Global warming and the El Niño phenomenon have contributed to record-breaking temperatures and extreme weather events around the world. In July this year, the global average temperatures taken over land and ocean surfaces were the highest […]
The territorial dispute between China and Japan over the Diaoyu/Senkaku islands in the East China Sea is heating up. The latest escalation in the long-running dispute started in January 2016, when China dispatched two coastguard […]
According to the WHO estimate released on April 21, 2004, a total of 774 lives were claimed in the SARS outbreak in 2003. Far beyond the nations where it claimed the most victims, SARS traumatized […]
Territorial disputes between ASEAN member states and China in the South China Sea have never been considered old news to the media in the past four decades. Several upsurges of tension in recent years have […]
The National Front, or Barisan Nasional (BN) in Malaysia won the 13th General Election in 2013, but with the worst vote results ever, having achieved only 47% of the popular vote. The results confirm that […]
The evening of February 3 rendered an opportunity to once again consider Korea through the lens of Taiwan thanks to the Asian Institute at the University of Toronto event, “Towards a New Normal in Taiwan’s Democracy?” The speakers — Joseph […]
Last week, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made his international debut at the annual meeting of the Asia Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC) Forum in Manila. Although the headlines often focused on Trudeau’s charming looks, this […]
China’s massive military expansion is fuelling fear and suspicion because of Beijing’s longstanding secrecy and reluctance to explain the purpose of its unprecedented military preparations during peacetime. China has stonewalled American requests to provide the […]
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