Asia Life – The Diplomat https://thediplomat.com The Diplomat is a current-affairs magazine for the Asia-Pacific, with news and analysis on politics, security, business, technology and life across the region. Wed, 28 Jun 2023 12:03:56 +0900 en-US Restoring Ties by Restoring Monuments: Indian Diplomacy in Southeast Asia https://thediplomat.com/2021/02/restoring-ties-by-restoring-monuments-indian-diplomacy-in-southeast-asia/ https://thediplomat.com/2021/02/restoring-ties-by-restoring-monuments-indian-diplomacy-in-southeast-asia/ Contemporary Interpretations of Traditional Asian Crafts at Collect 2021 https://thediplomat.com/2021/02/contemporary-interpretations-of-traditional-asian-crafts-at-collect-2021/ https://thediplomat.com/2021/02/contemporary-interpretations-of-traditional-asian-crafts-at-collect-2021/ Indian Journalist Acquitted of Defamation in #MeToo Case https://thediplomat.com/2021/02/indian-journalist-acquitted-of-defamation-in-metoo-case/ https://thediplomat.com/2021/02/indian-journalist-acquitted-of-defamation-in-metoo-case/ Myanmar’s Protest Movement Finds Friends in the Milk Tea Alliance https://thediplomat.com/2021/02/myanmars-protest-movement-finds-friends-in-the-milk-tea-alliance/ https://thediplomat.com/2021/02/myanmars-protest-movement-finds-friends-in-the-milk-tea-alliance/ Korean American K-pop Stars Promote Mental Health Awareness https://thediplomat.com/2021/02/korean-american-k-pop-stars-promote-mental-health-awareness/ https://thediplomat.com/2021/02/korean-american-k-pop-stars-promote-mental-health-awareness/ Nepal, the Beacon of LGBTQ+ Rights in Asia? Not Quite. https://thediplomat.com/2021/02/nepal-the-beacon-of-lgbtq-rights-in-asia-not-quite/ https://thediplomat.com/2021/02/nepal-the-beacon-of-lgbtq-rights-in-asia-not-quite/ Taiwan Will Restrict Lunar New Year Activities Due to COVID-19 Threat https://thediplomat.com/2021/02/taiwan-will-restrict-lunar-new-year-activities-due-to-covid-19-threat/ https://thediplomat.com/2021/02/taiwan-will-restrict-lunar-new-year-activities-due-to-covid-19-threat/ An Indian Diplomat-Poet on Writing Amid Catastrophe https://thediplomat.com/2021/02/an-indian-diplomat-poet-on-writing-amid-catastrophe/ https://thediplomat.com/2021/02/an-indian-diplomat-poet-on-writing-amid-catastrophe/ Post-Politics or the Politics of Posting: Indian Politics on the Web https://thediplomat.com/2021/02/post-politics-or-the-politics-of-posting-indian-politics-on-the-web/ https://thediplomat.com/2021/02/post-politics-or-the-politics-of-posting-indian-politics-on-the-web/ The Art of Asian Crafts https://thediplomat.com/2021/02/the-art-of-asian-crafts/ https://thediplomat.com/2021/02/the-art-of-asian-crafts/ How Have Women Leaders Shaped South Asia’s Politics? https://thediplomat.com/2021/01/how-have-women-leaders-shaped-south-asias-politics/ https://thediplomat.com/2021/01/how-have-women-leaders-shaped-south-asias-politics/ In Hong Kong, COVID-19 and Racism Make an Ugly Mix https://thediplomat.com/2021/01/in-hong-kong-covid-19-and-racism-make-an-ugly-mix/ https://thediplomat.com/2021/01/in-hong-kong-covid-19-and-racism-make-an-ugly-mix/ Australia to Kill Pigeon that Crossed Pacific from Oregon https://thediplomat.com/2021/01/australia-to-kill-pigeon-that-crossed-pacific-from-oregon/ https://thediplomat.com/2021/01/australia-to-kill-pigeon-that-crossed-pacific-from-oregon/ Spell It Out: Should English Transcription of Indian Words Be Reformed? https://thediplomat.com/2021/01/spell-it-out-should-english-transcription-of-indian-words-be-reformed/ https://thediplomat.com/2021/01/spell-it-out-should-english-transcription-of-indian-words-be-reformed/ Official Costs of Tokyo Olympics Up by 22% to $15.4 billion https://thediplomat.com/2020/12/official-costs-of-tokyo-olympics-up-by-22-to-15-4-billion/ https://thediplomat.com/2020/12/official-costs-of-tokyo-olympics-up-by-22-to-15-4-billion/ Taiwanese Horror Game ‘Devotion’ Gets Pulled Again Over Chinese Objections https://thediplomat.com/2020/12/taiwanese-horror-game-devotion-gets-pulled-again-over-chinese-objections/ https://thediplomat.com/2020/12/taiwanese-horror-game-devotion-gets-pulled-again-over-chinese-objections/ New Collectors Boost Chinese Public Art Fairs https://thediplomat.com/2020/12/new-collectors-boost-chinese-public-art-fairs/ https://thediplomat.com/2020/12/new-collectors-boost-chinese-public-art-fairs/ Pakistan: Reporting in a Pandemic https://thediplomat.com/2020/12/pakistan-reporting-in-a-pandemic/ https://thediplomat.com/2020/12/pakistan-reporting-in-a-pandemic/ Ang Lee on ‘Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon’ 20 Years Later https://thediplomat.com/2020/12/ang-lee-on-crouching-tiger-hidden-dragon-20-years-later/ https://thediplomat.com/2020/12/ang-lee-on-crouching-tiger-hidden-dragon-20-years-later/ In ’76 Days’, a Documentary Portrait of Lockdown in Wuhan https://thediplomat.com/2020/12/in-76-days-a-documentary-portrait-of-lockdown-in-wuhan/ https://thediplomat.com/2020/12/in-76-days-a-documentary-portrait-of-lockdown-in-wuhan/ ‘World’s Loneliest Elephant’ Arrives Safely in Cambodia https://thediplomat.com/2020/12/worlds-loneliest-elephant-arrives-safely-in-cambodia/ https://thediplomat.com/2020/12/worlds-loneliest-elephant-arrives-safely-in-cambodia/ EdTech in Rural China https://thediplomat.com/2020/12/edtech-in-rural-china/ https://thediplomat.com/2020/12/edtech-in-rural-china/ Lust Not Lost: Old World of Indian Courtesans Lives on in Popular Culture https://thediplomat.com/2020/11/lust-not-lost-old-world-of-indian-courtesans-lives-on-in-popular-culture/ https://thediplomat.com/2020/11/lust-not-lost-old-world-of-indian-courtesans-lives-on-in-popular-culture/ Pakistan’s Movie Industry is Being Remade https://thediplomat.com/2020/11/pakistans-movie-industry-is-being-remade/ https://thediplomat.com/2020/11/pakistans-movie-industry-is-being-remade/ Malaysia Group Teaches Refugee Women how to Read and Write https://thediplomat.com/2020/11/malaysia-group-teaches-refugee-women-how-to-read-and-write/ https://thediplomat.com/2020/11/malaysia-group-teaches-refugee-women-how-to-read-and-write/ Whatever Happened to Gwadar University? https://thediplomat.com/2020/11/whatever-happened-to-gwadar-university/ https://thediplomat.com/2020/11/whatever-happened-to-gwadar-university/ Taiwan Accused of Failing to Protect Medical Rights of Southeast Asian Workers https://thediplomat.com/2020/11/taiwan-accused-of-failing-to-protect-medical-rights-of-southeast-asian-workers/ https://thediplomat.com/2020/11/taiwan-accused-of-failing-to-protect-medical-rights-of-southeast-asian-workers/ Actors Connect in ‘Subconscious’ to Play Young, Old Hokusai https://thediplomat.com/2020/11/actors-connect-in-subconscious-to-play-young-old-hokusai/ https://thediplomat.com/2020/11/actors-connect-in-subconscious-to-play-young-old-hokusai/ Taiwan Has ‘Brunch With Tsai’ After Her LGBT Support Angers Prayer Breakfast Organizers https://thediplomat.com/2020/10/taiwan-has-brunch-with-tsai-after-her-lgbt-support-angers-prayer-breakfast-organizers/ https://thediplomat.com/2020/10/taiwan-has-brunch-with-tsai-after-her-lgbt-support-angers-prayer-breakfast-organizers/ Hong Kong’s Blueprint Changed Protests Around the World https://thediplomat.com/2020/10/hong-kongs-blueprint-changed-protests-around-the-world/ https://thediplomat.com/2020/10/hong-kongs-blueprint-changed-protests-around-the-world/ India’s Junk Artists (and Where to Find Them on the Web) https://thediplomat.com/2020/10/indias-junk-artists-and-where-to-find-them-on-the-web/ https://thediplomat.com/2020/10/indias-junk-artists-and-where-to-find-them-on-the-web/ Fighting Deforestation in Sri Lanka https://thediplomat.com/2020/10/fighting-deforestation-in-sri-lanka/ https://thediplomat.com/2020/10/fighting-deforestation-in-sri-lanka/ Silent Battles: How Pakistani Women Counter Harassment in Cyberspace https://thediplomat.com/2020/10/silent-battles-how-pakistani-women-counter-harassment-in-cyberspace/ https://thediplomat.com/2020/10/silent-battles-how-pakistani-women-counter-harassment-in-cyberspace/ Pandemics and the Post: Mongolia’s Pony Express https://thediplomat.com/2020/10/pandemics-and-the-post-mongolias-pony-express/ https://thediplomat.com/2020/10/pandemics-and-the-post-mongolias-pony-express/ After Outrage, Indian Brand Pulls Ad with Interfaith Couple https://thediplomat.com/2020/10/after-outrage-indian-brand-pulls-ad-with-interfaith-couple/ https://thediplomat.com/2020/10/after-outrage-indian-brand-pulls-ad-with-interfaith-couple/ Korean Super Group BTS Faces Uproar in China Over War Comments https://thediplomat.com/2020/10/korean-super-group-bts-faces-uproar-in-china-over-war-comments/ https://thediplomat.com/2020/10/korean-super-group-bts-faces-uproar-in-china-over-war-comments/ As COVID Restrictions Ease in China, Silk Road Tourism Blooms Again https://thediplomat.com/2020/10/as-covid-restrictions-ease-in-china-silk-road-tourism-blooms-again/ https://thediplomat.com/2020/10/as-covid-restrictions-ease-in-china-silk-road-tourism-blooms-again/ Setting Usual Mudslinging Aside, India Twitter Rallies Behind an Old Man and His Small Roadside Eatery https://thediplomat.com/2020/10/setting-usual-mudslinging-aside-india-twitter-rallies-behind-an-old-man-and-his-small-roadside-eatery/ https://thediplomat.com/2020/10/setting-usual-mudslinging-aside-india-twitter-rallies-behind-an-old-man-and-his-small-roadside-eatery/ South Korea’s Emperor of Trot Goes Viral https://thediplomat.com/2020/10/south-koreas-emperor-of-trot-goes-viral/ https://thediplomat.com/2020/10/south-koreas-emperor-of-trot-goes-viral/ Japan Seeks to Boost Catch Limits of Prized Bluefin Tuna https://thediplomat.com/2020/10/japan-seeks-to-boost-catch-limits-of-prized-bluefin-tuna/ https://thediplomat.com/2020/10/japan-seeks-to-boost-catch-limits-of-prized-bluefin-tuna/ The Korean Wave Rises in the UAE https://thediplomat.com/2020/10/the-korean-wave-rises-in-the-uae/ https://thediplomat.com/2020/10/the-korean-wave-rises-in-the-uae/ INDIA: Inspecting New Delhi’s Initiative Acronyms https://thediplomat.com/2020/10/india-inspecting-new-delhis-initiative-acronyms/ https://thediplomat.com/2020/10/india-inspecting-new-delhis-initiative-acronyms/ Uncle Roger: The East to West Comedic Sensation https://thediplomat.com/2020/09/uncle-roger-the-east-to-west-comedic-sensation/ https://thediplomat.com/2020/09/uncle-roger-the-east-to-west-comedic-sensation/ Hong Kong-Indonesian Couples Caught in the Middle Amid COVID-19 Travel Restrictions https://thediplomat.com/2020/09/hong-kong-indonesian-couples-caught-in-the-middle-amid-covid-19-travel-restrictions/ https://thediplomat.com/2020/09/hong-kong-indonesian-couples-caught-in-the-middle-amid-covid-19-travel-restrictions/ Beyond Data Privacy: Trump’s Proposed Ban of WeChat  https://thediplomat.com/2020/09/beyond-data-privacy-trumps-proposed-ban-of-wechat/ https://thediplomat.com/2020/09/beyond-data-privacy-trumps-proposed-ban-of-wechat/ ‘Mulan’ Wanted Chinese Money. Taiwan’s Rising Filmmakers Don’t. https://thediplomat.com/2020/09/mulan-wanted-chinese-money-taiwans-rising-filmmakers-dont/ https://thediplomat.com/2020/09/mulan-wanted-chinese-money-taiwans-rising-filmmakers-dont/ Divers in Southeast Asia May Have Found US Submarine Lost in WWII https://thediplomat.com/2020/09/divers-in-southeast-asia-may-have-found-us-submarine-lost-in-wwii/ https://thediplomat.com/2020/09/divers-in-southeast-asia-may-have-found-us-submarine-lost-in-wwii/ Has Taiwanese Public Opinion on Same-Sex Marriage Changed? https://thediplomat.com/2020/09/has-taiwanese-public-opinion-on-same-sex-marriage-changed/ https://thediplomat.com/2020/09/has-taiwanese-public-opinion-on-same-sex-marriage-changed/ Human Rights Groups Ask IOC to Move 2022 Olympics Out of China https://thediplomat.com/2020/09/human-rights-groups-ask-ioc-to-move-2022-olympics-out-of-china/ https://thediplomat.com/2020/09/human-rights-groups-ask-ioc-to-move-2022-olympics-out-of-china/ Is the Managed Retreat Plan for the Sundarbans Misguided? https://thediplomat.com/2020/09/is-the-managed-retreat-plan-for-the-sundarbans-misguided/ https://thediplomat.com/2020/09/is-the-managed-retreat-plan-for-the-sundarbans-misguided/ Who Is the Real Mulan? https://thediplomat.com/2020/09/who-is-the-real-mulan/ https://thediplomat.com/2020/09/who-is-the-real-mulan/ Meet Narmak, Creator of the Viral SpongeBob Anime Suponjibobu https://thediplomat.com/2020/08/meet-narmak-creator-of-the-viral-spongebob-anime-suponjibobu/ https://thediplomat.com/2020/08/meet-narmak-creator-of-the-viral-spongebob-anime-suponjibobu/ More Than Rising Water: Living Tenuously in the Sundarbans https://thediplomat.com/2020/08/more-than-rising-water-living-tenuously-in-the-sundarbans/ https://thediplomat.com/2020/08/more-than-rising-water-living-tenuously-in-the-sundarbans/ No Future for the Children of Asylum Seekers in Hong Kong https://thediplomat.com/2020/08/no-future-for-the-children-of-asylum-seekers-in-hong-kong/ https://thediplomat.com/2020/08/no-future-for-the-children-of-asylum-seekers-in-hong-kong/ Douglas Latchford: The Man Who Pillaged Cambodia https://thediplomat.com/2020/08/douglas-latchford-the-man-who-pillaged-cambodia/ https://thediplomat.com/2020/08/douglas-latchford-the-man-who-pillaged-cambodia/ Not Free to Choose: Restrictions on the Freedom of Conscience of India’s Dalits https://thediplomat.com/2020/08/not-free-to-choose-restrictions-on-the-freedom-of-conscience-of-indias-dalits/ https://thediplomat.com/2020/08/not-free-to-choose-restrictions-on-the-freedom-of-conscience-of-indias-dalits/ Malaysian State of Kelantan Seeks to Make Folk Drama Shariah Compliant https://thediplomat.com/2020/08/malaysian-state-of-kelantan-seeks-to-make-folk-drama-shariah-compliant/ https://thediplomat.com/2020/08/malaysian-state-of-kelantan-seeks-to-make-folk-drama-shariah-compliant/ Who Tells the Stories of India’s Countryside? 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