<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[The Puzzle Asia]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Puzzle Asia]]></description><link>https://thepuzzleasia.wixsite.com/home/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 17:36:57 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://thepuzzleasia.wixsite.com/home/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The Empty Cradle: Decoding East Asia’s Demographic Crisis]]></title><description><![CDATA[Written by Camille Azan January 31, 2026 Should we be afraid of disappearing? The question comes to mind when you look at the recent fertility rate data in East Asian countries. Most of them are in a state of “lowest-low” fertility, which is defined by a TFR (Total Fertility Rate) at or below 1.3. This is far below the 2.1 needed to maintain a stable population. South Korea is the prime example of this phenomenon: it held the world’s lowest fertility rate between 2019 and 2024. Next month,...]]></description><link>https://thepuzzleasia.wixsite.com/home/post/the-empty-cradle-decoding-east-asia-s-demographic-crisis</link><guid isPermaLink="false">697e20846379b93199b296ea</guid><pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2026 15:49:28 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4ff857_862c9d471c8d451f985ab15bb5ec645e~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>The Puzzle Asia</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA["Crossing the river by feeling the stones"(摸着石头过河): China’s policy experimentation.]]></title><description><![CDATA[C.B Deng XiaoPing (邓小平), former Chinese PM, source : Jana Hochbach on Pinterest 	In China, the provision of public goods and services has been largely decentralized to local governments. An example of this decentralization is the 1994 tax-sharing scheme reform which makes the local governments responsible for the provision of public goods. Policy experimentation in the case of China can be described as a deliberate, structured methodology. Indeed by empowering local units to create new...]]></description><link>https://thepuzzleasia.wixsite.com/home/post/crossing-the-river-by-feeling-the-stones-%E6%91%B8%E7%9D%80%E7%9F%B3%E5%A4%B4%E8%BF%87%E6%B2%B3-china-s-policy-experimentation</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69677e31f1ba376a5bc24fe4</guid><pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 11:33:01 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4ff857_f60d917af5b1457490909a1de9d74465~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_583,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>The Puzzle Asia</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Chinese dam: India and Bangladesh are worried]]></title><description><![CDATA[Noémie Valéry Source image : Le Monde On 19 July 2025, Chinese Prime Minister Li Qiang attended the official ceremony marking the start of construction of the Yarlung Zangbo hydropower project . This project, whose main structure is the Medog (or Motuo) hydropower station, involves the construction of five hydroelectric facilities along the Yarlung Tsangpo River in Southwestern China’s Tibet Autonomous Region. This megastructure, with an expected installed capacity of around 60 GW, would be...]]></description><link>https://thepuzzleasia.wixsite.com/home/post/new-chinese-dam-india-and-bangladesh-are-worried</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6960abb8f3c0663c7a946f3e</guid><pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2026 13:59:37 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4ff857_a1729135e57a432eac1da264d3a56ea6~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_800,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>The Puzzle Asia</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[From Laos to Tokyo: The Hidden Networks of Child Sex Tourism in Asia ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Written by Camille Azan October 29, 2025 By Clay Gilliland - Soi Cowboy, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=39854274 On June 17, 2025, Japan’s embassy in Laos issued a direct advisory message, warning Japanese citizens against “buying sex from children” in Laos. This matter was brought to their attention by Ayako Iwatake, a restaurant owner in Vientiane (Laos’s capital). She launched a petition after she saw social media posts of Japanese men bragging about their...]]></description><link>https://thepuzzleasia.wixsite.com/home/post/from-laos-to-tokyo-the-hidden-networks-of-child-sex-tourism-in-asia</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69022acd291ed4d0246a701e</guid><pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2025 14:59:23 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4ff857_0c27616b8f4b4979a3e27b59f41fedfc~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>The Puzzle Asia</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[China’s naval expansion: economic imperatives, geopolitical tensions, and global security implications]]></title><description><![CDATA[October, 15th 2025 Written by C.B. Photo: Philippines Coast Guard/AFP found on https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/health-environment/article/3261999/south-china-sea-philippines-sounds-alarm-about-coral-reef-damage-related-beijings-reclamation On China’s national day (the 1st of October), the country “held a National Day flag-raising ceremony on a ship in the waters close to Scarborough Shoal” (The Diplomat). This South China sea islet has been the object of rivalry between China and the...]]></description><link>https://thepuzzleasia.wixsite.com/home/post/china-s-naval-expansion-economic-imperatives-geopolitical-tensions-and-global-security-implicatio</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68ef55302f5af0b1a8977625</guid><pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2025 08:08:55 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4ff857_27119aa5259d48e8a8248b1f47a28cc2~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_800,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>The Puzzle Asia</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Evolution and Decline of Press Freedom in Hong Kong]]></title><description><![CDATA[May 16, 2025 Written by Oliver Nok Lam CHAN 1)  The Rise of Journalism in Hong Kong: A Different Path of Development compared to China...]]></description><link>https://thepuzzleasia.wixsite.com/home/post/the-evolution-and-decline-of-press-freedom-in-hong-kong</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68272e529fbe9de8f04c2876</guid><pubDate>Fri, 23 May 2025 17:56:14 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4ff857_3453c4ae6cd14000a91c36be893d06fd~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_680,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Oliver Nok Lam CHAN</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[On Trump’s Immigration Policy and the Filipino Migrants in the USA]]></title><description><![CDATA[May 13, 2025 Written by Nicole ULANDAY “The Filipino ladies, they only do two jobs, you know? Either a beauty queen or a nurse from Mount...]]></description><link>https://thepuzzleasia.wixsite.com/home/post/on-trump-s-immigration-policy-and-the-filipino-migrants-in-the-usa</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68234ec709c5c2b0e3925d71</guid><pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2025 14:00:01 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4ff857_d9f7b55edcea489bb6d390700d112412~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_960,h_540,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Nicole ULANDAY</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Perhaps East Asians Can Attain More Liberated, Unrestrained Lives]]></title><description><![CDATA[May 5, 2025 Written by Liang YU A self-deprecating adage circulates across Chinese social media: "Koreans never sleep, Japanese never...]]></description><link>https://thepuzzleasia.wixsite.com/home/post/perhaps-east-asians-can-attain-more-liberated-unrestrained-lives</link><guid isPermaLink="false">681926aea931a25064931b38</guid><pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2025 21:03:35 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4ff857_0a4bf1aa8acb40db9de86c04b470d3a0~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Liang YU</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Darkness that Remains: Between Kartini’s past aspirations and Indonesia Now]]></title><description><![CDATA[April 25, 2025 Written by Robertus Andika PRADATA I recently read Kartini’s letters ‘Habis Gelap Terbitlah Terang’ from a book made and...]]></description><link>https://thepuzzleasia.wixsite.com/home/post/the-darkness-that-remains-between-kartini-s-past-aspirations-and-indonesia-now</link><guid isPermaLink="false">680bc03502e22389d1093ef8</guid><pubDate>Fri, 25 Apr 2025 17:08:11 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4ff857_f9fc5f1c1b554ff9bcebf6d759d3d02e~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_663,h_372,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Robertus Andika PRADATA</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[CSTO (Collective Security Treaty Organization): Will Armenia leave it?]]></title><description><![CDATA[April 18, 2025 Written by Nargiz Nurkenova The Collective Security Treaty Organization - 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