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The terror that came from the sky

The deadly, destructive flood in Nepal must prompt the country to look inwards at its own model of development, argues a Nepali writer

What’s left of Uyghur culture in Xinjiang?

Experts warn of a “museumification” of Uyghur culture, driven by the forced disappearance of its leaders

Beyond good intentions

What happens when helping disabled people in China becomes more about charity than equality?

When hate reaches the school gates

Guro Middle School is on the frontline of a war on immigrants waged by Korea's far-right

When the whistleblower becomes the prisoner

How a Chinese videographer who documented Xinjiang’s detention facilities found himself facing deportation from the United States

Shamate: The tribe of Chinese migrant workers

How a generation of rural migrants found belonging in impossible hairstyles and neon dye

One man, one woman, one version of Hong Kong

Inside Hong Kong’s Legislative Council debate on same-sex unions – and what happens when homophobia becomes policy language On 12 February 2025, Hong Kong’s Legislative Council spent just over ninety

Essay by a Manchu girl in Tibet

A personal essay by a young Manchu woman attending university in Tibet, documenting the experience of being from an ethnic minority background in China. Recommended by: Jessie Lau “What does

Political reconfiguration in Taiwan?

A leading politician suggests a moment of national crisis requires a strategic, cross-party response. Trump’s announcement of a 32% tariff on Taiwanese exports comes at a time when the Taiwanese

Africa’s economic crossroads

African nations are rethinking their economic future. Once a cornerstone of US-Africa trade, the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) now stands effectively nullified by Trump’s “reciprocal” tariffs, ultimately jeopardising

Bust-up in Bordeaux

Short work at one of Cognac’s ‘Big Three’. France’s cognac industry is buckling under the double whammy of tariffs and other trade measures placed on it by China and the

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