2018/06/16 |
Week in Focus: Trump-Kim and Philippines Dynamite
A weekly roundup of the region's most important news.
2017/09/04 |
Cambodia's Hun Sen Cracks Down on Press Ahead of Elections
So while the CPP rails against its ‘enemies’ and seeks to redress the balance of youth support that was evident in the 2013 elections, it has to confront what still seems the unlikely possibility that next year it could lose.
2017/08/19 |
Reporter Criticized after River Water Stunt in China
In a highly criticized stunt, a Chinese reporter drinks river water to prove It's clean.
2017/07/10 |
Taiwanese Prodigy, 13, Sets New Record for Youngest Admitted to New York University
The 13-year-old wants to devote himself to the research of rare diseases.
2017/06/27 |
ASIA NEWS BITES: Australian Jailed in China for Promoting Gambling; Liu Xiaobo Released with Terminal Cancer; Vatican Concerned Over Bishop in China
A quick roundup of the most important news from around the region.
2017/05/06 |
Agenda Setting in China is Not Always Run by the Party
Ultimately, the future of China’s contentious public sphere is unclear, but it will almost certainly be shaped by multiple actors, intersecting processes, and perhaps even some unintended consequences — just as its emergence was.
2017/05/03 |
Singapore's ‘Fake News’ Claim Used to Censor Free Press
‘If we want to guard ourselves against fake news, we’re going to have to do more to boost our bullshit detectors. That can’t be achieved by increasing criminalization and legal action.’
2017/05/02 |
Media Power: China’s Latest Attempt to Win Friends and Influence People
Engaging in global soft power competition does not come cheaply to China.
2017/04/29 |
OPINION: Thailand's Draft Media Law Threatens News Reporting
Two years in prison for reporting without license.
2017/04/14 |
NK Slams Trump’s Tweets; Beijing Gives $75k for Spy Tips; Uber Back in Taiwan, Sort Of; Planes Crash; Weapons System for Chinese Coastguard
Asia Update: A quick roundup of the most important news from around the region.
2017/03/30 |
US-China Spy Charges; Japan Seeks North Korea Strike Response Approval; New Xi ‘Education’ Campaign; Singaporean Blogger Still Behind Bars in US
Asia Update: A quick roundup of the most important news from around the region.
2017/03/28 |
Former Taiwan President Innocent of Leaking Classified Information
The former president has been cleared of several violations related to a wiretapping case in 2013.
2017/03/21 |
China's Zombie Young; Ho Chi Minh City's First Subway; Reports of Tibetan Crackdown; India's Doctor Stike
Asia Update: A quick roundup of the most important news from around the region.
2017/03/16 |
Caning for Out-of-Wedlock Pregnancies Mulled; North Korean Hacking Group Spreads; Duterte Impeachment Claim; China’s Cosmic Study
Asia Morning Update: A quick roundup of the most important news from around the region.
2017/03/14 |
Apps to Break Your Echo Chamber, Protect You from Fake News
App developers in both Asia and the US are finally taking advantage of the echo-sized gap in the market for a balanced news diet.
