Dozens of non-government groups monitoring dissent, human and labour rights in China have laid off staff after being forced ...

U.S. funding for the promotion of democracy has been frozen, disrupting the work of groups that expose abuses in China.

Dozens of non-government organisations (NGO) monitoring dissent, human and labour rights in China have laid off staff after ...

Many in China obviously think so, and what better time for them to set Taiwan straight and bring it back into the fold than now, as the US comes apart at the seams and promises to continue doing so ...

Huang’s situation reflects a deep shift across Chinese society: fewer young people are getting married. New marriage registrations fell 20.5 per cent in 2024 to just 6.1mn, the biggest drop on record ...

A total of 14.7% of respondents said they had more or less friendly feelings toward China while 56.3% said they had such ...

The reason could be the forthcoming 90th birthday of the Tibetan leader, as in 2011, the Dalai Lama had announced that he ...

The unprecedented move creates a power vacuum that autocrats and U.S. enemies will step in to fill, writes David Koranyi.

However, the government should get rid of old mindsets, as policies such as “values diplomacy” or “democracy diplomacy” would ...

Jonah is aggrieved with God for showing grace to the people of Nineveh because he regards them as “outsiders” who are not ...

Thirteen countries submitted their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) to the UN – including Singapore, the only Asian ...

Usvatte-aratchi Two thoughtful short essays on schools and education appeared in The Island newspaper on January 20th and 21st. The first was written by Lokubandara Tillakaratne, and the second by ...