Asian Voices

Reading Time: 3 minutes Author: Upamanyu Basu, NUJS The death of former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe is a shocking loss for Japan. But Japanese democracy has remained strong, with voters turning up for…

Reading Time: 3 minutes Author: Sae Shimauchi, Tokyo Metropolitan University In Japan, funding for education is largely considered the responsibility of the family. This viewpoint was established by the revision of the Fundamental Law…

Reading Time: 3 minutes Author: Kazuhiko Togo, University of Shizuoka The assassination of former prime minister Shinzo Abe on 8 July 2022 was a shock for Japan, but the longest-tenured head of government after…

Reading Time: 3 minutes Author: Yu Sheng, Peking University China has made great efforts to meet increasing domestic food demand over the past four decades. From 1978–2021, China’s real agricultural output grew on average…

Reading Time: 3 minutes Author: Poh Lin Tan, NUS In early 2023, Singaporean women aged 21–35 will be given the option to freeze their eggs under the Healthcare Services Act. These frozen eggs can…

Reading Time: 4 minutes Author: Pindar Wong, VeriFi Ltd Manufacturers in East Asia now have the option to settle trade under three major trade frameworks: the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), the Comprehensive and…

Reading Time: 5 minutes Author: Yoonee Jeong, Asian Development Bank The Asia Pacific is both hyper-connected and under-connected. While the region hosts leaders in 5G and fibre rollouts, many developing countries are either largely…

Reading Time: 5 minutes Author: Nina Xiang, China Money Network The metaverse — a concept that initially appeared in Neal Stephenson’s 1992 science fiction novel Snow Crash — has been described as the next…

Reading Time: 4 minutes Author: Milton Mueller, Georgia Institute of Technology Is there an Asian digital regime? There was, though it was closer to a global regime based on neoliberal principles of free trade…

Reading Time: 4 minutes Author: Zhihui Zhang, Chinese Academy of Sciences The core module of the China Space Station (CSS) was launched into space in April 2021. In July and October 2021, two SpaceX…