PRC blogger jailed in crackdown on ‘internet rumours’
Qin Zhihui, better known by his online name Qin Huohuo, standing trial at Chaoyang District People's Court in Beijing last Friday. Qin was accused of creating and spreading rumours via Sina Weibo from December 2012 to August last year. (Photo: China News Service) (18 April) Qin Zhihui, who was detained in official effort...
Singapore dollar most vulnerable to US rates
(14 April) Singapore’s dollar has emerged as Asia’s most-vulnerable currency to prospects of higher U.S. interest rates, driving a gauge measuring the relationship to a record high. The CHART OF THE DAY tracks the Singapore dollar and the benchmark U.S. 10-year yield since April 1995. The lower panel shows the 240-day...
SDP: Lessons from Taiwan’s Sunflower Student Movement
The recent Sunflower Student Movement that took place in Taiwan was initiated by a coalition of students and civic activists who were protesting the Cross-Strait Service Trade Agreement (CSSTA). The students were angry that the Agreement was pushed through the Legislative Yuan by the ruling Kuomintang (KMT) without adequate...
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