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Issue 4 of Asia in Focus is out!

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June 23, 2017 - 10:28 -

The latest issue of Asia in Focus, Issue 4, is now out and freely available at http://www.asiainfocus.dk/. In this issue you can read about the influence of Adat culture on the peace process in North Maluku, Indonesia, and the development

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Being a tourist in Myanmar

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February 24, 2014 - 08:31 -

By Kristina Jönsson, Associate Professor Department of Political Science, Lund University The political changes currently seen in Myanmar (former Burma) were for most observers unthinkable only a few years ago. I am not a specialist on Burmese politics, but have

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Farming is Ugly: Reform, Friction and Bishan Commune

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January 22, 2014 - 12:37 -

From 2014, Anhui Province will pilot a reform of the residential land market in China, thus integrating rural Anhui in the national housing market. On the opposite note, artist and activist Ou Ning has proposed the Bishan time money currency,

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The dice that always land on red

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December 9, 2013 - 11:21 -

About a week ago, Thailand’s capital Bangkok, saw the largest demonstrations since the political turmoil that gripped the country in 2010. Back then, supporters of Thailand’s exiled former Premier, Thaksin Shinawatra, took the streets. That didn’t end well – when

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Japanese politics at the crossroads

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April 29, 2013 - 11:38 -

At the time of writing, there is every sign that Japanese politics is at an historical crossroads. In December 2012 the Japanese electorate voted the conservative Liberal Democratic Party back to power after a three-year break from 2009. Before then,

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Who can meet the expectations of the majority?

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April 16, 2013 - 12:10 -

  Malaysia’s thirteenth general elections (GE13) will be a battle of the coalitions, pitting the world’s most successful ruling coalition – the 13 party Barisan Nasional (BN/National Front) against the 4 year old, three party Pakatan Rakyat (PR/People’s Pact/People’s Alliance).

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Myanmar – a country opening up?

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December 21, 2012 - 14:20 -

After 50 years of isolation Myanmar, formerly named Burma, is finally opening up to the outside world. According to the media the country is now welcoming tourists, foreign investment and development aid. But exactly what does the picture of openness

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Slaget om Kinas framtida ledarskap av Johan Lagerkvist

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November 2, 2012 - 08:16 -

Med början den 8 november ska det kinesiska kommunistpartiet hålla sin 18:e nationella partikongress. En hel värld som har blivit samberoende med Kinas ekonomi kommer att påverkas av det förestående maktskiftet. Omgivningen svävar dock i ovisshet om den nya politbyråns

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Xi Jinping: My road into politics

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October 29, 2012 - 12:22 -

An interview from 2000 with China’s Vice President Xi Jinping Translated into Western language for the first time At the 18th Congress of the Communist Party of China to be held in November 2012, China’s Vice President Xi Jinping is

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Mo Yan på tryggt avstånd från politiken av Johan Lagerkvist

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October 15, 2012 - 12:10 -

Svenska Akademiens beslut att 2012 års Nobelpris i litteratur går till den kinesiske författaren Mo Yan är ett val som får enorm uppmärksamhet i Kina. Det är svårt att överskatta Nobelprisernas betydelse i ett land och en kultur där dessa utmärkelser

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