Pick up a newspaper these days and you may think Beijing is about to invade Taiwan sometime between next Tuesday and, say, 2024. But John Culver has spent a lifetime watching the PLA and if war is Beijing's plan, he says, then these would be the signs: carnegieendowment.org/2022/09/29/how…

Lee Ki Sik, the commissioner of the Military Manpower Administration, told lawmakers on Friday that it’s “desirable” for BTS members to fulfill their military duties to ensure fairness in the country’s military service. NBC News The Associated Press nbcnews.com/news/world/k-p…

Zhixiang, 53, is the abbot of Bao’en Temple in Shanghai’s Fengxian District. He’s also responsible for over 9,000 stray cats and dogs. The monk says he’s faced criticism for neglecting his religious duties. But he believes that saving lives is a better way to practice Buddhism.

The Japanese maple trees have been considered a symbol of grace personified for hundreds of years and is associated with peace. The maple trees can also represent balance and are called "kito" in the Japanese language, which means "calm," or "at peace." #SymbolismSunday

Announcing the winner of the 2022 Freeman Book Awards for Children's Literature. Eighteen Vats of Water by Ji-li Jiang , Illustrated by Nadia Hsieh Creston Books nctasia.org/award/eighteen…

Announcing the winner of the 2022 Freeman Book Award for Young Adult / High School Literature The Color of the Sky Is the Shape of the Heart by Chesil, Translated by Takami Nieda (Soho Teen) Fiction - Set in Japan and America nctasia.org/award/the-colo…

ALONE LIKE ME receives 2022 Honorable Mention Freeman Award for Children’s Literature. by Rebecca Evans (Anne Schwartz Books) Fiction - Set in China nctasia.org/award/alone-li…

WHEN THE SAKURA BLOOM receives 2022 Honorable Mention Freeman Award for Children’s Literature by Narisa Togo (Berbay Books) Fiction - Set in Japan nctasia.org/award/when-the…

Morning Sun in Wuhan receives 2022 Honorable Mention Freeman Award for Young Adult / Middle School Literature by Ying Chang Compestine, Clarion Books Fiction - Set in China nctasia.org/award/morning-…

K-Pop Revolution receives 2022 Honorable Mention Freeman Award for Young Adult / High School Literature by Stephan Lee 🏳️‍🌈 K-POP CONFIDENTIAL IS OUT NOW! (Point) Fiction - Set in Korea #KPopRevolution, #KPopConfidential nctasia.org/award/k-pop-re…

The Red Palace receives 2022 Freeman Award Honorable Mention Award for Young Adult / High School Literature by @WriterJuneHur- (Feiwel and Friends) Fiction - Set in Korea nctasia.org/award/the-red-…

receives 2022 Freeman Of Note Award for Children’s Literature by Liza Ferneyhough, Illustrated by Liza Ferneyhough Penguin Kids (Dial Books) Fiction - Set in Malaysia and England #LizaFerneyhough nctasia.org/award/nana-nen…

Operation Pangolin receives 2022 Freeman Of Note Award for Children’s Literature by Suzi Eszterhas, Photographs by Suzi Eszterhas (Millbrook Press) Non-fiction - Set in Vietnam #WorldPangolinDay #pangolin nctasia.org/award/operatio…

Warrior Princess: The Story of Khutulun receives 2022 Freeman Of Note Award for Children’s Literature by Sally Deng (Farrar,Straus&Giroux) Non-fiction - Biography - Set in China and Mongolia nctasia.org/award/warrior-…

The Not-So-Uniform Life of Holly-Mei receives 2022 Freeman Of Note Award for Young Adult / Middle School Literature by @MatulaChristina Inkyard Press Fiction - Set in Hong Kong nctasia.org/award/the-not-…

Dragonfly Eyes receives 2022 Freeman Of Note Award for Young Adult / Middle School Literature by , Translated by Helen Wang (Candlewick Press) Fiction - Set in China and France #ChineseLit #WorldKidLit nctasia.org/award/dragonfl…

Strike the Zither receives 2022 Freeman Of Note Award for Young Adult / High School Literature by Joan He Joan 🦚 mostly on insta (Roaring Brook Press) Fiction - Set in China World Kid Lit: global literature for young people nctasia.org/award/strike-t…

Wow! "Dragonfly Eyes" (by Cao Wenxuan, tr. me, @candlewick) receives 2022 Freeman Of Note Award for Young Adult/Middle School Literature. Congratulations to Michelle Kadarusman, Ying Compestine and @MatulaChristina!! The 2022 Freeman Book Award Winners: nctasia.org/awards/year/20…

Now that it is official, take a moment and check out NCTA's summer programs. Many of our July and August courses are still open for registration. Take a look: nctasia.org/programs/

Our producer Only Won aka Baldwin Chiu Larissa Lam are going to be featured speakers at #NCSS2023 Dec 1! Who else will be there? #sschat #teachertwitter #edchat