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 […]
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Untapped Resources: South Korea’s Strange Water Problem
Contributed by Lee Seungwon Drinking lake water without any governmental approval, the people of Laos seemed perfectly content, though tests revealed unusual pH (acidity), TOC […]
Whose Daughter Is “Ayla”?
Contributed by Ali Danis Neyzi On 17 August 1999, when I was six years old, I was woken up around 3 a.m. in my little […]
Where is the Turkish Economy Today?
By Özge Taylan As the world’s 18th and Europe’s 7th largest economy, a dynamic member of the G-20 and part of the OECD, the Turkish […]
North Korea From The Lens
Photos from our contributor Todor Merdjanov from his months spent in North Korea reveal a more local view of life in North Korea, a country […]
A Bulgarian’s Journey to North Korea
By Todor Merdjanov So, there I was, on board of the Air China flight from Beijing to Pyongyang with no more than 20 other people, […]
Singapore – More Than Just A Little Red Dot
By Amylia Zainal The humidity hits you the moment you step out of Changi Airport, a stark difference from the coldness of the air-conditioning of […]
Good Leader, Bad Leader: What Should We Learn From Today’s Monarchies?
A republic has been long considered the most suitable form of government for modern societies. In a republic, typically a representative democracy, the country is […]
Trickling Down? Reassessing Today’s Global Economy
They say it will trickle down. While globalization is an undeniable reality today, it is hard to pinpoint when it began. History is replete with […]
Korea’s Girl of Peace Statue
There is nothing comfortable about rape. It is not easy to talk about it, read about it, or remember. Perhaps that is why many still […]