Coco Martin is one of the Philippines’ biggest stars – because he’s an everyman

Coco Martin is a Filipino everyman. In person, he’s shorter than you’d expect. Disarming; he’s also trim, handsome (but not too handsome) with...

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International talk about the Philippines often focuses on the South China Sea and disputes that the country has with China. Speculation then...

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TVB’s once popular soap operas and variety shows have become self-parodies. Sadly, those in charge of its finances aren’t the sharpest tool in...

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Global recession prophets have misread the US and Chinese economies

In the last few weeks the warnings have come thick and fast: the world economy is teetering on the edge of a new global recession, and sooner...

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As New Zealand grieves over the Christchurch terrorist attack, it must come to terms with how hatred was able to take root

Last Friday’s terrorist attacks in Christchurch were a devastating and tragic assault on New Zealand’s Muslim community and have shocked the...

John Shaver

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How long can Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe stay in power?

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has dominated Japanese politics ever since winning the national election in 2012 and returning from opposition for a...

Craig Mark

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As China chases economic growth, pollution and poverty will take a back seat

If last year’s annual parliamentary session was a powerful demonstration of political force by the pre-eminent Chinese president, this year’s...

Cary Huang

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Christchurch shooting: Racism in New Zealand isn’t new and in the era of Donald Trump, what public figures say about race matters

At one point in the early 2000s, when I was at university in the United States, I returned to NewZealand for a visit. I grew up there after my...

William Han

20 17.03.2019

‘Di Jihong’ and ‘Gao Jihei’ are signs China’s flattery of Xi Jinping has gone too far

In the preceding two weeks, China’s “two sessions” – the annual meetings of the country’s national legislature and the top political...

Wang Xiangwei

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New Zealand mass shooting: is any country safe from terrorism?

The events in Christchurch on Friday when a white supremacist shooter killed at least 49 Muslims in two mosques as they gathered to pray has raised...

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