According to CNN Hong Kong, in 2022, the number of marriage registrations in China fell to its lowest level since 1979, accompanied by a population decline of 850,000 people. This trend speaks to the reality […]
In 2017, the Myanmar military supported by militias launched a campaign against the Rohingya, Muslim minorities living in Buddhist-majority Myanmar, murdering thousands and forcing 700,000 to flee Rakhine state for Bangladesh. In March 2022, the […]
In 2023, China’s population shrank by 2.08 million.[1] The reason was unambiguous: its total fertility rate is approaching 1 child per woman,[2] whereas 2.1 children per woman are needed to maintain a stable population.[3] For […]
On February 14, 2024, Prabowo Subianto was elected the 8th President of Indonesia following his role as Defence Minister in 2019. He is assuming the leadership of the largest economy in Southeast Asia at a […]
Introduction The examinational hall has long been an arena for the struggle over who has access to the opportunity to gain knowledges and develop skills that enable financial success and social respect in East Asia. […]
The candidate from the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) won the 2024 Presidential election of the Republic of China (Taiwan) after fierce competition with its old rival, the Kuomintang (KMT), and the newly rising Taiwan People’s […]
Pakistan’s current blasphemy laws provide certain members of the religious majority the power to demand retribution through human life via mob justice instead of relying on a court of law. The targeting of minorities by […]
The 2002 World Cup, jointly hosted by South Korea and Japan, was the first World Cup ever held in Asia. With this fact came extensive media attention from abroad and internal intrigue from domestic Korean […]
The Little Red Dot has a grey-colored problem. Singapore, one of the four economies dubbed “Asian Tigers,” is in danger of experiencing a population transition towards an economy of the elderly. The combined effect of […]
As countries aim to meet climate goals ahead of international summits, the United States and Canada, alongside other European powers, are claiming exemplary status as their domestic greenhouse gas emissions have reduced significantly in the […]
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