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Hong Kong violence has to end
Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 29/07/2019
» It all began with hundreds of thousands of people marching through the streets of Hong Kong against a proposed extradition law. It was a sight to behold because it was a non-violent protest against a repressive law that would have allowed the Communist Party of China to pursue its political opponents in the self-ruled city, dare I say, country. Then it turned ugly.
Loving life without likes
Asia focus, Published on 22/07/2019
» Congratulations, the world has officially entered the age of Generation Snowflake!
War at sea, or just talk?
Asia focus, Phanawat Ayanaputra, Published on 15/07/2019
» In foundational game theory, war occurs when the cost of war for a state actor outweighs the cost of peace and negotiation. We can use this basic model to examine whether we are on the brink of armed conflict in the South China Sea -- described as a "likely zone of conflict" by US Adm James Stavridis in his book Sea Power: The History and Geopolitics of the World's Oceans.
Shinzo Abe's constitution dream
Asia focus, Ken Lohatepanont, Published on 08/07/2019
» 'When the country is strong, and the risk of war small, when there is no threat of being attacked from without," the Japanese novelist Natsume Soseki once said, "then nationalism ought to diminish accordingly."
Trade war wins and losses for Asean
Asia focus, Suwatchai Songwanich, Published on 08/07/2019
» The meeting between the Chinese and US presidents during the recent G20 summit in Japan helped ease some of the tensions behind the ongoing trade war and rekindled hopes that the dispute could be brought to an end. It will take some time for a long-term solution to be found, and so in the meantime all parties need to make adjustments.
Climate change urgency grows
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 01/07/2019
» Climate change is global in nature but it is having an especially severe impact on Asia. Chennai, one of India's largest cities, has run out of water as the summer heat intensifies. With monsoon rains below average, four lakes in the city of 4.7 million have dried up. Residents don't have enough water to drink, bathe or wash clothes, malls have closed their washrooms and restaurants are not open for customers.
Mission Impossible in Hong Kong
Asia focus, Ken Lohatepanont, Published on 17/06/2019
» A million people on the streets. A demonstration that stretched across Causeway Bay. A movement that foreign media breathlessly dubbed Hong Kong's "last stand". Last week's protests marked a historic moment, but they also had an idealistic, almost fatalistic, air.
Better safe than sorry
Asia focus, Tanyatorn Tongwaranan, Published on 10/06/2019
» Dating websites and applications have profoundly changed the way couples meet and interact. Traditionally, we were more likely to date people who lived in the same community or shared the same interests, or people linked to our group of friends.
Take your trash somewhere else
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 03/06/2019
» Malaysia made a clear statement last week that it is ready to take aggressive moves against countries that dump plastic waste in the country, which this year became the world's main destination for the substances.
Imagine the world as one
Asia focus, Tanyatorn Tongwaranan, Published on 20/05/2019
» The peripatetic nature of a journalist's life allows me to see the world in a way that I would never have imagined earlier. Each journey is different, even if it's in the same city, as there are always new things to learn, see and appreciate.