Manila; North Korea's Savage Drought; Taiwan Extends Plastic Bag Ban
A quick roundup of the most important news from around the region.
2017/07/20 |
ASIA NEWS BITES: Details Emerging of North Korean Execution Sites; Verdicts in Massive Thailand Human Trafficking Trial; Samsung’s Siri Says ‘Hello’
A quick roundup of the most important news from around the region.
2017/07/19 |
The North Korean Celebrity Who 'Went Home'
South Korea is probing the case of a North Korean celebrity who 'returned home.'
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.
2017/07/17 |
ASIA NEWS BITES: Taiwan Marks 30 Yrs Since Martial Law; Tibetan Self-Immolates in India; Sales of 'Nuclear Shelters' Climb in Japan on North Korea Threat
A quick roundup of the most important news from around the region.
2017/07/15 |
Can Trump and Moon Deliver a Unified Approach to North Korea?
The incompatibility of Moon and Trump was recognized from an early stage.