Section: Asian Correspondent
Airline group: More deaths in 2014 from fewer accidents
Parts of AirAsia Flight 8501 seen on the deck of rescue ship Crest Onyx at Kumai port in Pangkalan Bun, Indonesia, earlier this year. Pic: AP. HONG KONG (AP) — An airline industry group says the number of deaths in jetliner disasters spiked last year despite there being fewer accidents in total. The International Air Transport Association said in...
Kokang clashes in Burma will not draw Chinese intervention
Kokang ethnic soldiers. Pic: AP. In Northern Burma/Myanmar the situation has seriously deteriorated after violence between Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA) rebels and the army erupted on February 9 in Laukkai, the capital of Kokang region. The fight began after Kokang fighters led by 85-year-old Peng Jiasheng, launched an attack...
China’s 2nd aircraft carrier plans leaked on social media
China’s existing Liaoning aircraft carrier seen during a trial run in 2011. Pic: AP. “Hide your capabilities, bide your time” said Deng Xiaoping, China’s former leader. The question is how do you hide your strength when you are surrounded by garrulous officials? This problem became apparent this week, after authorities in the Chinese...
Officials agree on measures after aviation tragedies
Parts of AirAsia Flight 8501 seen on the deck of rescue ship Crest Onyx at Kumai port in Pangkalan Bun, Indonesia, last month. Pic: AP. MONTREAL (AP) — A United Nations agency is hoping to quickly introduce new measures to keep closer tabs on planes following last year’s disappearance of a flight over Asia. The International Civil Aviation...
2014 in review: Our 10 most-read stories this year
Pro-democracy protesters attend a rally in the occupied areas outside government headquarters in Hong Kong’s Admiralty in October. Pic: AP. It has been a momentous year across Asia. Leaders and regimes have been toppled by democratic and undemocratic means, the region has been rocked by a triple-aviation tragedy, and South Korea still...
Lessons of MH370 influence media treatment of QZ8501
AirAsia Group CEO Tony Fernandes, center, walks past the relatives of the passengers of AirAsia flight QZ8015 at Juanda International Airport in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia, Sunday. Pic: AP. The disappearance of AirAsia Indonesia flight QZ8501 crash has dominated headlines since the news broke on Sunday, though not much is yet known about what...
Transparency, compassion mark Malaysia’s latest aviation crisis
AirAsia’s Chief Executive Tony Fernandes. Pic: AP. The news of missing AirAsia flight QZ8501 compounds terrible memories for Malaysians, as earlier this year Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 vanished and MH17 was shot down over Ukraine. On social media, Malaysians have expressed their shock over today’s developments, at the end of what...
Agricultural tour in China broadens Aussie student experience
In her final year of the Bachelor of Agricultural Sciences at the University of Adelaide, Amy Gutsche visited China on a Study Tour. We asked Amy to tell us about her Global Learning experience. While on the study tour, Amy visited some of the scenic sights of China, including a section of the Great Wall. By Amy Gutsche Arriving in China Visiting...
UN predicts increased global economic growth
Pic: AP. UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations predicts that the global economy will grow by more than 3 percent in 2015 and 2016, but that growth will be uneven in some regions. The U.N.’s annual economic report says growth edged up in 2014 at an estimated 2.6 percent. The U.N. is forecasting 3.1 percent economic growth in 2015 and 3.3...
The Right of Secession in Crimea
Congratulations to Obinna Edeh, student on the LLM International Criminal Law and Security, who has just had the following co-authored paper published by the State Bar of Michigan. This article was first published in the Michigan International Lawyer, Volume 26 No. III, Fall 2014, pp4-9. Available...
