New cases found in Beijing, sc...
Authorities found a new case with no recent travel history outside the capital, followed by two more on Friday High school students...
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China’s drive for hegemony mee...
Diplomatic failure in the Indo-Pacific It’s an odd sort of great power rivalry: China and the US competing to see which can alienate...
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Tens of millions of children in the Philippines will not be allowed back to school until a coronavirus vaccine is available,...
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The French government is arguably helping Big Pharma profit from the Covid-19 pandemic by Pepe Escobar – A mask-wearing French...
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Several countries used the spying software to target lawyers, human rights activists, journalists and political opponents In the...
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State-backed Hikvision is now the largest surveillance company in the world with links to Xinjiang’s detention camps There are...
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A surprisingly popular new film is forcing Indians to examine a past filled with atrocities committed in the name of caste By Saikat...
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Rising incidences in Pakistan of forced conversions to Islam have raised fresh fears for minorities in the Islamic republic,...
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‘SKY Castle’ casts harsh light on upper-class Koreans’ infatuation with elite colleges, spurs debate By Steven Borowiec – In...
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Acclaimed Indian novelist Anuradha Roy’s ‘All the Lives We Never Lived’ builds on history to tackle modern issues...
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After a bombshell court ruling on wartime compensation Tokyo, which insists all claims were settled in 1965, threatens to go to the...
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China’s first official ‘blockchain pilot zone’ will set out to attract global talent while also exploring the new...
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Banaras Hindu University is the latest of many campuses to suffer student unrest in the BJP-ruled north Indian state By Kanchan...
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A brouhaha between Nauru’s leader and a China emissary at the Pacific Island Forum underscored rising anxieties about...
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EOCey finds a quarter of kindergartens discourage non-Chinese speaking students, while many others provide no language learning...
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World’s fourth largest education system is systematically failing the nation’s 64 million students By John McBeth – It...
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Beijing-backed US$6.7 billion high-speed railway project threatens to bust the small nation’s already fragile finances By David...
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Most in academic circles refuse to acknowledge sexual harassment, making it difficult for victims to come forward By Saikat Datta...
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Plans by US, Australia, India and Japan to develop infrastructure programs in the Asia-Pacific region have caught Beijing by surprise...
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