Taiwan is worried about the security of its chip industry
May 26th 2022 | SINGAPORE AND TAIPEIFor a brief moment on May 23rd, it seemed as if American policy towards Taiwan had undergone…
An election in Bangkok heralds an optimistic new kind of politics
On may 22nd 2014 soldiers kidnapped Chadchart Sittipunt, then Thailand’s transport minister, detaining him and other cabinet…
Joe Biden vows to deepen America’s ties with South Korea
When president joe biden paid a visit to South Korea on May 20th, the first stop on a five-day tour of East Asia, he brought a…
Australian voters have had enough of climate inaction
First came fires, which incinerated an area larger than Britain and swallowed cities in a suffocating haze. Then came floods,…
Songbird competitions are a popular pastime in Indonesia
Some men spend their weekends watching football. Imam Safi’i and his mates spend theirs watching songbirds warble. Hundreds…
Abe Shinzo in his own words
ABE SHINZO served longer as prime minister than anyone in Japan’s history, holding the office from 2012-2020. He stepped down…
India’s exams are plagued by cheating
As india’s exam season kicked off earlier this year Facebook groups dedicated to helping with preparations were inundated with…
Qatar wants to become a leader in genomics
Researchers at the Qatar Genome Programme, a project paid for by the former emir’s wife, say they want their Gulf state to become,…
Inside Eritrea, Africa’s gulag state
In the corner of a quiet bar in Asmara, Eritrea’s capital, Mulugeta (not his real name) hatches a plan to escape. He has made…