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Tsai Ing-wen's Remarkable Win in Taiwan
The year is 2018, and the situation is looking bleak for Tsai Ing-wen, the first female elected leader of Taiwan and leader of the...


The World Health Organisation is wrong about the Wuhan Coronavirus travel restrictions
In the last month, the spread of the Wuhan coronavirus has become an increasing concern for the international community. The number of...


Singapore: A cultural blueprint?
Today, Singapore is one of the most important cities in the world when it comes to trade and finance. Dating back to 1819 when Sir...


Shinzo Abe and Japan’s Second Sunrise
Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, has a belated new year’s resolution: establishing a “new era of Japanese diplomacy,'' according to a...


Attacks on an Indian University and Political Adversity
Both students and city-based student unions raised their voices against the brutal attack on students of the Jawaharlal Nehru University...


Profile: Aung San Suu Kyi
Born to the revolutionary Aung San, Aung San Suu Kyi has single-handedly changed the course of history in Myanmar. Following intermittent...


Need to know: Hong Kong protests
How did Hong Kong get here? After the failed trial of a Hong Kong resident who murdered his pregnant girlfriend in Taiwan, the...


LGBT rights in Asia: new boom or a premature hope?
Dancing in the rain, umbrellas aloft and rainbow flags waving, thousands of gay rights activists and allies took to the streets of Taipei...


Sexist Dress Codes in Japan
In the latest headline to provoke discussion over sexism in Japan, it has been discovered that some Japanese companies are not allowing...


Hong Kong's Local Elections - Moving the Needle?
What happens when an unmovable object is met with a seemingly unstoppable force? The intractable conflict between Hong Kong’s...
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