Climate: The Reality of Plastic in Asia
OLIVIA AMEZCUA WRITES — After countless reports this past week about UN scientists’ prediction that mankind has 12 years left to save the world from irreversible climate change, it seems appropriate to analyze Asia’s involvement in this nightmare – given the continent’s large contribution to pollution and pollution’s large contribution…
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Bangladesh: The Fight for Free Speech & Media
KAISARA WALTON WRITES — Bangladesh’s government recently enacted a controversial new law, the Digital Security Act, invoking sections of the colonial era 1989 Official Secrets Act, which included restrictions in freedom of the press. Press releases from other entities such as the US, the EU, and human rights activists have…
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Film: Celebrating Diversity and Resilience through Cinematic Arts
IMMANUEL PORTUS WRITES- Purple and scarlet lights illuminated Stage 4’s facade at Sunset Las Palmas Studios during the event of New Filmmakers Los Angeles on October 6th, a film festival that aims to celebrate LA’s heritage and identity. Emerging creative voices such as LA filmmakers Rona Par and Mengfang Yang drew…
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DUBAI: Dolce & Gabbana Host First Ever Fashion Show In The Middle-East
DUBAI: On Sunday, October 6th, world-renowned designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana held their first ever runway show in the Middle East. Dubai was the Italian designers’ chosen stop on a three -year -world tour, and they did not disappoint. The customary extravagance of both the city and the artists…
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SINGAPORE: IS EVERYTHING FOR SALE, INCLUDING MAIDS?
MOHAMMAD ALSABAH WRITES — The recent “maids for sale” ad posted on Carousell, an international online platform used to buy and sell goods, sparked controversy in Singapore through its irresponsible marketing: posting maids “for sale” ads. According to DW magazine, such online ads in Singapore backfired. Most of these women being…
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Japan’s Robots Discover the Texture on Asteroid’s surface
RAHAF GABBANI WRITES– On September 21, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) broke ground by sending two robots to explore a potentially hazardous asteroid belonging to the Apollo group, Ryugu. The mission, “Hayabusa2,” marked a big step in a long-term effort to locate the origin of our solar system. One of…
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Malaysia: Religious Leaders Show Abuse Not Limited to West
Over the past two years, there have been three high-profile cases of sexual abuse by Malaysian religious teachers which tell the same story: abuse is universal. On September 19th, a principal was charged with sodomizing nine of his students. On July 18, a 40-year old teacher was arrested for rape.…
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China-US: Trade Wars and Political Tension
SAUD K ALRASHED WRITES — The US and China have not always been the best of allies, but they have benefitted from their trade relationship. That could change, and soon. While one of America’s major exports to China is crude oil, the China-US tariff war is heating up thanks to…
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CHINA’S FEMINIST ISSUE – IS IT SO UNLIKE AMERICA’S?
TOM PLATE WRITES — Chinese authorities who fret about a Cold War with the U.S. might also want to analyze – unemotionally – another possible threat to domestic tranquility: a kind of brewing ‘cold’ war between the genders – at home, upfront and personal. One vista of future shock was…
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The Vanishing Act: Fan Bingbing
Fan Bingbing Reappears in Public ANAS ALZAHRANI WRITES — China has made an example of one of its highest paid actresses in the film industry: Fan Bingbing, who resurfaced lImportast week after a mysterious three- month disappearance. The government has charged the actress with tax evasion and is warning other…
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NEW ZEALAND: ANOTHER CHAMP FROM CAMPION-LAND
ANDREA PLATE WRITES: The fine-art fingerprints of Debra Granik, director of 2010’s “Winter’s Bone,” are all over her stunning new movie “Leave no Trace,” recently released on DVD. Both set the stage for breakout young actresses—“Trace’s” star, Thomasin Harcourt McKenzie is just eighteen — Jennifer Lawrence was around twenty when…
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Singapore: Sugar Babies?
NISHIKA KHUBCHANDANI WRITES — Sugar dating can be defined as a relationship in which an older, wealthy man or woman (“Sugar Daddy”) financially helps a younger boy or girl (“sugar baby”) in exchange for companionship and/or sexual favors. “The Fast Lane,” an event which took place at the Grand Hyatt Hotel…
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Japan and Deflation: Why Low Prices Are Bad
This is the fifth episode of All Media Asia. Host: Aashna Malpani Sound engineer/editor: Yi Ming Zhou Producer: Yi Ning Wong Speaker: Dr. Gene Park specializes in comparative politics, international relations, and political economy. His research focuses broadly on understanding the reciprocal relationship between politics and markets. Current projects include…
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CHINA: SWINE FLU SCARE IS TRULY SCARY
KAISARA WALTON WRITES — Every nation faces the challenge of keeping its food supply safe and healthy— especially China, the world’s fourth largest country by area, and the world’s largest by population, just below 1.4 billion. China can’t afford to lose livestock – but a United Nations (UN) report issued…
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SUMMER OF NATURAL DISASTERS IN JAPAN SHOWS GLIMPSE OF WHAT’S TO COME IN CLIMATE CHANGE
OLIVIA AMEZCUA WRITES – Summer 2018 was anything but relaxing for the 127 million people living in Japan. The nation was brutally struck with floods, heat waves, landslides, typhoons and earthquakes. The latest natural disaster to wreak havoc was Typhoon Jebi on September 4, the country’s strongest typhoon in 25…
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Chinese-born Fashion Designer Claudia Li Debuts at New York Fashion Week With All Asian Models
ANTONIA HORLICK WRITES — Over the last few years the fashion world has embraced racial diversity, with designers and modeling agencies making an effort to cast racially diverse models. Despite the recent shift towards a more inclusive industry, there are still insurmountable barriers for people of color in the industry.…
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