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Personal bankruptcy law needed in China’s growing credit card society
With the huge availability and take-up of consumer credit in China over the past five years, new legislation for consumer bankruptcy is necessary, argues Huifen
What students learn about Asia is outdated and needs to change
The profound economic, political and cultural changes taking place in Asia, and in Australia, demand new ways of thinking about relations between the two, writes
K-pop syncs to the politics of protest
K-pop is evolving, writes Roald Maliangkaij—but you wouldn’t know if you listened The term K-pop is one of the latest additions to the lexicon of
Did economics triumph in Uttar Pradesh?
The BJP’s landslide victory in this populous Indian state reflects a potentially combustible mix of old and new, write Pawan Singh and Jonathan Balls The
Development or diplomacy? The rebranding of the Australia Awards
The Australian government’s primary intentions for its awards program for developing countries in the region may be at variance with its stated objectives, writes Anna
Park’s impeachment unlikely to end South Korea’s political saga
South Korea prepares for new presidential elections in 60 days—and the new president will face immediate pressing issues, writes Hyung-A Kim At 11am Seoul time
Cambodia military snub’s disturbing implications for Australia
Cambodia’s suspension of a military exercise with Australia this week is part of a long game being played by China, says John Blaxland What’s all
Islam set to remain key contest point in Malaysian politics
The deepening Islamisation of Malaysia has echoes in the current populism policies of the US and Europe, writes Gerhard Hoffstaedter The Islamisation of Malaysian society
Immigration is South Korea’s only solution
South Korea is facing a demographic crisis, writes David Hundt It’s going to take something radical to arrest South Korea’s demographic and social decline. Societies
Two decades of preaching with the pen
Significant shifts have occurred in the Indonesian literary landscape, particularly the growing popularity of Islamic women writers, reports Meg Downes. This year marks 20 years
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