The troubled love lives of China’s rural migrants
Author: Wanning Sun, UTS For the past decade or so, the Western media has been critical of the Chinese state,…
Addressing ageism in China’s workforce
China’s aging population presents many challenges for its economy, including a shrinking workforce and increased pressure on the healthcare and…
Taiwan heading into its super-aged era
Author: James C. T. Hsueh, National Taiwan University Like most Western industrialised countries, Taiwan experienced a sustained decline in fertility…
The problematic politics of Japan’s ageing electorate
Author: Yasuo Takao, Curtin University Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida used a policy speech at the opening of the 2023…
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…
Combatting the cost of living is essential for Singapore
Author: Chang Yee Kwan, National Chengchi University Several major developments marked Singapore’s socio-political landscape in 2022. The government’s annual budget…
The revolutionary whirlwind widens in Myanmar
Author: Renaud Egreteau, City University of Hong Kong Three decades on from the nationwide uprising in Myanmar in 1988, the…
Beijing’s BRI influence over the UN Human Rights Council
Author: Anna Hayes, JCU As a United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) member state, China has a responsibility to promote…
The Chongryon element in Japan–North Korea relations
Author: Soyoung Kim, Nanyang Technological University The General Association of Korean Residents in Japan — abbreviated as Chongryon in Korean…
Sri Lanka’s disastrous 2022 ends with a sliver of optimism
Author: Shyamika Jayasundara-Smits, Erasmus University Rotterdam Sri Lanka entered 2022 beset by economic crisis and political upheaval. The economic crisis…