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Malaysian Indians: A Diminishing Voice in a Changing Nation 65 arrested as Hong Kong police raid unlicensed nightclubs, gambling dens
Hong Kong police have arrested 65 people in a crackdown on a criminal syndicate accused of running unlicensed nightclubs and gambling dens, where suspects allegedly…
Samantha Johnson
Why China’s ethnic unity law marks shift in policy towards assimilation
China’s new law on ethnic unity signals a shift in Beijing’s focus from handling specific ethnic matters to assimilation, according to a party ethnologist.
The Law…
South Korean ticket touts to face the music when new penalties come into play
For many K-pop fans in South Korea, the hunt for concert tickets has turned into a high-stakes battle, one where logging on early is no…
Taiwan military gains 5,000 volunteers, but ‘real problem’ is retention
Taiwan’s volunteer force has recorded an unexpected increase of more than 5,000 personnel over the past year despite the island’s worsening demographic decline.
However, lawmakers and…
Japan wants 60 million tourists, but China isn’t sending them
Japan has found a new export industry and it doesn’t come off an assembly line. It arrives by plane, spends freely and is, increasingly, what…
EU isn’t just selling aircraft to China. It’s helping strengthen a competitor
Last month, China Eastern ordered 25 A330neo jets from Airbus, which come at a catalogue price of US$9.35 billion. The airline, which operates the inaugural…