SOAS in the media - 20-26 Jun
- Duncan Bartlett wrote for Japan Forward about the tech investor SoftBank is seeking to create a Japanese language version of ChatGPT.
- Pallavi Roy spoke to AFP Greece about the Indian economy: the fake news being circulated that India was going to stop using the US dollar by 2025, and India’s attempt to move away from the USD.
- Duncan Bartlett appeared live on China Plus Radio about the report on “Partygate” by the Privileges Committee of the UK parliament
- Duncan Bartlett interviews James McGregor, chairman of APCO World wide's Greater China region, on his perspective on the Biden Administration's foreign policy to regular host - Buzzsprout.
- Yuka Kobayashi spoke to the BBC about the Chinese Premier's Visit to Germany.
- Steve Tsang provided comment to Politico about Russia's relationship with China and what this means for their trade in weaponry.
- Duncan Bartlett wrote for Japan Forward about Blinken's trip to China, speaking to Steve Tsang about the event.
- Steve Tsang spoke to Associate Press about how China may not want to risk their relationship with the US again after the previous spy balloon incident - syndicated by ABC News.
- Steve Tsang appeared on Bloomberg Television discussing Blinken's meeting in China.
- SOAS Alum Sherine Tadros's career through journalism and then as the Deputy Director of Advocacy and Representative to the UN for Amnesty International is featured in Grazia Middle East.
- Duncan Bartlett discussed with Dr Moritz Rudolf (from Yale Law School’s Paul Tsai China Center) the ideology of President Xi’s “Global Civilisation Initiative” - Buzzsprout.
- George Magnus wrote for East Asia Forum about the policies Asian countries could adopt to tackle their aging population.
- Lucy Durán is mentioned in this Swindon Link aritcle referring to how she helped the band, USO, learn the lyrics to the Guinean song, Yeke Yeke, by Mory Kante.
- SOAS student, Melania El Khayat, competed in the regional final of the 22nd "Chinese Bridge" Chinese Proficiency Competition. Melania won the third prize in the Chinese-majored category - Xinhua CN News, Global Times, and the Star Malaysia.
- Rajosmita Roy interviewed Eleamor Newbigin for Political Theology about her book: The Hindu Family and the Emergence of Modern India.
- Stephen Chan spoke to South China Morning Post about Zambia's debt deal with China and other major creditors.
- Leslie Vinjamuri appeared live on BBC Radio about the US's strategic partnership with India.
- Arshin Adib-Moghaddam spoke to Times Higher Education about Iran's position in the 2023 Asia University Rankings.
- Avinash Paliwal provided comment to the Guardian about India's relationship with the US and what this could mean to China.
- SOAS Alum, Maro Itoje, was interviewed separately by the Times and the Evening Standard about his Pearl Fund initiative which will provide decades of support to children in Nigeria.
- Colin Shindler wrote for Plus61J about the Bulgarian monarchy and their role in World War II.
- Marina Zucker-Marques's research alongside Kevin Gallagher from Boston University is highlighted in this Reuters article about how the central bank reserves could be used to boost development bank climate lending. Syndicated by the Daily Mail and the Financial Express.