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Taiwan signals its readiness to join the world’s democratic powers
With a new president and a populace gaining confidence in its national identity, Taiwan hopes China will finally recognise its sovereignty Consolidated democracies in Asia
Even closer economic engagement in Asia: compelling and overwhelming reasons why
Australia’s economic future rests squarely in its region—Asia—though shadow treasurer CHRIS BOWEN says political leaders here need to do more ‘walk the walk’ than simply
‘Comfort women’ accord requires further compromise
International and domestic pressures will be crucial to how the recent accord between Japan and South Korea on Japan’s use of ‘comfort women’ during the
China’s new celebrity politicians
China’s politicians are beginning to shed their staid image for the limelight of social media, notes ELAINE JEFFREYS The emergence of commercial entertainment and sports
‘Old guard’ continues to constrain human rights reform in Indonesia
Hopes for human rights reform in Indonesia under President Joko Widodo are far from being realised, writes KEN SETIAWAN. In July 2014, supporters of presidential
Japanese Supreme Court considers what’s in a woman’s name
The recent decision by Japan’s Supreme Court to uphold a controversial law requiring married couples to have the same surname comes as no surprise, writes
History wars: Park’s conservative wedge politics
Moves by the Park Administration to reintroduce a state-authored history textbook system are seen by many South Koreans as an attempt to gloss over recent
Myanmar: partial transfer of power ‘just around the corner’?
Myanmar’s post-1962 history of ‘power transfers’ by the military is cause for wariness, writes MYINT ZAN. In late 1973, an article titled ‘Power transfer just
New constitution strains India–Nepal ties
Nepal promulgates a democratic constitution, India imposes an unofficial blockade. HEMANT OJHA and RAMESH SUNAM look behind the rising tensions between two close neighbours. After
Cambodia on the brink
With the main political opposition disabled and an increasingly authoritarian government, Cambodia faces a political crisis, writes JONATHAN BOGAIS. Cambodia is on the brink of
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