BY JACOB YAP – It has always been easy for me to understand why I never truly loved the Philippines. For one, my Australian upbringing has influenced me tremendously. Born in Australia, I never learned the main dialect of Tagalog, which led to many a … Continue readingFILIPINO – A CULTURE TO BE PROUD OF
BY ANGELO LIN – “China is a sleeping giant. Let her sleep, for when she wakes she will move the world.” Napoleon Bonaparte China is a unitary multi-national country. Throughout its extensive historical development, people from 56 ethnic groups have come together and have opened … Continue readingCULTURE IN THE AUSTRALIA-CHINA SPACE
There has been a lot of attention from both politicians and the media regarding the escalating tensions of the United States and Iran. It’s a tit-for-tat. Each side moderately strikes and then the other side strikes back, perhaps just a little bit more provocative than … Continue readingCHINA – THE REAL WINNER IN TENSIONS WITH IRAN
HOW TINY HONG KONG STOOD UP TO THE CHINESE GIANT Hong Kong has had a complicated history with China. Prior to the 19th century, the region of Hong Kong had little significance other than being home to minor fishing villages. The British Empire conquered Hong … Continue readingCHINA – THE PAPER TIGER: PART 3
HONG KONG SEES ITS LARGEST PROTESTS EVER IN OPPOSITION TO PERCIEVED ENCROACHMENT BY BEIJING Hong Kong has always been at odds with Beijing’s wishes. While the protests this week have never before reached this scale (1 out of 7 Hong Kongers reportedly protesting), Hong Kong … Continue readingHONG KONG STANDS AGAINST BEIJING
BY HAMAH HOSEN – The phrase has been ingrained into most of our lives since we were children, reminding us to continuously be environmentally conscious. On the face of things, it seems pretty simple. To reduce waste, we can stop using plastic bags. To reuse, … Continue readingREDUCE, REUSE… EXPORT? – THE CURRENT RECYCLING CRISIS
Twenty-nineteen is shaping up to be a pivotal year for the modern-day, billionaire-fuelled Space Race in the private spaceflight industry , known as “NewSpace”. With emerging private companies taking huge strides in space travel technologies, there could soon be a dynamic shift where space travel … Continue readingTO INFINITY & BEYOND: THE MODERN SPACE RACE
As celebrations for Easter Sunday were commencing around the world, news began trickling in that there was a devastating attack in Sri Lanka that had killed, maimed and also instilled a climate of fear in the country. Initially, a series of eight simultaneous suicide bombings … Continue readingSRI LANKA’S TRAGEDY: OVER 300 REASONS TO MOURN
In recent years, Sino-Taiwanese relations have become strained, with the People’s Republic of China (PRC) increasing its calls for unification with the island state, while the political parties in the Republic of China (ROC), more commonly known as Taiwan, have been forming alliances for a … Continue readingPAPER TIGER PART II: CAN CHINA INVADE TAIWAN?
When the historically bloody conflict in his disputed homeland reignited once again, one Kashmiri citizen said: “Whenever India and Pakistan fight, we are the first ones to suffer.” (Yasir & Gettleman 2019, para. 27) Residents of Kashmir have long remained the forgotten victims of the … Continue readingTHE SILENT SUFFER IN KASHMIR