Asia Pacific
China to Attack Remaining Hong Kong Democratic Institutions
The Hong Kong government is planning to remove elements deemed disloyal to Beijing from the city’s district councils, which...
Student activism in Philippine Catholic Universities: A brief history
The second week of November was met with a number of student movements in the Philippines. It began when...
Accelerating Diagnosis From Bench To Bedside (VIDEO)
AsianScientist (Dec. 11, 2020) – In early 2020, Singapore’s brightest scientific minds were facing an unprecedented race against time....
China’s Chang’e-5 Journeys To The Moon And Back
AsianScientist (Dec. 10, 2020) – On December 3, 2020, China’s Change-5 probe lifted off from the surface of the...
Predicting Drug Response with Precision
AsianScientist (Dec. 10, 2020) – By mapping the mutations associated with common cancers, scientists from Singapore have identified a...
COVID-19 flights to nowhere: radical escape or radical reimagining of the everyday?
As we near the end of 2020 with no sign of an end to the COVID-19 pandemic, lockdowns and...
Bitcoin’s Relentless Rally
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Singapore Court Faces Tough Decision in Online Libel Case
The recently concluded libel hearing of Online Citizen chief editor Terry Xu, which is to be adjudicated next year,...
Manipulating Materials On The Quantum Scale
AsianScientist (Dec. 9, 2020) – Proving that the best things come in small packages, scientists from the Tokyo Institute...
Thailand’s Porous Borders Spark Fear of a New Covid Wave
By: Murray HunterThailand, which has earned praise as one of the few countries to handle the Covid-19 pandemic well,...