LinkAsia News: May 17, 2013
This week on LinkAsia, Taiwan and the Philippines lock horns in the Pacific, Bangladesh seeks to right their labor wrongs, China evaluates their progress with human rights, Xi Jinping moves away from his reformer rhetoric, Japan's government blunders its way...

Is China's Xi Jinping Shedding his Reformer Ways?
(LinkAsia: 5/17/13) When China's new president Xi Jinping assumed office, he made waves for leaning towards reformist policies. Observers predicted considerable change as China continues to struggle with political corruption and freedom of opinion. LinkAsia's David Bandurski reports, however, that...

LinkAsia News: April 12, 2013
This week on LinkAsia, North Korea prepares another rocket launch, a look at why China won't turn up the heat on Kim Jong-un, Shanghainese stay away from KFC as a new strain of bird flu spreads, medical tourists boost South...

The Death of a Censor: China's Journalists Mourn a Foe
(LinkAsia: 4/12/13) China's journalists are mourning the man who censored one of China's most outspoken newspapers. Zeng Li, the government censor for Guangzhou's Southern Weekly paper, became an advocate for freedom of the press this past year as he witnessed...

LinkAsia News: March 22, 2013
This week on LinkAsia, South Korean television stations and banks hit with a massive cyberattack, China's media accuses Apple of cheating customers, US soldiers gone wild in Seoul, and more.

China's State TV Takes Heat for Social Media Tactics
(LinkAsia: 3/22/13) China's state-run CCTV leveled serious charges against Apple this week, claiming that its customer service representatives discriminate against Chinese. But as LinkAsia's David Bandurski reports, CCTV itself is under fire for allegedly using an artificial social media campaign...

LinkAsia News: March 8, 2013
This week on LinkAsia, China's new president puts a damper on the Party, Vietnam is in the market for a new constitution, South Korea's new president is stuck in gridlock, and more.

China Reforms: The End of the One Child Policy?
(LinkAsia: 3/8/13) China's annual National People's Congress just completed its first week, and there are signs that this Congress is going to be different from the boring meetings of recent years. LinkAsia speaks with David Bandurski of Hong Kong University...

China: 'People's Search' Engine Crashes and Burns
(LinkAsia: 2/22/13) "Can a search engine succeed if you have no concept of the free flow of information?" That was the question posed by former Google China head Kai-Fu Lee on his Sina Weibo account, in response to the failure...

LinkAsia News: February 22, 2013
This week on LinkAsia, China is accused of wide-ranging cyber attacks on the US, North Korea and Iran accused of sharing nuclear secrets, a US Navy ship runs aground in a Philippine marine sanctuary, and more.

LinkAsia News: February 8, 2013
This week on LinkAsia, a look at the Asian roots of the beautiful game's match-fixing scandal, China's leadership attacks income inequality, air pollution worries could lead to a firework-free Lunar New Year, Hong Kong's baby formula wars, and more.

Is China's New President a Hard-Liner or Reformer?
(LinkAsia: 2/8/13) Since he's taken power, Chinese President Xi Jinping has pledged reforms and talked tough on corruption. But a recently leaked speech has hinted at his true colors. Contributor David Bandurski looks at the debate around what kind of...

LinkAsia News: January 25, 2013
This week on LinkAsia, North Korea responds to sanctions with increased military threats, Japan tries to defuse tensions with China over disputed islands, Japan turns a wild boar infestation into a delicacy, a Chinese grocer trades food for trash, and...

Chinese Social Critic Fights Intimidation Campaign
(LinkAsia: 1/25/13) Nicknamed "Big Eyes", Li Chengpeng is a crusading former reporter whose books have sold millions of copies in China. But Li's fame was not enough to stop authorities from trying to shut him up. Contributor David Bandurski reports...

LinkAsia News: January 11, 2013
This week on LinkAsia, the Southern Weekly dispute galvanizes China's press freedom movement, a look into what Google CEO Eric Schmidt was doing in North Korea, social media's response to developments in India's gang rape story, and more.