Archive
2022
Jiang Zemin Hailed by China’s Top Leaders in Memorial Service
By Associated Press
Current Communist Party leader Xi Jinping praised Jiang in an hour-long address at Beijing's Great Hall of the People.
The Dark Side of K-Pop
By Brandon Valeriano and Aleydis Nissen
Beneath the glittering surface image of K-pop idols lies the Dorian Grey-like heart of an industry that abuses and discards its trainees and stars.
North Korea Fires Artillery Over South Korea-US Live-Fire Drills
By Mitch Shin
For two consecutive days, North Korea fired artillery shells in response to South Korea-U.S. joint live-fire drills.
Russia Wants to Speed up Joint Nuclear Power Plant Project in Uzbekistan
By Catherine Putz
Uzbekistan has both financial and political reasons to pump the brakes, even if Tashkent has no intention of scrapping the project.
Taiwan Watches China’s ‘White Paper’ Protests
By Brian Hioe
Taiwanese groups organized a series of vigils supporting the protests that broke out in China in late November.
Indonesia’s Parliament Passes Repressive New Penal Code
By Sebastian Strangio
The passage came as protests against the new code erupted across the archipelago.
Will Thailand Ever Repeal Its Archaic Lese Majeste Law?
By Sebastian Strangio
An exiled Thai professor talks about his campaign to abolish the controversial law, which criminalizes criticisms of the country's monarchy.
Glimmer of Justice for 9-Year-Old Killed in Philippine Drug War
By Sebastian Strangio
Last month, a court accepted the petition of Lenin Baylon's father seeking to correct the cause of death listed on his death certificate.
‘Obituaries’ of Indian TV Journalism Flood Social Media
By Snigdhendu Bhattacharya
Gautam Adani, known to be close to PM Modi, is poised to take over NDTV, among India’s last news channels known for independent reporting.
Indonesia’s $20 Billion Energy Transition Partnership Takes Shape
By James Guild
The Just Energy Transition Partnership has laid out a roadmap to net zero, but many details are still only vaguely sketched.
Mass Protests in Mongolia Decry ‘Coal Mafia,’ Corruption
By Julian Dierkes
For the second time this year, Mongolians took to the street en masse to show their discontent with the government.
How Zero COVID Protests Broke Through China’s Internet Censorship
By Larry Mullin
China’s infamous Great Firewall cracked amid late November’s protests – the exact thing the censorship apparatus was designed to prevent.