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Chipmaker giant TSMC’s USD 100 billion investment in the US unnerves many Taiwanese

Written by Oiwan Lam

3 days ago

Chinese President Xi Jinping predicts ‘a rising East and a declining West’ amid Donald Trump’s isolationist turn

Written by Oiwan Lam

1 week ago

On motherhood, mother tongues and taco-eating dragons

Written by L. Finch

2 weeks ago

How does China benefit from Donald Trump’s shutdown of USAID?

Written by Oiwan Lam

4 weeks ago

Stories about North America

USAID suspension has far-reaching impacts in South Asia

The aid pause has left thousands of workers jobless and essential services suspended

Written by Rezwan

2 weeks ago

Rethinking global anti-hunger programs amid US funding changes

The cuts are an opportunity to revisit how funds are spent

Written by Guest Contributor

2 weeks ago

How did Hong Kong get entangled in the US-China trade war?

The 10 percent duties on Chinese goods also apply to Hong Kong

Written by Hong Kong Free Press

4 weeks ago

‘American dream? No, Latin American dream.’ The poem that is capturing the hearts of immigrants

The Venezuelan poet Lalo Yaha explains with poetry how the Latino immigrant population is blamed for everything

Written by Samanta Azpurua Translated by Molly Furnival-Phillips

15 February 2025

Trade wars and military threats: The battle for economic influence in WANA

WANA nations are diversifying trade away from the US, but Trump’s economic and military pressures raise tensions, threatening to turn economic rivalry into conflict.

Written by Walid El Houri

14 February 2025

The Golem: A mythical protector inspiring US comics but also a metaphor for AI

Golem is frequently regarded as the first superhero

Written by Fred Petrossian

8 February 2025

Refugee hospitals on the Thai-Myanmar border affected by US aid freeze

Some have proposed closing the camps altogether

Written by Prachatai

4 February 2025

Global Voices statement on the U.S. foreign aid freeze

Global Voices stands in solidarity with affected organizations and individuals

Written by Global Voices Announcements

29 January 2025

Pacific nations react to Trump’s order withdrawing the US from the Paris climate agreement

Small island states rely on the loss and damage funds to assist vulnerable communities

Written by Mong Palatino

27 January 2025

Power, myth, and the personal: A conversation with Iranian-American artist Shiva Ahmadi

The uncontrollable nature of watercolor 'perfectly conveys the instability that resonates with my experiences and themes'

Written by Omid Memarian

20 January 2025

Can US TikTok refugees find a home in Chinese social media Xiaohongshu?

The exchange between people in the US and China is ice-breaking but biased as users are self-censoring

Written by Oiwan Lam

16 January 2025

From Russia to the EU: The high stakes of Meta’s content moderation shift

The solution is to support legacy media rooted in fact-checking

Written by Daria Dergacheva

16 January 2025

How is former US president Jimmy Carter remembered in China and Taiwan?

Carter's vision of peace is vanishing amid the escalating US-China trade war

Written by Oiwan Lam

2 January 2025

The complex nature of Turkey's relations with Syria

With Assad's fall on December 8, Ankara has emerged as a winner and key negotiator between Western stakeholders and the new government in Syria

Written by Arzu Geybullayeva

24 December 2024

Latin America: Who wins and who loses after Trump's victory?

What can we expect for Latin America?

Written by Michel N.

25 November 2024

The art of destruction and creation: Exploring identity and spirituality in the work of Alexis Peskine

'Born in Paris into a family rich with cultural and artistic influence, Peskine’s identity is shaped by his Afro-Brazilian heritage and his French-Lithuanian roots'

Written by Omid Memarian

22 November 2024

Can Trump help Pakistan's Imran Khan?

Many are wondering if Trump will intervene in Pakistani politics

Written by Ramna Saeed

11 November 2024

What will a second Trump presidency in the US mean for Taiwan?

Unpredictable times are ahead for Taiwan

Written by New Bloom

9 November 2024

Trumpet call: How a second Trump term will affect US ties with India and Nepal

'..the Trump administration should see Nepal as a sovereign nation on its own right'

Written by Nepali Times

8 November 2024

The ‘Kamala effect’ on the Latino vote

The vote of the Latino community, the largest ethnic minority in the United States, will be decisive

Written by Connectas Translated by Teodora C. Hasegan

24 October 2024

What is behind China’s latest military drills around Taiwan?

China’s military drills and operations around Taiwan have been ceaseless since 2022

Written by Oiwan Lam

17 October 2024

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