Led by Visiting Japan Chair Dr. Adam Liff, the Georgetown SFS “Japan and the World” public event series brings together leading scholars and current and former policymakers for frank discussions about major issues in Japan’s contemporary foreign relations. Our next event will feature an off-record panel discussion about Japan and Southeast Asia featuring leading experts […]
Taiwan has cut its mandatory quarantine to 10 days and has signaled that contract-tracing may no longer be viable in cities with large numbers of cases.
Taiwan’s health minister last Tuesday said the island could see 1,000 local Covid cases a day by the end of the month. It hit that level just three days later, and must now choose between living with the virus like New Zealand or sticking with elimination strategies like in Hong…
July 13, 2021
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Vientiane to Phnom Penh via Bangkok; Ho Chi Minh City to Luang Prabang by way of Hanoi and Kunming; Hong Kong to Singapore via half of those stations plus Kuala Lumpur – train travel between some of Southeast Asia’s biggest cities is looking increasingly feasible.
Asia is investing heavily in rail infrastructure just as the growing “slow travel” movement in Europe – which sees passengers swapping flights for less carbon-emitting train travel, especially for journeys of just a few hours – is prompting countries there to do the same.
While many of Southeast Asia’s railways are legacies of colonial occupation, most survived in some form into independence and are being upgraded even as new lines are being laid.