2017/06/19 |
ASIA NEWS BITES: Greece Vetoes Tough EU Stance on China Human Rights; New Alzheimer's Treatment in Taiwan; China Uses Facial Recognition Software on Jaywalking
A quick roundup of the most important news from around the region.
2017/06/17 |
New ‘Elfin Toad’ Discovered in Vietnam
A new species of Asian mountain toad belonging to the genus Ophryophryne has been discovered in the Truong Son or Annamite mountains of Vietnam, an area of high diversity for the group.
2017/06/14 |
The Migrants' View: Taiwan's 'New Southbound Policy'
Four Vietnamese migrants give their take on Taiwan's New Southbound Policy.
2017/06/14 |
OP-ED: Vietnam Stripping Blogger of Citizenship is Outrageous
The international community, especially aid donors to Vietnam, must tell Hanoi that this abuse cannot be allowed to stand, writes Phil Robertson.
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 |
ASIA NEWS BITES: Pieces of Myanmar Plane Found at Sea; Apple Workers Selling User Info; Japan’s Self-Driving Cargo Ships; ISIS Claims Death of Chinese in Pakistan
A quick roundup of the most important news from around the region.
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.
2017/06/06 |
ASIA NEWS BITES: Activists who Probed Ivanka's China Deals 'Met with Accident'; Chinese Ice Hockey Plans; US Gives Duterte Guns; Foxconn links with Amazon and Apple for Toshiba
A quick roundup of the most important news from around the region.
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.
2017/06/03 |
Vietnam to Probe Massive Illegal Logging
Following a major undercover investigation by an environmental watchdog organization into illegal logging practices in Cambodia and Vietnam, the Vietnamese government says it plans to investigate.
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.
2017/06/01 |
ASIA NEWS BITES: 20 Tiananmen Activists Still Behind Bars; Philippines Priest Seized by ISIS-Linked Militants; Fears Rise Before Cambodia Election; Nordic Banks Funding Palm Oil
A quick roundup of the most important news from around the region.
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.
2017/05/28 |
Viet Rap Meets French Hip-Hop
As Vietnam’s underground hip-hop scene begins to emerge into the spotlight, one of its rising stars joins forces with an up-and-coming foreign artist to create a track for worldwide release.
2017/05/27 |
A Very Vietnamese Take on Adult Coloring Books
The ambitious project has produced a set of vector files for 250 of the most common patterns from Vietnam’s various imperial eras.
2017/05/25 |
ASIA NEWS BITES: Same-Sex Marriage in Taiwan; Jakarta Suicide Bombing Kills 5; Duterte Mulls Nationwide Martial Law
A quick roundup of the most important news from around the region.
2017/05/24 |
ASIA NEWS BITES: Chinese Student Apologizes after US Speech; Martial Law in Southern Philippines; Taiwan Same-Sex Marriage Ruling
A quick roundup of the most important news from around the region.
2017/05/23 |
ASIA NEWS BITES: 141 Arrested for ‘Gay Sex Party’ in Indonesia; Thailand Bomb Blast; China Locks Up Japanese ‘Spies’
A quick roundup of the most important news from around the region.
