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Is racial purity a predeterminant of beauty?
On 5 September, Priyanka Yoshikawa – born in Tokyo to a Japanese mother and Indian father – was selected to represent her country as Miss World Japan 2016.
Why Taiwan? China’s Search for Buffers
Since the new Taiwan president Tsai Ing-wen took office this May, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) has not changed its Taiwan policy in any substantial way.
Rethinking the Cultural Politics of Globalisation: Where Do We Go from Here?
In the days following Britain’s vote to leave the European Union (EU) on 23 June 2016, the same questions appeared repeatedly in the newspaper headlines and media debates: ‘What now?’ ‘What do we d
ANU scholars awarded Japanese Foreign Minister's Commendations
Dr Carol Hayes, Deputy Director of ANU Japan Institute, and Dr Peter Hendriks, ANU Deputy Dean of Students, have recently been awarded the
Strengthening Kiribati National Library and Archive
Kylie Moloney from the ANU Pacific Manuscripts Bureau recently travelled to Kiribati to undertake a strengthening project at the Kiribati National Library and Archive.
India becoming the ‘world’s dumping ground’ for e-waste
A lack of regulation and increasing 'throw away' culture in India has led to the country becoming the world's biggest dumping ground for discarded electronic goods, a conference at The Australian N
Q&A with Paranjoy Guha Thakurta
This week The Australian National University (ANU) welcomes high-profile environmental experts from across the Asia-Pacific region for a conference exploring the relationship between global issues
ANU archaeologists unearth South East Asia’s earliest ornaments
Archaeologists at The Australian National University (ANU) have unearthed a 37,000-year-old decorative shell bead on the eastern tip of East Timor, providing further evidence that the first modern
Recognising aboriginal women in NT buffalo history
New research at The Australian National University (ANU) will explore the history of the Northern Territory's (NT) buffalo-shooting industry and the particular role of Aboriginal women in the indus
Slavery of women in Indian Kumaon region explored at ASAA Conference
The history of female slavery in the Indian Himalayan region of Kumaon, where women were once described as being "more valuable than cattle for agricultural labours", has been explored at the Asian
