Category: Column/Editorial
[Asia Round-up] Slap in the face for women
Editor’s note: Followings are summaries of editorials from major Asian media on current issues. Slap in the face for women [India, Hindustan Times, 15-05-2013] After the huge demonstrations following the December […]
Kaesong: A ‘hot potato’ for N. Korea
So far, the Kaesong industrial zone, the largest intra-Korean economic project, has survived three nuclear tests, a number of long-range missile launches and a few armed clashes on the Korean […]
Pakistan elections: A positive step toward democracy
Editor’s note: Pakistan elections held on May 11 have paved the way for the first transition from an elected government to another. G. Shabbir Cheema, Senior Fellow at the East-West […]
Savar tragedy opens eyes to labour issues in Bangladesh’s RMG industry
Rescue operation ends, leaves jolt for Bangladesh’s RMG industry Dhaka – The rescue operation to recover the bodies from the rubble of the collapsed nine-storey Rana Plaza building in Savar […]
In the animal kingdom, a sheep can’t be a king
In the animal kingdom, a sheep can’t be a king. The sentence written above was so simple, but the reactionary rage over reading it “from the Muslim Brotherhood” was so […]
Yunus appeals for action on Bangladesh’s garment industry
Editor’s note: The microfinance pioneer and Bangladeshi Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus says action is urgently needed to improve the conditions of four million Bangladeshi workers. In his writing as the […]
Global epidemic of youth unemployment
Editor’s note: With the weakening of global economy, youth joblessness continuously grows. everywhere. It is said that the number of young people out of work globally is nearly as big […]
[Asia Round-up] What Malaysians’ votes represent
Editor’s note: Followings are summaries of editorials from major Asian media on current issues. What Malaysians’ votes represent [Singapore, The Strait Times 07-05-2013] The intense run-up to Malaysia’s general elections of […]
Grading America’s ‘Pivot to Asia’
Editor’s note: The ‘Pivot to Asia’ has been understood as one of the Obama Administration’s central foreign policy initiatives. Simply put, the pivot is meant to be a strategic ‘rebalancing’ […]
How long will N. Korea’s regime last?
Three problems of young leader How stable is the North Korean government? Is it going to continue indefinitely? And if it does not, what is its life expectancy? The present […]