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New Chinese-led port project faces backlash from local residents and environmentalists in Peru

12 hours ago

“Throughout the history of Peru, investments are located wherever they want, as long as they bring money, and the state or government allows this to happen”

Virtual exhibit commemorates 1971 ‘Diliman Commune’ protests in The Philippines

24 hours ago

A virtual exhibit features a student-led uprising at The Philippines' top university 50 years ago that has become a symbol of resistance to dictatorial rule and oppression.

Pineapple recipes flood Taiwan's social media after China bans imports

4 days ago

China cited safety concerns, but Taiwan says the ban is an "economic intimidation."

A closer look into the Chinese political discussion on Clubhouse

5 days ago

"What the Chinese Communist Party wants to block is our ability to express humanity at our best and our ability to resolve conflict through dialogue."

Myanmar illustrators unite to distribute protest art for free

7 days ago

"Like all other Myanmar citizens, artists want to contribute to the national struggle... artists can assist other protesters with our artworks..."

Philippines’ ‘Paradis Island’ has a message for ‘Attack on Titan’ fans

1 week ago

"We are an innocent island in a lake in Laguna and we have nothing to do with Titans."

Beijing official signals changes to Hong Kong's electoral system

1 week ago

Xia said the power to govern the semi-autonomous region must "lie in the hands of patriots."

Myanmar citizens continue strong opposition to military junta with ‘22222’ general strike

2 weeks ago

"If we oppose the dictatorship, they might shoot us. But we have to oppose dictatorship. It’s our duty. That’s why so many people are coming out today against them."

Updating Uyghur: The power of online discussions for language preservation

Rising Voices2 weeks ago

Though spoken by over 10 million people, the Uyghur language is struggling to adapt to modern life and overcome heavy censorship and language elimination in China

Prominent Harvard professor pilloried for peddling revisionist history about wartime ‘comfort women’

2 weeks ago

Historians familiar with wartime sexual slavery perpetrated by Japanese armed forces point out that the professor, J. Mark Ramseyer, has long championed historical revisionism.

Research firm uncovers a pro-Huawei influence campaign

2 weeks ago

While Graphika's research findings are insufficient to suggest that Huawei was behind the operation, its employees were key amplifiers of the comments produced by the fake clusters.

Flights carrying ‘seafood’ between China and Myanmar fuel speculation about Beijing's support for the military coup

2 weeks ago

There's also speculation that the recurring power outages in Myanmar in the past few days are related to the testing and setup of Myanmar's version of The Great Firewall.

Myanmar introduces ‘draconian’ cyber security bill amid growing anti-coup protests

Advox3 weeks ago

'It can be expected that the true aim of the bill is to repress freedom of expression online and ban social networks.'

Chinese-Australian journalist Cheng Lei formally arrested for alleged spying in China

3 weeks ago

Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne has dismissed claims by China that Australia is trying to interfere in their judicial system.

Beijing to drill Hong Kong schoolchildren with national security education

3 weeks ago

New education guidelines circulated on February 5 require teachers of all levels to teach the criminal offences outlined in Hong Kong's national security law.

Farewell to Japanese sculptor who became a local hero in Prilep, North Macedonia

The Bridge3 weeks ago

'During his short lifetime, and even shorter career, Ryota Koshika became one of the most prominent classic sculptors working in marble from Japan.'

Olympic head's misogynistic remarks highlight Japan's persisting sexism

3 weeks ago

Support for Mori by men in prominent leadership positions suggests that anti-women attitudes are in fact quite normal in the country.

China blocks Clubhouse after netizens discuss Xinjiang and Tiananmen

Advox4 weeks ago

For a brief moment in time, Clubhouse cracked the Great Firewall.

‘You messed with the wrong generation’: Daily protests pose strong challenge to Myanmar coup

4 weeks ago

"Today the people of Myanmar are rising up against the military regime, demanding democracy. This is no longer a protest. It's an uprising."

China shuts down its most popular piracy website—is it just about copyright?

Advox4 weeks ago

Netizens wonder whether the crackdown had something to do with Xi Jinping’s ideological battle against "Western values."


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