Less than Human in South Korea
How a warm welcome turned cold for a Yemeni refugee When 32-year-old Zyiad first fled his war-torn homeland of Yemen and arrived on South Korea’s […]
“Why do men scream so loud?” The disruptive power of Artificial Intelligence
How long will it take Artificial Intelligence to write coherent essays to a prompt of your choosing? What about writing passable fiction? Plausible poetry? And […]
Episode 3 – Race Awareness in South Korea (with Mariam Maréchal)
South Korea is a highly homogenous country, where foreigners account for only 4% of the entire population. As Korean working population has begun to decrease, […]
Ending an Era? Foreign policies of 2020 Democratic candidates
As the the field of Democratic challengers to President Trump in the 2020 presidential election is taking shape, contributor Taylor Dame argues that a Democratic […]
Haircuts and Herrings: What came out of the Hanoi Summit?
President Trump’s approach has produced progress in US-North Korea relations. In order to go further after the Hanoi Summit, he may need to change it. […]
Can’t Care for Communists: What’s really behind Vietnamese Sino-phobia?
Sino-phobia in Vietnam has long roots, but there is more to it than history, argues contributor Luu. A few years ago, as I passed through […]
NOVAsia Editors’ Take: K-pop scandal reveals troubling truth about sexism in Korea
A word from the editor-in-chief I say Korea and you say K-pop. Considering the size of the country, the South Korean brand of catchy, upbeat […]
Modern Marvels – what we get wrong about “getting” art
I recently attended a popular contemporary art exhibition by Korean artist Hwang Eun Sung in Moscow. Hwang’s “New Futuristic” style, characterized by black, white and […]
Episode 2 – Hanoi Summit (with Nate Kerkhoff)
NOVAsia Podcast is now on iTunes! In this episode of the NOVAsia Podcast, senior editor Josh Doyle and editor-in-chief Joel Petersson Ivre are joined […]
Conquer the Divided? – China’s growing influence over the international community
China uses its economic power to sow discord in the international community. And its working. The 88-year old billionaire George Soros is a man with […]