Chinese and Chinese-language Films | Southeast Asian Films
Dear You: hope, dreams, resilience and community identity maintained over decades of separation
Lan Hongchun, “Dear You” (2026) Made on a budget equivalent to US$2.06 million or nearly
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Land Reform in the Philippines: a detailed history lesson on the failure of land reform and its effect on a nation’s development
“Land Reform in the Philippines” (Asianometry, 17 October 2022) For most of its existence as
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Australia’s Natural Gas Dilemma: an example of domestic scarcity amidst natural abundance
“Australia’s Natural Gas Dilemma” (Asianometry, 26 September 2022) Despite being the world’s leading natural gas
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What Raiding the Rich Did For Malaysia: a lesson on how developing nations can reclaim their lands and resources from former colonial overlords
“What Raiding the Rich Did For Malaysia” (Asianometry, 29 August 2022) A daring stockmarket raid
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Storing Freshwater in the Salty Sea: the upsides and downsides of coastal reservoirs to receive and store fresh water
“Storing Freshwater in the Salty Sea” (Asianometry, 22 August 2022) In this video, the Asianometry
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Why the Soviet Computer Failed: detailed visual essay misses answering its own question
“Why the Soviet Computer Failed” (Asianometry, 8 July 2022) A very interesting visual essay, illustrated
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Why North Korea Starves: a detailed video of North Korea’s food self-sufficiency quest omits how US hostility distorts that aim
“Why North Korea Starves” (Asianometry, 10 January 2022) While accurate information about North Korea is
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South Korea’s Cram School Obsession: a survey of education and how it came to be in South Korea
“South Korea’s Cram School Obsession” (Asianometry, 4 July 2022) What initially started out as an
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Why South Korea’s Seniors Are So Poor: a problem with many causes but few solutions
“Why South Korea’s Seniors Are So Poor” (Asianometry, 19 April 2022) The statistics – and
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China’s Massive Nearsightedness Problem: an insightful survey of how China is dealing with childhood and adolescent myopia
“China’s Massive Nearsightedness Problem” (Asianometry, 20 June 2022) With about 57% of its population in