How Gender Inequality Is Hindering Japan’s Economic Growth
By Sarah Parsons
Japan’s economy is under pressure from rising energy prices and defence costs and the impact of the pandemic. Plummeting birth rates and...
From the Middle Out and Bottom Up: The Belt and Road...
By Xiangming Chen
The year 2023 marks the tenth anniversary of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), a transcontinental connectivity project launched by China in...
Three Quarters, Three China Myths
By Dr. Dan Steinbock
During the year, international media has charged China for global inflation, deflation risk and now, economic collapse. Yet, Chinese recovery is...
Bharat: Why the Recent Push to Change India’s Name Has a...
By Nitasha Kaul
The invitations to a state dinner to mark India’s hosting of this year’s G20 came not, as you’d expect, from the office...
War in Ukraine Is a Warning to China of the Risks...
By Peter Rutland
U.S. defense strategists warn that China may use the distraction of the war in Ukraine to launch military action against Taiwan. They believe Chinese...
The US and China May Be Ending an Agreement on Science...
By Caroline Wagner
A decades-old science and technology cooperative agreement between the United States and China expires on Aug. 27, 2023. On the surface, an expiring diplomatic...
HISTORY
‘I Almost Lost My Will to Live’: Preference for Sons Is...
By Chih-Ling Liu
China has a gender crisis. The country has a huge surplus of men – around 722 million compared to 690 million women in 2022. This...
An Expanded BRICS Could Reset World Politics but Picking New Members...
By Bhaso Ndzendze and Siphamandla Zondi
Eager to escape perceived western domination, several countries – mostly in the global south – are looking to join the Brics bloc. The five-country...
China Makes Developers Pay Compensation for their Ecological Impacts – Here’s...
By Shuo Gao, Eleanor Jane Milner-Gulland, Joseph William Bull, and Sophus zu Ermgassen
In 2017, the Chinese environmental NGO, Friends of Nature, sued the developer...
De-dollarization, Six New Members, and Internal Rivalry: A Summary of the...
Did you miss the main events at the 15th BRICS summit? We've got you covered.
By Emil Bjerg, journalist and editor
This year's BRICS summit...
The Boy and the Heron: Hayao Miyazaki’s Latest Studio Ghibli Film...
By Rayna Denison
In the official pamphlet sold at Japanese cinemas for The Boy and the Heron, its 82-year-old director, Hayao Miyazaki, expresses concerns about his...
‘Girl Math’ May Not Be Smart Financial Advice, but It Could...
By Ylva Baeckstrom
If you’ve ever calculated cost per wear to justify the price of an expensive dress, or felt like you’ve made a profit...
Is Hot Yoga Good for You? Exploring the Science Behind the...
By Ash Willmott and Jessica Mee
Hot yoga also known as Bikram yoga (more on that later) has gained significant popularity in recent years as a fairly ferocious form of...
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