East Asia · December, 2022

Support non-profit journalism and perspectives from around the world.

Close

English
русский
Español
Italiano
bahasa Indonesia
Malagasy
Français
Português
عربي
Română
日本語
Esperanto
Català
українська
srpski
Ελληνικά
Nederlands
Igbo
Қазақша
Deutsch
Yorùbá
বাংলা
Hrvatski
繁體中文
Filipino
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ
македонски
Aymara
नेपाली
Shqip
فارسی
简体中文
한국어
हिन्दी
ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ
Magyar
polski
اردو
Dansk
ଓଡ଼ିଆ
Swahili
čeština
Türkçe
Български
Svenska
Ўзбекча
አማርኛ
كوردی
မြန်မာ
עברית
Tetun
ភាសាខ្មែរ
دری

See all those languages? The Lingua project at Global Voices works to bring down barriers to understanding through translation.

Learn more about Lingua »

Africa
Americas
Asia
Europe
The Bridge
Elections
Culture
Human Rights
Digital Activism
All topics »

Central Asia & Caucasus
East Asia
Oceania
South Asia
West Asia & North Africa

East Asia · December, 2022

Stories about East Asia from December, 2022

Classical dance pushes the bounds of traditional gender identities in Cambodia

Cambodia's first all-male, gay classical dance company

Written by VOD

24 December 2022

What is Hong Kong role in Russia's sanction evasion?

The government said HK has no legal obligation to sanction Russia

Written by Oiwan Lam

21 December 2022

Hong Kong launches a national security legal battle against media tycoon Jimmy Lai

Lai has already been handed a 69 month jail sentence

Written by Oiwan Lam

20 December 2022

World Bank land giveaway in Cambodia marred by problems

Land was taken from residents and a community forest culled

Written by VOD

19 December 2022

Call to Action on International Migrants Day: Stop forced labour and restore workers’ agency

It is vital to ratify global standards around migration

Written by Ambika Tandon, Francisca Ankrah, Tsigereda Brihanu, Sandigan Kuwait

18 December 2022

Indonesia's new penal code revisions don't just threaten sexual freedoms

Free speech, journalistic integrity, and LGBTQ+ rights are also at risk

Written by Sydney Allen

15 December 2022

Hong Kong national anthem mixup causes chaos at international sporting events

A protest song was played instead of China's national anthem

Written by Hong Kong Free Press

13 December 2022

China faces a rough road to ending its zero-COVID policies

Local governments can't afford to fund zero-COVID anymore

Written by Oiwan Lam

8 December 2022

State capture in South Africa by the Gupta family: A lesson on political influence

The three Gupta brothers have disproportionate influence in South Africa

Written by Stephanie Wild

7 December 2022

Activists strive for data protection in Indonesia

Data protection remains weak in Indonesia

Written by Juliana Harsianti

5 December 2022

China’s foreign interference narrative fails to successfully demonize the nationwide anti-zero COVID protests

"Which foreign forces do you talk about? Karl Marx or Friedrick Engels?"

Written by Oiwan Lam

1 December 2022

Istanbul's Uyghur community protest outside the Chinese Consulate despite the cost of reprisals

Local police at the scene threatened the protesters with deportation

Written by Arzu Geybullayeva

1 December 2022

About our East Asia coverage

Oiwan Lam is the North East Asia editor. Email her story ideas or volunteer to write.

Mong Palatino is the South East Asia editor. Email him story ideas or volunteer to write.

About Us

What Is Global Voices?
Our People
Join Us!
Partner with Global Voices
Donate
Contact
Translation Services
Sponsors

Receive great stories from around the world directly in your inbox.

Stay up to date about Global Voices and our mission. See our Privacy Policy for details. Newsletter powered by Mailchimp (Privacy Policy and Terms).

Email Address*

Website

MEMBER_RATING

LATITUDE

LONGITUDE

GMTOFF

DSTOFF

TIMEZONE

CC

REGION

LAST_CHANGED

OPTIN_TIME

OPTIN_IP

CONFIRM_TIME

CONFIRM_IP

Twitter

Date Added

Title

Organization or Company

Work Phone

City

Country

* = required field

Email Frequency

Daily
Weekly
Announcements

Enabled Disabled

Checkout Created By Admin Free Registration Gift Team Subscription

Nomad (73981) Flâneur (73977) Globetrotter (73980) Weekender (73979) Daytripper (73978) Sample Plan (72198)

unsubscribe from list

Sponsors

Global Voices is supported by the efforts of our volunteer contributors, foundations, donors and mission-related services. For more information please read our Fundraising Ethics Policy.

Special thanks to our many sponsors and funders.

Please support our important work:

Donate »

This site is licensed as Creative Commons Attribution 3.0. Please read our attribution policy to learn about freely redistributing our work Some Rights Reserved

What Is Global Voices?
Our People
Join Us!
Partner with Global Voices
Donate
Contact
Translation Services
Sponsors

Topics

Caribbean
Central Asia & Caucasus
East Asia
Eastern & Central Europe
Latin America
North America
Oceania
South Asia
Sub-Saharan Africa
West Asia & North Africa
Western Europe
The Bridge
Elections
Culture
Human Rights
Digital Activism
All topics »

Receive great stories from around the world directly in your inbox.

Stay up to date about Global Voices and our mission. See our Privacy Policy for details. Newsletter powered by Mailchimp (Privacy Policy and Terms).

Email Address*

Website

MEMBER_RATING

LATITUDE

LONGITUDE

GMTOFF

DSTOFF

TIMEZONE

CC

REGION

LAST_CHANGED

OPTIN_TIME

OPTIN_IP

CONFIRM_TIME

CONFIRM_IP

Twitter

Date Added

Title

Organization or Company

Work Phone

City

Country

* = required field

Email Frequency

Daily
Weekly
Announcements

Enabled Disabled

Checkout Created By Admin Free Registration Gift Team Subscription

Nomad (73981) Flâneur (73977) Globetrotter (73980) Weekender (73979) Daytripper (73978) Sample Plan (72198)

unsubscribe from list

Monthly archives for East Asia

June 2025 9 posts
May 2025 19 posts
April 2025 22 posts
March 2025 14 posts
February 2025 11 posts
January 2025 13 posts
December 2024 10 posts
November 2024 15 posts
October 2024 15 posts
September 2024 18 posts
August 2024 18 posts
July 2024 20 posts
June 2024 18 posts
May 2024 17 posts
April 2024 15 posts
March 2024 15 posts
February 2024 12 posts
January 2024 15 posts
December 2023 14 posts
November 2023 17 posts
October 2023 19 posts
September 2023 8 posts
August 2023 16 posts
July 2023 17 posts
June 2023 21 posts
May 2023 26 posts
April 2023 21 posts
March 2023 16 posts
February 2023 8 posts
January 2023 15 posts
December 2022 11 posts
November 2022 15 posts
October 2022 15 posts
September 2022 14 posts
August 2022 14 posts
July 2022 14 posts
June 2022 15 posts
May 2022 12 posts
April 2022 19 posts
March 2022 19 posts
February 2022 12 posts
January 2022 16 posts
December 2021 19 posts
November 2021 20 posts
October 2021 15 posts
September 2021 16 posts
August 2021 19 posts
July 2021 23 posts
June 2021 23 posts
May 2021 17 posts
April 2021 21 posts
March 2021 24 posts
February 2021 19 posts
January 2021 18 posts
December 2020 17 posts
November 2020 20 posts
October 2020 27 posts
September 2020 23 posts
August 2020 23 posts
July 2020 28 posts
June 2020 22 posts
May 2020 26 posts
April 2020 22 posts
March 2020 25 posts
February 2020 23 posts
January 2020 30 posts
December 2019 19 posts
November 2019 26 posts
October 2019 18 posts
September 2019 25 posts
August 2019 26 posts
July 2019 22 posts
June 2019 27 posts
May 2019 15 posts
April 2019 11 posts
March 2019 22 posts
February 2019 18 posts
January 2019 12 posts
December 2018 9 posts
November 2018 14 posts
October 2018 13 posts
September 2018 12 posts
August 2018 13 posts
July 2018 11 posts
June 2018 12 posts
May 2018 17 posts
April 2018 19 posts
March 2018 18 posts
February 2018 19 posts
January 2018 19 posts
December 2017 23 posts
November 2017 16 posts
October 2017 25 posts
September 2017 30 posts
August 2017 32 posts
July 2017 31 posts
June 2017 29 posts
May 2017 24 posts
April 2017 27 posts
March 2017 35 posts
February 2017 25 posts
January 2017 25 posts
December 2016 27 posts
November 2016 36 posts
October 2016 29 posts
September 2016 30 posts
August 2016 32 posts
July 2016 34 posts
June 2016 39 posts
May 2016 38 posts
April 2016 35 posts
March 2016 32 posts
February 2016 30 posts
January 2016 29 posts
December 2015 30 posts
November 2015 32 posts
October 2015 28 posts
September 2015 33 posts
August 2015 43 posts
July 2015 43 posts
June 2015 38 posts
May 2015 44 posts
April 2015 32 posts
March 2015 41 posts
February 2015 32 posts
January 2015 19 posts
December 2014 36 posts
November 2014 33 posts
October 2014 40 posts
September 2014 48 posts
August 2014 35 posts
July 2014 50 posts
June 2014 40 posts
May 2014 70 posts
April 2014 57 posts
March 2014 75 posts
February 2014 72 posts
January 2014 106 posts
December 2013 101 posts
November 2013 71 posts
October 2013 67 posts
September 2013 73 posts
August 2013 63 posts
July 2013 88 posts
June 2013 64 posts
May 2013 101 posts
April 2013 101 posts
March 2013 106 posts
February 2013 78 posts
January 2013 91 posts
December 2012 105 posts
November 2012 87 posts
October 2012 86 posts
September 2012 98 posts
August 2012 100 posts
July 2012 83 posts
June 2012 80 posts
May 2012 78 posts
April 2012 93 posts
March 2012 101 posts
February 2012 86 posts
January 2012 101 posts
December 2011 103 posts
November 2011 118 posts
October 2011 105 posts
September 2011 99 posts
August 2011 137 posts
July 2011 128 posts
June 2011 138 posts
May 2011 129 posts
April 2011 121 posts
March 2011 187 posts
February 2011 132 posts
January 2011 157 posts
December 2010 135 posts
November 2010 134 posts
October 2010 134 posts
September 2010 136 posts
August 2010 169 posts
July 2010 166 posts
June 2010 149 posts
May 2010 98 posts
April 2010 119 posts
March 2010 132 posts
February 2010 108 posts
January 2010 127 posts
December 2009 121 posts
November 2009 134 posts
October 2009 127 posts
September 2009 125 posts
August 2009 124 posts
July 2009 131 posts
June 2009 130 posts
May 2009 162 posts
April 2009 143 posts
March 2009 142 posts
February 2009 161 posts
January 2009 174 posts
December 2008 174 posts
November 2008 173 posts
October 2008 193 posts
September 2008 194 posts
August 2008 235 posts
July 2008 253 posts
June 2008 187 posts
May 2008 257 posts
April 2008 297 posts
March 2008 186 posts
February 2008 170 posts
January 2008 212 posts
December 2007 193 posts
November 2007 244 posts
October 2007 223 posts
September 2007 196 posts
August 2007 211 posts
July 2007 181 posts
June 2007 234 posts
May 2007 271 posts
April 2007 209 posts
March 2007 193 posts
February 2007 190 posts
January 2007 216 posts
December 2006 144 posts
November 2006 218 posts
October 2006 189 posts
September 2006 175 posts
August 2006 224 posts
July 2006 194 posts
June 2006 211 posts
May 2006 283 posts
April 2006 248 posts
March 2006 261 posts
February 2006 178 posts
January 2006 148 posts
December 2005 109 posts
November 2005 141 posts
October 2005 139 posts
September 2005 158 posts
August 2005 182 posts
July 2005 101 posts
June 2005 35 posts
May 2005 14 posts
April 2005 8 posts
March 2005 6 posts
February 2005 1 post

East Asia · December, 2022

Stories about East Asia from December, 2022

About our East Asia coverage

Menu

About Us

Receive great stories from around the world directly in your inbox.

Sponsors