Now it’s delivered on the G20, Indonesia can continue to lead as next ASEAN chair
Author: M Chatib Basri, University of Indonesia Last week’s G20 Leaders’ Summit in Bali illustrated the geopolitical challenges weighing on…
Across the Taiwan Strait, astronomers keen to keep up contact despite Covid and political tensions
“Besides traditional collaboration which is based on co-authoring papers, we are also exploring the possibility of developing instruments together. The…
No place for the angry young man in Nepal’s democracy
Author: Shrishti Rana, University of St Andrews Nepal heads toward an election on 20 November 2022. This will be the…
Wild bird hotpot: Chinese man arrested for illegally catching and killing 1,000 birds by snapping necks with bare hands
A man arrested in China for using a net and playing recorded bird sounds to catch wild birds says the…
Malaysia election 2022: Muhyiddin, Anwar make rival claims about forming next government after massive ‘green wave’ in favour of Islamists
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Tokayev bites the reform bullet
Author: Marian Seliga, J&T Bank In response to anti-government protests that broke out in Kazakhstan in January 2022, Kazakhstan President…
THAAD bad: Seoul–Beijing relations under Moon
Author: Seong-Hyon Lee, George H W Bush Foundation for US–China Relations During the tenure of former South Korean president Moon…
Apple supplier Foxconn suspends hiring at largest iPhone factory for 3 days over shortage of quarantine space
Under the required closed-loop mode of production that keeps workers confined to Foxconn’s campus to minimise the spread of Covid-19,…
‘I went for a haircut and was filmed for sleazy fetish website’: Chinese police probe woman’s head-shaving ordeal
A police probe is underway after a Chinese woman went for a bob-style cut at the hairdressers and was duped…
Can Singapore’s ONE Pass pull top global talent?
Author: Terence Ho, NUS In August 2022, Singapore announced a new Overseas Networks & Expertise (ONE) Pass to attract top…