New Zealand Locks Down after One Covid-19 Case Strong response towards New Zealand's first Covid-19 case in six months. It is suspected to be caused by delta variant, but not confirmed. The News Lens · Aug 18, 2021
How Did Chinese Propaganda Force Hong Kong’s Largest Teachers Union To Disband? No evidence shows that the teachers’ union has violated the national security law, but the police says it will “definitely investigate” any wrongdoings if national security matters are involved. The News Lens · Aug 17, 2021
Analysts: China Expanding Influence in Africa Via Telecom Network Deals Critics worry about government purchases of Chinese equipment enabling repressive regimes, but in many African markets, a lack of options has created a dependence on Beijing-financed projects The News Lens · Aug 16, 2021
Overcoming the Next Challenges in Taiwan’s Vaccination Campaign As Taiwan’s government is stepping up to secure vaccine supplies from global manufacturers, it should boost confidence in domestically-produced vaccines by asking the companies to kick off Phase III trials. The News Lens · Aug 13, 2021
Australian Researchers Find New Species of Flying Prehistoric Reptile New species of a flying prehistoric reptile found. They say it's the “closest thing we have to a real-life dragon.” The News Lens · Aug 13, 2021
What Tokyo Olympics Means to Taiwan China will continue blocking Taiwan’s participation as a country in international sports events, but it cannot prevent the Taiwanese contingent from advancing to the final games and contesting a medal with its athletes. The News Lens · Aug 12, 2021
Thailand: Growing Covid Crisis Heats Up Political Tension Thailand is experiencing its worst surge in cases since the pandemic began, which has increased discontent with the government and reinvigorated an ongoing protest movement. The News Lens · Aug 12, 2021
China’s Likely Responses to European and Indian Warships in Sea it Calls its Own In response to challenges to their claim on the disputed South China Sea, Chinese authorities may tail foreign vessels, protest verbally and target other countries one by one, analysts suggest The News Lens · Aug 11, 2021
“I Am a Taiwanese”: Eastern Europeans See a Cold War in East Asia Memories of life under authoritarianism forge ties between Taiwan and a growing number of Eastern European states. The News Lens · Aug 10, 2021
Taiwan’s Pandemic Hit Hotel Industry Needs a Lifeline The Covid-19 outbreak that began in mid-May has brought hotels to their knees. Without a larger relief package, some may not survive. The News Lens · Aug 9, 2021
US Announces Temporary 'Safe Haven' for Hong Kong Residents U.S. President Joe Biden said the "significant erosion" of rights and "politically motivated arrests" were behind the move. Hong Kong residents in the U.S. can now extend their stay. The News Lens · Aug 6, 2021
The Diplomatic Struggle Over Taiwan’s Name in the Olympics The Taiwanese team can only compete under the name of Chinese Taipei in the Games. Some are trying to change that. The News Lens · Aug 5, 2021
How Many Antibodies Does It Take To Be Immune to the Coronavirus? Antibodies are important for a vaccination to work, but scientists don't yet know what level they must reach. The new delta variant poses another problem. The News Lens · Aug 4, 2021
China Threatens the West’s Primacy, Not Its Democratic Systems Cold War tropes misrepresent Beijing’s challenge, and exaggerate its material and ideological power. The News Lens · Aug 3, 2021
The News Lens · Aug 2, 2021 Myanmar Junta Forms Caretaker Government; Min Aung Hlaing is Prime Minister 6 months after coup, Myanmar military leader claims both recommitment to elections as well as working with ASEAN representatives.
The News Lens · Aug 2, 2021 Survey: US Perceptions of China in the Early Biden Era Our survey indicates a broadly shared concern about China in the United States, but not necessarily a consensus on what to do in regards to the economic challenges China poses.
The News Lens · Jul 30, 2021 Mountain Hiking as Taiwan’s New National Pastime Taiwan’s high mountains used to be closed to its citizens until the 1990s. Now, many are willing to take strenuous efforts to enjoy the high-altitude scenery.
The News Lens · Jul 29, 2021 Indonesia's Indigenous Groups Face Covid Vaccine Barriers Just under 1% of Indonesia's 17 million Indigenous people have been vaccinated. Bureaucratic and geographical obstacles are to blame for the low rate of inoculation.
The News Lens · Jul 28, 2021 Hong Kong Hands Down First Guilty Sentence on Terrorism and Inciting Secession Charges Under National Security Law The convicted protester Tong Ying-kit could face life in prison
The News Lens · Jul 28, 2021 Thailand Considers Cap on Vaccine Exports as Covid Cases Surge An export cap could disrupt vaccine rollout in neighbor countries amid their own Covid spikes, health experts say.
The News Lens · Jul 27, 2021 China’s Numbers Game Harms Us All As Beijing attempts to tackle some shared world problems, its opaque regime means the benefits are limited.
The News Lens · Jul 26, 2021 US Defense Secretary Heads to Southeast Asia US Defense Secretary, Lloyd Austin, aims to unify allies concerned by China’s growing military abilities as the global coronavirus pandemic continues to cripple the region
The News Lens · Jul 23, 2021 Taiwan’s Climate Change Action on Trial for the First Time Taiwan’s economic ministry has been sued for a new regulation that could cause the country to fall behind the world on climate action.
The News Lens · Jul 23, 2021 Falling Through The Cracks of Taiwan’s Immigration System While the cautionary nature of Taiwan's approach to granting visas is praiseworthy, it can also turn a blind eye to situational, human ethics and doesn’t appear to be rational in every regard.
The News Lens · Jul 23, 2021 AI Protein Database Reveal is “a Great Leap” for Biology The transformative AlphaFold neural network has predicted the structures of more than 350,000 proteins from various organisms. This could “fundamentally change biological research.”