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Markus Bell Dr. Markus Bell is a migration and social inclusion expert who has published broadly on politics and social change in East Asia. He has lectured at the Australian National University, Goethe University Frankfurt and the University of Sheffield and is a Research Fellow at La Trobe University. → Read More
Markus Bell Dr. Markus Bell is a migration and social inclusion expert who has published broadly on politics and social change in East Asia. He has lectured at the Australian National University, Goethe University Frankfurt and the University of Sheffield and is a Research Fellow at La Trobe University. → Read More
If there’s a particular taste that defines Myanmar mornings, it’s the velvet sweetness of a steaming mug of tea. Easily found in the ubiquitous teashops that dot the country, Myanmar tea packs the necessary caffeine hit to motivate even the most reluctant of morning risers. → Read More
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe survived a 2018 marked by scandal, corruption and political isolation to win re-election as leader of Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party. With the stage set for Abe to lead the country until 2021, he stands to become the longest-serving Prime Minister in Japanese history. Secure in the knowledge that he will → Read More
Only days after North Korean leader Kim Jong-un gave his annual New Year’s address, news filtered through that the DPRK ambassador to Italy was missing. According to the latest reports Ambassador Jo Song-gil, the son-in-law of a high-level official in the regime, has been missing since November and is currently in hiding. → Read More
Would North Korea give up its nuclear weapons? Would an early ‘bloody nose’ attack halt their ambitions? Are economic sanctions the answer? → Read More
Defying accusations of cronyism, nepotism and facilitating state capture, South Africa’s president, Jacob Zuma, recently survived his eighth parliamentary vote of no confidence – and immediately afterwards, the rand took a further dive, dropping to a one-month low. Clearly the country’s troubled leadership and struggling economy are as entwined as ever. Zuma’s African National Congress (ANC)… → Read More
From British colonials who fell in love with "curry powder" in India, to Koreans who encountered the taste in Imperial Japan, the story of curry is one of globalization writ on a dish. → Read More
From British colonials who fell in love with "curry powder" in India, to Koreans who encountered the taste in Imperial Japan, the story of curry is one of globalization writ on a dish. → Read More