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‘#BanTravelToKorea: Growing Outrage Over Deportation of Thai Tourists from South Korea’

By Ellie Sprinthall, BA International Relations and Korean, and Supalapinee Pakdeechanuan, BA International Relations and Korean X user @nickkysone alleges that an immigration officer asked if they knew how many trees were in front of their hotel. They were ultimately denied entry. Thai people are campaigning online against travel to

Taiwan’s Presidential Election 2024: Taiwanese Trump enters the race

Taiwan’s Presidential Election 2024: Taiwanese Trump enters the race

By Carlotta Busetto, BA Chinese Taiwan’s next presidential election could not be coming at a more sensitive time in Cross-Strait relations. Any general election held on the Island always brings uncertainty in terms of regional stability – but this one is different. On the 13th of January 2024, people will

Travellers eager to make up for lost time during China’s extended ‘Golden Week’.

Travellers eager to make up for lost time during China’s extended ‘Golden Week’.

By Gunda Pavilonytė, BA Chinese This year’s ‘Golden Week’, centred around China’s National Day, coincides with the Mid-Autumn festival resulting in a 10-day long holiday from September 29th to October 8th. This is one of the first breaks since the complete lifting of the COVID-19 lockdown restrictions by

IDF Raids Birzeit University, Again.

By Amelia Casey-Rerhaye, BA Arabic On the night of the 24th of September, Birzeit University posted a video of between ten and twenty Israeli Defence Force (IDF) vehicles leaving their campus. The video was taken after the IDF raided the Birzeit student council building, arresting eight students, including the current

Gaza has given its all - what now?

Gaza has given its all - what now?

Anonymous A few days ago, I entered a mosque in the centre of Amman, Jordan, to perform the evening prayer. As we finished, a thunderous mass of voices arose from within and around the mosque; a rallying call to action as people began to pour out of the hall. This