A journalist and noted cat person based in Taiwan.https://bsky.app/profile/erin-hale.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/erin-hale.bsky.social/post/3mgejv35ha22zHi! I'm a reporter with Al Jazeera English. We are trying to interview people who are still stuck in the Middle East #Dubai, #Doha, etc and trying to leave. If you can share your story, please email haleer@aljazeera.net.06 Mar 2026 05:02 +0000at://did:plc:rxwc22evnbgcix5m2nk5vxwp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgejv35ha22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/erin-hale.bsky.social/post/3m45vkemvf22yI'm at ASEAN this week, a region that's getting hit by two headwinds - US tariffs, but also a surge in Chinese exports. Some of these are due to China Plus One, but a significant (and likely growing) number are heading for Southeast Asian markets. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/10/25/as-southeast-asia-welcomes-trump-it-battles-headwinds-unleashed-by-him27 Oct 2025 07:30 +0000at://did:plc:rxwc22evnbgcix5m2nk5vxwp/app.bsky.feed.post/3m45vkemvf22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/erin-hale.bsky.social/post/3lzzsl63tyk2eRedditors are reporting that Taiwan Threads - a very popular platform here – is getting flooded with Chinese and Russian bots. It's very timely as there is a lot of doubt in the government after the deadly flood last week in Hualien. https://www.reddit.com/r/taiwan/comments/1ntjnxy/russianchinese_bot_accounts_flooding_threads/30 Sep 2025 05:36 +0000at://did:plc:rxwc22evnbgcix5m2nk5vxwp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzzsl63tyk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/erin-hale.bsky.social/post/3lvu2qfm5yk2uWhat is chikugunya anyway? I had it once. I was covered in a rash that looked like the measles, just in time for Xi Jinping to visit Cambodia. Heat + fever is also a weird experience, as someone from a cold climate. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/8/6/what-is-the-chikungunya-virus-how-are-countries-such-as-china-battling-it#:~:text=Since%20the%20start%20of%202025,90%20deaths%20in%2016%20countries.&text=United%20States%20health%20officials%20are,America%20and%20the%20Indian%20Ocean.08 Aug 2025 01:05 +0000at://did:plc:rxwc22evnbgcix5m2nk5vxwp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvu2qfm5yk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/erin-hale.bsky.social/post/3lvs6bumsrk2uTrump's transshipment tariff is meant to target China, but it could spell disaster for Southeast Asia and the China Plus One supply chain. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/8/6/trumps-transshipment-crackdown-spells-danger-for-southeast-asian-economies07 Aug 2025 07:03 +0000at://did:plc:rxwc22evnbgcix5m2nk5vxwp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvs6bumsrk2u