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Paul Chambers, an eminent US scholar of Thailand, has been arrested on charges of criticizing the Thai monarchy. Chambers is one of the most high-profile targets of a clampdown on dissent against the ...
In spring 2025, the Asia Research Institute launched the UB Korean Studies Program, a non-degree program built on the many initiatives developed with a three-year seed grant from the Academy of Korean ...
VANCOUVER, BC, April 9, 2025 /CNW/ - The South Asian Society Against Discrimination (SASAD) has publicly declared its support for Pierre Poilievre and the Conservative Party, expressing its belief ...
He is nominated for South Asian music recording of the year, a new category for the 2025 Juno Awards, which take place on Sunday. "I've watched the Junos every year, and to finally have a category ...
Korean Studies Conferences organized by the Asia Research Institute address important and timely topics in Korean studies in conjunction with a UB faculty member who serves as the principal organizer.
Columbia University has agreed to most of the demands ... appoint a senior vice provost to oversee the department of Middle East, South Asian and African studies; adopt a formal definition of ...
'Smiling meeting between PM Modi, Yunus failed': Congress reacts to brutal murder of Hindu leader in Bangladesh The Congress party has strongly condemned the murder of Hindu leader Bhavesh Chandra ...
Publicis Groupe South Asia has named Paritosh Srivastava as the new CEO of BBH India. He will take on this additional responsibility while continuing to serve as CEO of Saatchi & Saatchi India and ...
The State Tourism Minister Jupally Krishna Rao would engage with them on Thursday (April 10, 2025) at the 20th South Asia Hotel Investment Conference & Workshop, being held at Powai Lake ...
LOS ANGELES — Loyal customers of Asian supermarkets ... usually imported from South Korea, China or Japan, noted Nancy Qian, a professor of economics at Northwestern University’s Kellogg ...
“Our railways and roads are not well connected; our ports are being developed,” Nguyen told This Week in Asia. “The proposed railroad projects open up many possibilities. If Vietnam can meet ...
The US looks set to maintain rather than reduce its military presence in the Asia-Pacific under Donald Trump, given the persistent tensions over Taiwan and the South China Sea, according to ...