Films I’d Never Seen #3: Santosh
There are crime dramas that want to comfort you with the idea that justice, eventually, wins. And then there’s Santosh, which calmly takes that idea, walks it out back, and buries it in a shallow...
Category: Asia
6 life lessons we can all learn from the South Korean sports series “The Winning Try”
Netflix's new South Korean sports drama The Winning Try, also known as Try: We Become Miracles (트라이: 우리는 기적이 된다), focuses on rugby and has captivated both sports lovers and...
The 8 best K-dramas of 2025 and where to watch them
In recent years, South Korean TV series have been expanding their scope and depth, challenging genres and offering new forms of storytelling. 2025 has been no exception, and to date, it has given us...
KPop Demon Hunters gives a glimpse into K-pop culture in South Korea
Cholong Sung, SOAS, University of London Thanks to the runaway global popularity of Netflix’s new animated film, KPop Demon Hunters, cinemas around the world have picked it up and are now screening...
“Truly gripping”: The Whirlwind review
If you enjoy watching a good political drama full of secrets, intrigues, conspiracies and power games, then Netflix's South Korean original series, The Whirlwind (돌풍), is for you. Produced by...
A journey through China: where high-tech modernity meets deep tradition
Nominally, China is a communist nation. In reality, this fascinating country with an ancient culture is possibly the most materialistic society in the world. Walking the streets of Shanghai, as in...
The most beautiful country tourists have never heard of
It was one o’clock in the morning when our plane, full of government delegations from all over the world, landed at the Dushanbe International Airport. The moment I saw a red carpet rolled out on...
Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan, is longing to attract visitors
Reporting on the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit on July 3-4 in Astana gave me the opportunity to once again explore the Kazakh capital – one of the most unusual cities in the world....
Who benefits from the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Astana?
The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) is often portrayed as a “NATO of the East.” For some authors, the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) is a “Eurasian equivalent of the European...
Amman, an essay
“We shall not cease from exploration And the end of all our exploring Will be to arrive where we started And know the place for the first time.” TS Eliot Amman today is a peculiar...