Staff Writer for East Asia, Bingbing Shi, writes about the blurring of fact and fiction in Lou Ye’s Saturday Fiction (2019), starring Gong Li. Set in Shanghai during the war, Lou Ye’s espionage thriller is proving to be both popular and controversial in China.

East Asia columnist Liam Elliott Brady explores the historical development of the Taiwanese night market and its role in modern-day Taiwan.

Staff Writer for East Asia, Hannah Kang Wolter, uncovers the true appeal of the West’s latest obsession - Squid Game.

Alice Wright explores Han Kang’s recently translated novel, The Vegetarian (2007), a deeply disturbing yet beautiful work about agency, mental health, and belief from the perspective of a Korean woman.