eastasia
Indonesian military forces during a parade in 2019. Image via Wikimedia Commons. CC0 1.0 DEED. The original version of this post was written by Girard Lopez and published in New Bloom on April 16, 2023. The following edited version is published on Global Voices under a content partnership agreement. In early March 2024, the Indonesian internet and its online periphery would be rocked by a shocking video: A Papuan native seemingly detained in a bucket of water and being punched excessively by what appears to be Indonesian military forces. Then, another soldier is seen mercilessly slashing the P...
Global Voices
Ulsan HD secured a narrow lead as they triumphed with a captivating 1-0 win over Yokohama F. Marinos in the first leg of the 2023/24 AFC Champions League semifinal on Wednesday, with the slender nature of the win meaning that the two-legged tie is still finely poised coming into next week's return leg in Yokohama. The action commenced at Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium, with the home team taking the lead just before the 20-minute mark courtesy of Lee Dong-gyeong. Ulsan captain Joo Min-kyu came close to doubling the advantage in the second half, striking the woodwork. Despite several opportunities...
Football Tribe Asia
Urumqi, the capital city of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. Screenshot from the video ‘Beautiful Xinjiang, China | Muslim Area | Urumqi City | A Paradise on Earth’ from EaziLine International YouTube channel. Fair use. The Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) in western China became known to the world through reports about the so-called “re-education camps,” in which the authorities held hundreds of thousands of local residents. Uyghurs, Kazakhs and representatives of other Turkic and Muslim ethnic groups were tried for any connections with Islam. The Chinese authorities have portra...
Global Voices
Despite playing most of the match with only 10 men, FC Tokyo showed some guts and spirit as they came back from 2-0 down to draw 2-2 with city rivals Tokyo Verdy in the first top-flight Tokyo Derby in 16 years at the Ajinomoto Stadium on Saturday. No love were lost in this J.League 1 clash between two of Tokyo's finest football teams, both sharing the Ajinomoto Stadium as their home ground. This time out, it was newly-promoted Verdy who acted as hosts, with FC Tokyo being designated as the away team. Tomoya Miki gave Verdy the lead with a 28th minute penalty, before the men in green gained ful...
Football Tribe Asia
UAE singer Alira. Screenshot from GMA Pinoy TV‘s YouTube Channel. Fair Use Hong Kong has been drawn into a messy situation worthy of a K-drama involving a mysterious Dubai Prince, Sheikh Ali Rashed Ali Saeed Al Maktoum, his USD 500 million investment in the city, and officials’ failure to do due diligence in ascertaining who seeks to invest in Hong Kong. The Sheikh, presented as a Dubai Prince, emerged as a celebrity in Hong Kong in December 2023 upon signing a business partnership MoU with the Hong Kong Middle East Business Chamber. Only recently, Hongkongers found out that outside the city, ...
Global Voices
Screenshot of video showing officials trying to contain a forest fire in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Source: YouTube video of NBT WORLD. Fair use Since late March 2024, the level of PM 2.5 dust in Chiang Mai, Thailand, has increased at an alarming level until it became the world’s worst air quality. PM2.5 is a measure of particulate matter and an indicator of severe air pollution. Residents have bemoaned the slow response of the government in dealing with the emergency situation. The AQI scale. Screenshot via Youtube Authorities blamed the recurring haze on forest fires and the burning of land for a...
Global Voices
Photo: Tom Grundy/HKFP. This report was written by Tom Grundy and originally published in Hong Kong Free Press (HKFP) on April 10, 2024. An edited version is published below as part of a content partnership agreement with HKFP. A representative for Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has been denied entry to Hong Kong after she was detained, searched and questioned for six hours at the airport on April 10, 2024, according to the French media freedom NGO. Taipei-based Advocacy Officer Aleksandra Bielakowska was searched three times and questioned by immigration officials for six hours at the city’s...
Global Voices
Screenshot from Indigenous Bridges YouTube channel. As a country that experienced successive waves of colonization against a diverse Indigenous population, Taiwan is a multilingual society, but power relations among languages are far from equal. Originally inhabited by Austronesian tribes, of whom 16 are recognized today, Taiwan initially spoke Formosan languages, part of the Austronesian family. Successive Dutch, Spanish), and Japanese) colonization imposed other languages. Massive migration from mainland China in the 17th century brought Min Chinese languages, followed by Mandarin Chinese af...
Global Voices
Footage from within Myanmar with rebel armies by Will Yang, Screenshot from Youtube channel of Taiwan PTS INNEWs. Taiwan and Myanmar are linked throughout contemporary history as a result of a substantial Chinese population loyal to the Kuomintang (KMT) having lived in Myanmar in the 1950s, but also because both countries face China's interference on their border. At the end of the Chinese Civil War in 1949, the defeated Kuomintang army fled by boat from mainland China to Taiwan. But some also took a long terrestrial road from southwestern China, where many had gathered, and eventually moved t...
Global Voices
Hong Kong has among the highest per capita meat consumption in the world, at 664g per day, equivalent to two pieces of 10-oz steak. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP. Used with permission. The following investigation was conducted by HKFP and Repórter Brasil journalists Mercedes Hutton and Piero Locatelli. It was published on HKFP on March 31 2024 and republished on Global Voices under a content partnership agreement with HKFP. At first glance, there is little to link a handful of featureless Hong Kong office spaces to the world’s largest tropical rainforest. But supply chain data — obtained by non-profit ...
Global Voices
閲覧を続けるには、ノアドット株式会社が「プライバシーポリシー」に定める「アクセスデータ」を取得することを含む「nor.利用規約」に同意する必要があります。
「これは何?」という方はこちら