Topic
Society
September 11, 2020
Has Taiwanese Public Opinion on Same-Sex Marriage Changed?
By Timothy S. Rich and Isabel Eliassen
Over a year since legalization, how have public opinions in Taiwan shifted around the question of same-sex marriage?
September 11, 2020
Taiwan’s COVID-19 Success Story Continues as Neighbors Fend Off New Outbreaks
By Nick Aspinwall
Unlike countries like Vietnam and New Zealand, Taiwan has managed to keep its five-month streak of no local COVID-19 transmissions alive.
September 11, 2020
Racism Is Fueling Myanmar’s Deadly Second Wave of COVID-19
By Andrew Nachemson
Anti-migrant -- and especially anti-Rohingya and anti-Rakhine -- sentiments are undermining efforts to control the pandemic.
September 10, 2020
Disney’s ‘Mulan’ Debacle
By Eleanor Albert
The film has come to exemplify the trade-offs made by Hollywood to seek big gains in China -- and the reputational costs involved.
September 10, 2020
India’s Rich Prosper During the Pandemic While Its Poor Stand Precariously at the Edge
By Bansari Kamdar
COVID-19 is increasing India’s economic inequality – which was very high even before the pandemic.
September 09, 2020
Human Rights Groups Ask IOC to Move 2022 Olympics Out of China
By Associated Press
In a letter, the group asked the IOC to "reverse its mistake in awarding Beijing the honor of hosting the Winter Olympic Games in 2022."
September 09, 2020
China Detains 23 in Crackdown on Inner Mongolia Protests
By Associated Press
The government is taking a heavy handed approach to protests over a new Mandarin-language education policy.
September 08, 2020
Is North Korea Changing Its Approach to Journalism?
By Tae-jun Kang
A new report from a North Korean university stresses the importance of using social media in reporting.
September 08, 2020
Early Marriages in India: No Child’s Play
By Neeta Lal
A toxic cocktail of the raging pandemic, economic crisis, and closed schools for months is exacerbating social ills like early marriages.
September 07, 2020
Women in India’s Armed Forces Continue to Battle Prejudice Despite Modest Victories
By Adrija Roychowdhury
India has a rich history of women in the armed forces. Why is it taking so long to remember it?
September 05, 2020
Is the Managed Retreat Plan for the Sundarbans Misguided?
By Debjani Bhattacharyya and Megnaa Mehtta
Planners need to look beyond technocratic solutions as they rise to the challenges posed by climate change.
September 05, 2020
Controversy Around a New Citizenship Register in Assam Festers
By StoriesAsia
The Citizenship (Amendment) Act passed last year had fueled the fire around the NRC in Assam.