In the second of our two-part podcast series, ‘Three Hong Kongers On A Sofa: You, Me, We’, continuing from where we left off last time, we will be sharing yet another series of reflections. This time, the confessions focus more on social changes in both...

In the first of our two-part podcast series, ‘Three Hong Kongers On A Sofa: You, Me, We’, we will be sharing with you a series of reflections on last summer, touching on areas such as initial reactions to the movement, impact on daily life in Hong Kong...

In another episode of 'Narratives of Asia' we will be discussing Singapore and her coronavirus response by looking at what went right, what went wrong, and where do we go from here? We have with us a special guest Dr Anita Soosay, Aesthetics Medicine...

On another episode of Narratives of Asia, we will be continuing on our previous theme of Coronavirus and Racism. Due to a combination of media stigmatization and perpetuation of the virus origins, anti-Chinese sentiments have increased greatly across...

Following on from our previous discussion on the socio-economic impact of COVID-19 in China, South Korea, Singapore, Japan, India, Pakistan and Afghanistan, our second episode in this two-part mini-series will shift our focus on the Middle East. Episode 2.2 is an in-depth analysis of issues such as the diplomatic developments between countries in the region and the US over trade and exports, the fall of oil prices in the Gulf Cooperation Council region, Palestinian and Israeli cooperations in their efforts to contain the coronavirus, as well as looking closely at regions like Yemen and how they are coping under the pressures of the pandemic.

With more than half of the world’s population in lockdown and a disproportionate amount of the world’s economy brought to a standstill, the likelihood of a long and deep coronavirus-sparked global economic recession increases on the daily. On another episode of Narratives of Asia, we will be looking into the socio-economic impact of COVID-19 in the Asiatic region. Our geographical focus will include countries in East Asia, South East Asia, South Asia as well as the Middle East. In this episode, we will cover issues such as China’s global economic integration, impact of COVID-19 on the travel and tourism sector. And, finally, dispel the myth behind the uncannily low numbers of cases detected in South Asia.

On Episode 1.2, we have with us Elizabeth Yan, a first-year Politics and International Relations student to further our discussion on the coronavirus outbreak and its social impact. She shares with us the unique experiences she acquired when reflecting on social attitudes towards mask-wearers. She further shares with us some advice on coming to terms with the aggression, judgment and hostility felt from non-mask wearers.

In the first episode of Narratives of Asia, we will be hosting a two-part series discussing the coronavirus outbreak and its social impact. Since the outbreak, we have noticed a sudden rise in explicit racism and xenophobia towards Asians. On Episode 1.1, Yoojin Lee, first-year Law student at UCL, will be sharing with us her experiences growing up as the ‘racial minority’ as well as her perspectives on social media aggravation of racist and xenophobic attitudes.