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Picture Source: Blomberg This is why 200,000 people live in homes smaller than a car. Imagine being forced to live in spaces smaller than an average parking space. A flat surrounded by thin walls, low ceilings, and little to no light. For many Hong Kongers, this is the affordable housing…

Lunar New Year isn’t just what happens in the Middle Kingdom This past Sunday, millions of Asian families all over the world celebrated Lunar New Year, one of the most important holidays for many East and Southeast Asian communities. Lunar New Year festivities often include large family gatherings, games, and…

What can we learn about the Myanmar coup through the Gwangju uprising (1980) in Korea? OPINION | A historical comparison Does everyone remember the Myanmar coup in 2021? The Myanmar coup d’état began on the morning of February 1st 2021. The National League for Democracy, the democratically elected leadership of…

Why China completely flipped its COVID policy in just One Month OPINION | This is PART 2 of a 2-part article series. Read the first to learn about the psychological and social cost of China’s tight COVID policy. I stepped into the mailing center to a cashier man surrounded on…

A Review of China’s Zero-Tolerance Days OPINION | This is PART 1 of a 2-part article series. Stay tuned for more recent developments. Translation: “Let’s put food before COVID tests. Let’s put freedom before lockdown. Let’s put dignity before lies. Let’s put reform before cultural revolution. Let’s put elections before…

Earlier this week, a boat carrying over 100 Rohingya refugees disappeared at sea. The boat, which departed from Bangladesh, was most likely on its way to a Southeast Asian country. Although tragic, the situation is not uncommon; according to a UN estimate, around 2,500 refugees have lost their lives traveling…

Korean Age = International Age – 1 On December 15th, 2022, South Korea passed a law that would adopt the international standard of age counting. South Korean used to have a traditional age system that when everyone is born at the age of 1 and will grow older every New…