Vaccine diplomacy has been on the rise worldwide, and Central Europe’s Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia, and Poland are no different with their donations to Vietnam. The Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia, and Poland have joined half a dozen other European countries in donating COVID-19 vaccines to Vietnam, which is currently struggling through a surge in infections… Continue reading Central Europe’s “vaccine diplomacy” in Vietnam
Doctors in Myanmar were the first to join the Civil Disobedience Movement (CDM) in protest of the Myanmar military’s power grab in February. The Tatmadaw responded by arresting and issuing warrants for health workers, forcing them to go into hiding. Now, with COVID-19 spiraling out of control, the junta requested the doctors to join the… Continue reading Myanmar Insider Updates: Fighting the COVID-19 Pandemic amidst the military coup
Time for rapprochement in the Taiwan Strait? Taiwan has been considered one of the most successful countries in dealing with COVID-19. However, over the past two months, the island has seen a sudden rise in domestic cases prompting the authorities to heighten restrictions to the third level for the first time since the pandemic has… Continue reading Chinese Media Watch: COVID-19 outbreak in Taiwan
Welcome to the 17th issue of the #CEEasia Briefing. In this issue, we dissect the following topics: Fudan University campus in Hungary Lithuania departs 17+1 Japanese Foreign Minister tours the CEE Romania and the EU send medical assistance to India Do you need to know more about East Asia? Don’t hesitate to shoot us a… Continue reading CEEasia Briefing #17: Fudan University campus in Hungary, Lithuania departs 17+1, Japanese Foreign Minister in the CEE, Romania and the EU’s medical assistance in India
Slovakia and East Asia’s relationship, which in 2020 was strongly influenced by the spread of the coronavirus and the following global setup and many challenges for societies and policymakers, Matej Šimalčí in his chapter to the Yearbook of Slovakia’s Foreign Policy 2020 examined mainly from four angles: the perception of the East Asia region in… Continue reading Slovakia in East Asia: no longer naive, still not committed (Yearbook of Slovakia’s Foreign Policy 2020)
