Friends of the conflict
Even if you don't agree with Israel, you can probably understand why it insists on perpetuating its internationally-unpopular occupation of the Palestinian people. But what about the United States?
DAN-CHYI CHUA
Li Na – Rewriting Chinese Competitive Sports
Her victory at Roland Garros has proven that Chinese players can defy the state system – and still win.
王学进 WANG XUEJING
Li Na Dreams the Dream of a Nation
A Chinese blogger ponders the Grand Slam win of compatriot Li Na and wonders how much the tennis champion owes to China's national sporting policy.
RACHEL HUANG
Where Are the Tiananmen Leaders Now? (Part 2)
Some discovered Jesus, and others wealth and success on Wall Street. A handful is on Twitter where one of them tells of how he was entrapped by his wife, a Chinese undercover spy. Here are the 21 most wanted leaders of the Tiananmen uprising, 22 years later.
DAN-CHYI CHUA
Where Are the Tiananmen Leaders Now? (Part 1)
Some discovered Jesus, and others wealth and success on Wall Street. A handful are on Twitter where one of them tells of how he was entrapped by his wife, a Chinese undercover spy. Here are the 21 most wanted leaders of the Tiananmen uprising, 22 years later.
DAN-CHYI CHUA
For Independence, stop at New York
Decades of peace talks have led nowhere. Now the Palestinians plan to take their case to the United Nations, where they believe they can get majority support for an independent Palestine. The question is: Will it work?
DAN-CHYI CHUA
Spain: “Biutiful” and My Shame at Being Chinese
Papa, how do you spell “beautiful”, she asked. You spell it the way it's said, he told her. And that was how they made this film.
LA CHINITA
The Food-Blog World: Are Asians Taking Over?
Food blogs abound in the West, but it’s the denizens of Asian descent who might be ruling the epicurean roost.
KEVINEATS
US-Pakistani relations: Mutual BS*
A Pakistani writer looks at the ties between the two countries and decides to call it what it is.
KALSOOM
Making a Play for the Indian Sub-Con, Post-bin Laden
The death of the world’s most wanted terrorist has started a new act in geopolitics in the India-Pakistan neighbourhood, with the U.S. and China jostling for a starring role.
DAN-CHYI CHUA
Will this be the year that Israel accedes?
Popular protests by the Palestinian people.Their feuding political parties coming together in the name of national unity. Does Israel stand a chance against this growing impetus for the creation of a Palestinian state?
DAN-CHYI CHUA
In Belize, the Chinese are on Strike
The mood is ugly as Chinese merchants marched through the streets, carrying pictures of their murdered women and empty coffins, demanding justice.
JOSHUA SAMUEL BROWN
Libya: Asia's Ambivalence
China and India abstained from the UN vote, then other Asian countries kept quiet or issued statements that stopped short of supporting the resolution to intervene in Libya. Why?
DAN-CHYI CHUA
Al-Jazeera – Real News or Political Pawn?
As the world turns to the Arabic network for the latest on the revolutions in the Middle East, it’s a good time to ask: just how objective is the channel?
ABDUL NISHAPURI
So Sarah Palin Goes to India...
No, that was not the first line of a joke. The former US Vice Presidential candidate is heading to India. The subject itself already makes for great comic material, but nothing beats her own words.
YEH HAI LIFE and DAN-CHYI CHUA