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An exploding North Korea: unifcation talks spurred by…
After a major H5N1 (Bird Flu) outbreak, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea fell into disrepair with Kim Jung…
A Milestone for Suppression
The disappearance of five book publishers and sellers from a Hong Kong bookstore late last year has…
COP21 and Free Trade
The adoption of a global climate agreement in Paris at the end of 2015 swept a wave of public optimism towards…
Labour Focus: Vietnam and the TPP
If you type "Vietnam and the TPP" into Google or any search engine as I did, you would probably think that it…
Gender Discrimination in South Korea
Confucianism was, and still is, deeply rooted in South Korea’s society. One particular theme is patriarchy where …
Persistent Gender Pay Gap: Is America As Developed As It…
While the extent of disparity between the wages of men and women varies by country and by profession, working women…
A Good President Makes History, a Bad One Changes…
“He who controls the past controls the future. He who controls the present controls the past.” Does this sound…
Mixed Signals from Beijing: Taking the Recent Xi-Ma…
After 66 years of ups and downs in tensions between the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and the Republic of China…
Malaysia’s Vision 2020
In the bustling streets of Kuala Lumpur, high sky rises are seen throughout the downtown area. The rapid…
Rising Intolerance in India: Protecting Secularism,…
For a country lauded for its tolerance over a wide variety of religious beliefs and practices, India is seeing…
What Do We Do With Disaster? Remembering the…
Nearly two weeks ago, on October 26th, Afghanistan was hit by an earthquake. The earthquake, falling between 7.5…
North Koreans As Clickbait: Changing the Narrative to…
There is a problem with how North Korea is portrayed in our society. The only news that makes the mainstream news…