The South Korean leader seeks to strengthen ties with the US and Japan. But he might be hamstrung by domestic concerns.
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In the space of two decades, Hong Kong’s liberal constitutional order has been transformed into a security regime that grants citizens few civil liberties
With the pressure of China’s “three-child policy”, many women are motivated to achieve work-life harmony by merging the identities of motherhood and business ownership.
Critics of the South Korean leader accuse him of eroding democracy at home while embracing a historic enemy on the international stage.
Most Americans see China as the biggest threat to the US. But away from headline economic figures, China has a slew of challenges.
Messi will not start a war in China, but this is not to say that football lacks political relevance.
The PTI, the party of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan, won the most seats of any one party – but fell short of reaching the threshold for a majority government.
Amid signs of growing domestic disquiet over his repressive regime, North Korea’s leader is trying to deflect scrutiny by upping war rhetoric.
Beijing is losing patience with Myanmar’s military, as well as its influence with resistance groups.
A new law has been introduced that officially brings dog meat to an end as a commodity in South Korea.
The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has retained government, but it wasn’t a straightforward race. The campaign revealed much about Taiwan’s changing politics.
A candidate from the pro-independence Democratic Progressive Party looks set to win the presidency despite Beijing’s pressure and rhetoric.
For many Buddhists today, both in East Asia and across the world, the Lotus Sutra offers religious support for various gender identities.
Recent research explores how women with non-native English accents — specifically Mandarin — fare in the Canadian job market.
Through the power of rituals, inanimate objects can be understood to transform into agents who can see, hear, taste and respond to the concerns of those who worship them.
Fewer than a quarter of once-colonized countries make official government-to-government requests for an apology or reparations.
It’s good to talk − just don’t expect it to result in a reset in relations between Beijing and Washington.
Hawkish foreign policy wonks have called for a breakup of Russia. But would that fall into Beijing’s hands?
Across cultures, death rituals give mourners a chance to grieve. But they also offer one last opportunity to help the deceased as they transition to the next stage of existence.
Although there have progress to achieve gender equality, women are still under-represented in diplomacy in Asia.
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Adjunct Professor, Australia-China Relations Institute, University of Technology Sydney
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Pro Vice-Chancellor Research and Professor of International Studies, La Trobe University
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Honorary Associate in Political Economy, University of Sydney
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Adjunct Lecturer, Faculty of Economics, Hosei University
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Associate Professor of History and Asian Studies, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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Weldon E. Thornton Distinguished Emeritus Professor of Asian Studies, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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Anthropologue et démographe, professeur émérite, Muséum national d’histoire naturelle (MNHN); Ined (Institut national d'études démographiques)
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Professor of Sociology, Texas A&M University
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Professor in Korean Studies, Tufts University
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Professor of History, Tufts University
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