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, […]
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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 […]
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 […]
Episode 1 – Gender Equality and Sustainable Development
NOVAsia Podcast is now on iTunes! In this inaugural episode of the NOVAsia Podcast, editor-in-chief Joel Petersson Ivre discusses gender equality and sustainable development with […]
Marijuana Laws Around the World
On October 17, Canada became the second country after Uruguay to legalize the recreational use of marijuana. It does not give free rein for anyone […]
The 2018 Inter-Korean Summit: Staff’s Thoughts
Joel Ivre, editor, Sweden. The day before the summit I brought up the topic to a Korean friend. “This is amazing, isn’t it?” But he […]
Watchdogs on a Leash: Myanmar’s free press struggling in a new era
By Elisa Chavez Despite groundbreaking democratic developments since the approval of the 2008 Constitution, the press in Myanmar today is more threatened than ever […]
Rome Was Not Built in One Day: Neither Will Myanmar
“Aung San Suu Kyi: Myanmar’s great hope, fails to live up”. On March 30th 2017, analyses of Aung San Suu Kyi’s leadership began circulating international […]
The City Of Eternal Spring: Medellin, Colombia
Perfect weather, people dancing, and beautiful flowers everywhere – this is the scene of the city during its annual “Flower Festival” held between the last […]
Where it All Starts: Domestic Violence in Russia as a Symptom of a Political Crisis
With all the media noise surrounding Vladimir Putin’s foreign policy, the international community has not paid enough attention to Russia’s domestic events. This February the […]