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Bad to good: What kind of year was 2023 for Asia?
Oped, Published on 28/12/2023
» As 2023 departs, and 2024 -- and soon, the lunar Year of the Dragon -- arrives, we once again highlight the winners and losers of the year gone by in Asia.
Education system in dire need of reform
Oped, Saritdet Marukatat, Published on 30/09/2023
» Thailand's education appears to continue in its sorry state despite the new faces at Government House and two ministries directly in charge of the issue.
When can we expect to see India Inc's moonshots?
News, Andy Mukherjee, Published on 25/08/2023
» Now that India has become the first country in the world to land a spacecraft near the moon's south pole -- for less than half the money Christopher Nolan spent on the movie, Interstellar -- its risk-averse private sector will hopefully be inspired to launch some moonshots of its own. Just beating investor expectations next quarter won't get them ahead in the long game in artificial intelligence or new materials and energy.
New space race to the Moon's South Pole
News, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 16/08/2023
» Don't say "Moon Race". Perish the thought! But there is a race to land on the Moon, and the Russians are cheating. Well, sort of cheating.
Confronting the global water crisis head-on
Oped, Published on 23/03/2023
» The world's water crisis can no longer be ignored. Unless we manage water properly, we will neither tackle climate change nor meet most of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
The industrialisation of space
Oped, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 11/01/2022
» It will be a bumper year for big space launches to the Moon, Mars, and asteroids, including many manned flights, but the real shocker is the number of satellites and spaceships being launched by private companies.
Why do we even count down to the New Year?
Oped, Published on 29/12/2021
» Few people counted down to anything until the 1960s -- and yes, that included the new year. Celebrations and midnight kisses on Dec 31, of course. Countdowns, no. How, then, did the countdown go from almost non-existent to ubiquitous in the latter half of the 20th century? And why are we so drawn to them now, especially to mark one year's end and another's beginning?
There have probably been better years
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 26/12/2021
» Well we've just about scraped through the Year of the Ox. It was a strange time, rather like living in a vacuum, not entirely sure what would happen next. Nothing could have been worse than 2020, but 2021 wasn't far off. At the start of the year there was hope that the cloud of Covid could be shaken off and we would all become happy folks in the Land of Smiles again, but it didn't quite work out that way -- it's the hope that kills you.
Twilight for the Kims? Time is not on their side
Oped, Kent Harrington, Published on 20/11/2021
» Nearly three years after his failed bromance with Donald Trump, North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un is once again angling for US attention. North Korea has tested a new, high-tech missile and hinted that it may agree to restart talks with South Korea, where President Moon Jae-in desperately wants to resuscitate his moribund outreach to the North. But if Mr Kim is expecting a positive reaction from US President Joe Biden, he shouldn't hold his breath. With issues like China and the rebuilding of US alliances topping Mr Biden's agenda, overtures to Mr Kim are unlikely.
Afghanistan a litmus test for this Korean dream
Oped, Published on 21/10/2021
» How countries react to human rights issues in Afghanistan speaks volumes about their real commitment towards the principles of democracy and civil liberties.