In the first half of 2012 the third abolition act in Poland since 1989 was conducted. The act was intended to enable a portion of foreigners illegally staying in the territory of Poland to legalize their status. On 02.07.2012, the call for applications for amnesty was completed – therefore, the…

W Malezji rośnie napięcie w związku z nadchodzącymi trzynastymi wyborami. Opozycja nigdy w historii nie była tak silna jak obecnie, tak wiec wiele zależy od wyników wyborów. Obecnie najbardziej prawdopodobnym miesiącem do rozpisania wyborów parlamentarnych w Malezji jest moment tuż po ogłoszeniu budżetu (28 września). Jego projekt musi zostać przedstawiony…

The two major questions I will analyze here are: – why have Taiwanese men been marrying more and more Chinese women in the last two decades? – what is the perception of Taiwanese men by their own society and by Chinese women? The cross-strait marriage is becoming more important as we…

The past weeks seemed to bring serious changes concerning the issue of gay and lesbian rights in Vietnam. On July 29th, the Ministry of Justice of Socialist Republic of Vietnam announced the will to introduce the law legalizing same-sex marriages. The initiative is now going to be subject of consultation before…

Poniżej prezentujemy artykuł naszego brukselskiego partnera European Institute for Asian Studies. Autorem jest Romain Warnault. Download the PDF version As the second largest landlocked country in the world, after Kazakhstan, Mongolia nevertheless finds itself at the centre of international attention. Hemmed in Central Asia by Russia and China, both major powers, Mongolia…

Poniżej prezentujemy artykuł naszego brukselskiego partnera European Institute for Asian Studies. Autorem jest Wallace Ma.  Download the PDF version Since the beginning of the previous decade, German-Taiwanese relations have become more intense in various fields, including economics and culture. However, despite the enhanced relation between Taiwan and Germany, as well as the EU…

China’s neighbors want to expand trade with it. At the same time they feel uneasy in terms of its rising economic and much more military clout and the way it uses both. As a result they have to deal with security concerns caused by China. Those are generally coped with…

China has been seeking rapprochement with Poland for years, but only in the last months has Warsaw begun to respond to the advances from Beijing. The result was a three-day visit of Wen Jaiabao to Warsaw (25-28 April). Most of the talks so far were of an economic nature, but…

Poniżej prezentujemy artykuł naszego brukselskiego partnera European Institute for Asian Studies. Autorem jest Junhua Zhang. The article appeared in the Neue Zürcher Zeitung on 22 September 2011, Nr. 221 Translated by Wallace Ma Where the US and Europe threaten to drown in the swamp of the debt economy, the prospects are focused…

Confucianism is a Chinese ethical and philosophical system developed from the teachings of the Chinese philosopher Confucius. The core of Confucianism is humanism, the belief that human beings are teachable and that we can reach the harmony in a peaceful way. Confucianism focuses on the cultivation of virtue and maintenance…

Our way of thinking about the pension system is equally false as a map would be, indicating Brussels to be due east from Warsaw. A traveler, who would use such a map, would be the further away from his destination the more effort he would make to reach it. Is…

Introduction As usual, with the beginning the current year and all year-round, North Korea has been stepping up its calls for peace with South Korea in a style common to the past. Pyongyang’s dialogue is coming in spite of the escalating tensions on the Korean Peninsula like, for example, the…

Substantial  investments are being made in China’s power grid, as the government has  to assure more reliable  power supplies in the industrial east of China. Investment in key infrastructure projects should provide opportunities for equipment manufacturers, and could also position China better in the global, advanced power equipment market .…

Wuhan Universities- Warsaw School of Economic workshop. Example of research cooperation between Poland and China. Delegation of Wuhan Universities participated in workshop organized by Warsaw School of Economics (SGH) – World Economy Research Institute. Professor Günter Heiduk the Head of East Asian Center was hosting the workshop and heading the…

Małgorzata Citko, associated with Poland -Asia Reseach Centre, whom you might know from her articles and video comments published on our website is giving a lecture at the Lakeland College in Tokyo this Wednesday on May 30, 2012 at 7 pm. local time. The topic of the lecture is „Clashes of…

This article is available also in Polish version. The United States and Japan are finishing negotiations on the sale of the first four F-35 Lightning II. The relevant contract is to be signed by the end of June. It appears that the search for the new fighter for Japan is…

February 2012 was a striking month for China and its monitoring institutions. For the  first time in decades  foreign trade balance showed significant predominance of import over export.(see chart). The balance have shifted back next months but the unusual feeling remains. Export dominance regain , however the dynamics of growth…

Under the July 1 Economic Management Improvement Measure in 2002, North Korea launched a large program of economic reforms. These moves are done in order to draw foreign capital for its economy. The launch and the continuation of reforms are due to the sanctions applied to North Korea which restrict…