Asia
Xi pledges to protect Chinese territory and improve living standards
March 22, 2018Referencing Trump's bellicose rhetoric toward China, Xi remarked, "Only those who habitually threaten others will look at everyone else as threats."
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Trump can help bring peace to Korea, by following South Korea’s lead
March 15, 2018Now that the Koreas have gotten the diplomatic ball rolling, can Trump do his part?
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Labor in China: “Harmonious Society” or class struggle?
March 9, 2018Communist Party leaders do not want to respond to worker discontent with an iron fist, but they do want labor peace. So the tension between class harmony and labor struggle goes on.
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Vietnam: 50 years after the Tet offensive
March 5, 2018The war-torn capital of a despised dictatorship only half-a-century ago, Ho Chi Minh City is now the economic powerhouse for a country on the move.
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Recalling Singapore’s forgotten unions
February 12, 2018The long-ruling People's Action Party first rose to power on the back of the working class - a once strong, now politically co-opted constituency.
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