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Breast Cancer Can Bring Financial Ruin in India

Breast Cancer Can Bring Financial Ruin in India

By Sanjay K. Mohanty, Tabassum Wadasadawala, Suraj Maiti, and Soumendu Sen
Lowering the screening age, increasing health awareness, and improving access to screening services can improve breast cancer outcomes for poor women in India.
Ping-Pong Diplomacy Makes a Comeback in China-US Relations

Ping-Pong Diplomacy Makes a Comeback in China-US Relations

By Shannon Tiezzi
Stephen Mull, vice provost for global affairs at UVA, discusses the university's version of ping-pong diplomacy, and the state of China-U.S. people-to-people exchanges.

Major Automakers May Be Using Chinese Aluminum Produced With Uyghur Forced Labor

Major Automakers May Be Using Chinese Aluminum Produced With Uyghur Forced Labor

By Simina Mistreanu
A new report from Human Rights Watch links some of the world's largest car manufacturers to aluminum allegedly produced with forced labor by Uyghurs.

The Unexonerated Speak: A New Documentary Sheds Light on Uzbekistan’s Dark Past

The Unexonerated Speak: A New Documentary Sheds Light on Uzbekistan’s Dark Past

By Catherine Putz
Thousands were imprisoned under the regime of Islam Karimov, unjustly convicted on religious extremism and other charges. Many have been freed, but they remain unexonerated. 

Indian-Chinese Couples: Rebels or Bridge Builders?

Indian-Chinese Couples: Rebels or Bridge Builders?

By Shannon Tiezzi
Authors Shivaji Das and Yolanda Yu explore the “love and turmoil” faced by Indian-Chinese interracial relationships.
Aren’t Cambodia’s Journalists Tired Of Being Spoken Down To?

Aren’t Cambodia’s Journalists Tired Of Being Spoken Down To?

By David Hutt
The country's government views the press as an adjunct of power.

Finding Australia in K-Pop

Finding Australia in K-Pop

By Grant Wyeth
Soft power circulates, with South Korea’s K-Pop influencing Australia at the same time Australia's self-image as an Asian country continues to evolve.
AI-Generated Content Poses a Looming Threat to Women in India and Pakistan

AI-Generated Content Poses a Looming Threat to Women in India and Pakistan

By Zohaib Altaf and Nimra Javed
Socially conservative and patriarchal values make the threat of sexually-themed deepfakes a dire concern for the countries' girls and women.

How Aceh’s About-face on Rohingya Refugees Echoes in India

How Aceh’s About-face on Rohingya Refugees Echoes in India

By Angshuman Choudhury
Right-wing disinformation networks in India are using events in Indonesia to revive fake news and hate speech campaigns targeting the Muslim minority group.

Jingu Gaien Redevelopment Sparks Outrage in Tokyo. Is the Backlash Too Little, Too Late?

Jingu Gaien Redevelopment Sparks Outrage in Tokyo. Is the Backlash Too Little, Too Late?

By Paul Christensen
The Jingu Gaien construction project has sparked outcry over the loss of green space and historical sites. But other projects that operate with similar intentions passed nearly unopposed.

The Uyghurs: Kashgar Before the Catastrophe

The Uyghurs: Kashgar Before the Catastrophe

By Robert Gerhardt
What has been erased cannot be replaced, but Kevin Bubriski’s 1998 photographs can help us remember what once was in Xinjiang.
Australia Day: A National Impasse

Australia Day: A National Impasse

By Grant Wyeth
Maybe Australia should stop trying to find symbolic worth in the past and instead focus on what kind of country it wants to be in the future.

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