Asia’s coming demographic divergence
Author: Andrew L Oros, Washington College The trend of Asian populations growing and moving to cities — providing cheap labour,…
Five Memphis police officers plead not guilty in death of Tyre Nichols
RowVaughn Wells, centre, the mother of Tyre Nichols, stands during a press conference after an indictment hearing for five former…
The NDB and BRICS in global governance reform
Author: Silvia Menegazzi, LUISS On 7 December 2022, Egypt ratified its participation in the New Development Bank (NDB) — a…
Decades in the waiting, can Hong Kong finally get its primary healthcare right?
Free eye checks organised by Chinese University of Hong Kong’s medical society at MOSTown in Ma On Shan on October…
YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki resigns, joining an exodus of high-profile women in Silicon Valley
YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki speaks during the introduction of YouTube TV at YouTube Space LA on February 28, 2017, in…
Malaysia 1MDB scandal: convicted ex-Goldman banker Roger Ng disputes bribe money ahead of sentencing
Former Goldman Sachs Inc banker Roger Ng is disputing the amount in bribes that were paid during the 1MDB scandal…
Pakistan’s floods highlight the climate-health nexus
Author: Jeremy Youde, University of Minnesota Duluth The devastating 2022 floods in Pakistan highlight the interplay between natural disasters, climate…
The Vietnam-Indonesia EEZ agreement upholds UNCLOS
Author: Bich Tran, University of Antwerp Vietnam and Indonesia agreed to delimit their respective Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZs) on 22…
Digitisation no magic pill for China’s public health ailments
Author: Fan Yang, Deakin University China has prioritised the implementation of digital technology in the health sector in recent years.…
A tough year for democracy in Nepal
Authors: Rumela Sen, Columbia University and Naresh Gyawali, Kathmandu TS Eliot warned in his 1925 poem that the world ends…