Human Rights Groups Ask IOC to Move 2022 Olympics Out of China
In a letter, the group asked the IOC to "reverse its mistake in awarding Beijing the honor of hosting the Winter Olympic Games in 2022."
View ArticleHas Taiwanese Public Opinion on Same-Sex Marriage Changed?
Over a year since legalization, how have public opinions in Taiwan shifted around the question of same-sex marriage?
View ArticleDivers in Southeast Asia May Have Found US Submarine Lost in WWII
Divers believe they’d found the wreckage of the the USS Grenadier in the Strait of Malacca.
View Article‘Mulan’ Wanted Chinese Money. Taiwan’s Rising Filmmakers Don’t.
As Taiwan decouples from China, its filmmakers are starting to eschew Chinese profits in favor of political expression.
View ArticleBeyond Data Privacy: Trump’s Proposed Ban of WeChat
The broader success factors behind Tencent and WeChat indicate alternative motivations for Trump’s proposed ban.
View ArticleHong Kong-Indonesian Couples Caught in the Middle Amid COVID-19 Travel...
Plans for a travel bubble between Hong Kong and Indonesia have been put on hold, disappointing couples who have been left separated by closed borders.
View ArticleUncle Roger: The East to West Comedic Sensation
Nigel Ng’s viral comedy sketches, featuring his middle-aged Malaysian “uncle” alter-ego, have resonated with fans both in Asia and the West.
View ArticleINDIA: Inspecting New Delhi’s Initiative Acronyms
The current Indian government likes to name its policies with clever acronyms.
View ArticleThe Korean Wave Rises in the UAE
K-drama, K-beauty, and Korean fried chicken in the UAE.
View ArticleJapan Seeks to Boost Catch Limits of Prized Bluefin Tuna
Demand for bluefin tuna is such that any progress in restoring its depleted population draws pressure for bigger catches.
View ArticleSouth Korea’s Emperor of Trot Goes Viral
73-year-old superstar Na Hoon-a captured South Korea's attention with a rare TV concert.
View ArticleSetting Usual Mudslinging Aside, India Twitter Rallies Behind an Old Man and...
Indian social media is full of partisan vitriol. But its support for Kanta Prasad shows all is not lost yet.
View ArticleAs COVID Restrictions Ease in China, Silk Road Tourism Blooms Again
The BRI has led to a dramatic uptick in Silk Road heritage projects in China.
View ArticleKorean Super Group BTS Faces Uproar in China Over War Comments
China’s nationalists bristled at a mention of U.S.-South Korea cooperation in Korean War, fought against China and North Korea.
View ArticleAfter Outrage, Indian Brand Pulls Ad with Interfaith Couple
The ad featured a Muslim man and his Hindu wife, with the tagline: “A beautiful confluence of two different religions, traditions and cultures."
View ArticlePandemics and the Post: Mongolia’s Pony Express
The most famous horse-based postal relay came with the rise of the great Mongol Empire in the 13th century.
View ArticleSilent Battles: How Pakistani Women Counter Harassment in Cyberspace
“Unless these issues are addressed in the real world, they will continue to exist and increase in the online world.”
View ArticleFighting Deforestation in Sri Lanka
Can Sri Lanka live up to President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's environmental commitments?
View ArticleIndia’s Junk Artists (and Where to Find Them on the Web)
Junk art is a sphere in which India’s garbage challenge and its tradition of jugaad (improvisation) merge, with sometimes jaw-dropping results.
View ArticleHong Kong’s Blueprint Changed Protests Around the World
From Belarus to Thailand, activists worldwide are learning from the city's pro-democracy movement.
View ArticleTaiwan Has ‘Brunch With Tsai’ After Her LGBT Support Angers Prayer Breakfast...
The president’s breakfast date was canceled at the last minute over her support for the LGBT+ community. Taiwanese internet users weren’t having it.
View ArticleActors Connect in ‘Subconscious’ to Play Young, Old Hokusai
Yuya Yagira plays younger Hokusai and Min Tanaka portrays the older Hokusai in the closing film of the Tokyo International Film Festival.
View ArticleTaiwan Accused of Failing to Protect Medical Rights of Southeast Asian Workers
A coalition held a protest outside Taiwan’s disease control center after several migrant workers said they were illegally terminated after getting sick.
View ArticleWhatever Happened to Gwadar University?
Can a hashtag help bring back a promised opportunity for Gwadar, the famous port city of CPEC?
View ArticleMalaysia Group Teaches Refugee Women how to Read and Write
A new school in Kuala Lumpur is giving refugee women from Myanmar and Indonesia a chance at a better life.
View ArticlePakistan’s Movie Industry is Being Remade
Young actors are revolutionizing Pakistan’s film and television industry.
View ArticleLust Not Lost: Old World of Indian Courtesans Lives on in Popular Culture
The recent English translation of the novel “Phoolsunghi” reminds us of an entire culture that once surrounded Indian courtesans.
View ArticleEdTech in Rural China
EdTech companies are starting to address the urban-rural disparity in educational opportunities prevalent throughout China.
View Article‘World’s Loneliest Elephant’ Arrives Safely in Cambodia
Kaavan, a 1985 gift from Sri Lanka to Pakistan, had lived since 2012 all alone in a Pakistani zoo after his partner died.
View ArticleIn ’76 Days’, a Documentary Portrait of Lockdown in Wuhan
Hao Wu's documentary offers a raw and vital examination of the first steps in the contagion's global march.
View ArticleAng Lee on ‘Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon’ 20 Years Later
An international co-production filmed in China and shot in Mandarin, it still ranks, easily, as the most successful non-English language film ever in the U.S.
View ArticlePakistan: Reporting in a Pandemic
Amid COVID-19, Pakistani journalists are looking for training to help them counter misinformation and stay safe while reporting.
View ArticleNew Collectors Boost Chinese Public Art Fairs
Galleries and artists are adapting to a new generation of collectors emerging in the Chinese art scene.
View ArticleTaiwanese Horror Game ‘Devotion’ Gets Pulled Again Over Chinese Objections
Online game store GOG canceled a plan to re-release the game, which drew controversy last year over an Easter egg comparing Xi Jinping to Winnie the Pooh.
View ArticleOfficial Costs of Tokyo Olympics Up by 22% to $15.4 billion
The Olympics are to open on July 23, 2021.
View ArticleSpell It Out: Should English Transcription of Indian Words Be Reformed?
The British colonial government never worked out a coherent and precise way of spelling Indian names.
View ArticleAustralia to Kill Pigeon that Crossed Pacific from Oregon
Named after the U.S. president-elect, the world-traveler is now at the mercy of Australia's strict quarantine service.
View ArticleIn Hong Kong, COVID-19 and Racism Make an Ugly Mix
In Hong Kong, the pandemic has fanned the flames of a more silent epidemic: systematic racism.
View ArticleHow Have Women Leaders Shaped South Asia’s Politics?
South Asia has elected its share of prominent women politicians. But what has that meant for gender equality and women's rights on the ground?
View ArticleThe Art of Asian Crafts
Traditional Asian craft art forms -- ceramics, porcelain, lacquer, and jewelry -- are being upheld and interpreted by contemporary artists.
View ArticlePost-Politics or the Politics of Posting: Indian Politics on the Web
What does India’s ruling party’s guidebook tell us about the era of social media we live in?
View ArticleAn Indian Diplomat-Poet on Writing Amid Catastrophe
“Poetry is an intrinsic need of our species,” says Ambassador Abhay Kumar.
View ArticleTaiwan Will Restrict Lunar New Year Activities Due to COVID-19 Threat
The country could also receive its first vaccine doses in February, although it must work around its exclusion from the World Health Organization.
View ArticleNepal, the Beacon of LGBTQ+ Rights in Asia? Not Quite.
Despite constitutional guarantees, the country’s laws are yet to fully support gender and sexual minorities.
View ArticleKorean American K-pop Stars Promote Mental Health Awareness
Many recording artists struggle to cope with the trappings of fame, made more difficult by the perception of mental health as taboo topic.
View ArticleMyanmar’s Protest Movement Finds Friends in the Milk Tea Alliance
Transnational solidarity – including shared protest tactics and strategies – between Hong Kong, Thailand, and Taiwan now stretches to include Myanmar’s anti-coup movement.
View ArticleIndian Journalist Acquitted of Defamation in #MeToo Case
Priya Ramani was the first of more than 20 women to come forward an allege sexual harassment by M.J. Akbar.
View ArticleContemporary Interpretations of Traditional Asian Crafts at Collect 2021
This year’s online edition of Collect art fair showcases how modern artists are interpreting Asian craft art forms into traditional and contemporary pieces.
View ArticleRestoring Ties by Restoring Monuments: Indian Diplomacy in Southeast Asia
Conservation of sacred sites is an important aspect of India’s diplomacy toward Myanmar, Cambodia, Vietnam, and Laos.
View Article2023 Was a Wild Ride for Investment in Southeast Asia
The region is still feeling the economic reverberations of the U.S. Federal Reserve's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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