Category: Society
Ai Weiwei creates giant map of China from baby formula
A map of China made from more than 1,800 cans of baby formula created by dissident Chinese artist Ai Weiwei went on show in Hong Kong Friday, reflecting the controversy over [...]
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At Cannes, shock movie tests China’s boundaries
Disgusted by corrupt local leaders, an angry miner picks up a shotgun. A migrant worker returning home looks to armed robbery to escape a life of relentless bleakness. A [...]
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Bangladesh cleans up after killer cyclone
Bangladesh and Myanmar cleaned up on Friday after a killer cyclone wrecked thousands of homes, relieved that the damage was not much worse after the storm weakened as it made [...]
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Australian MP injured in kangaroo attack
An Australian politician was left hopping after he was attacked by a kangaroo while on a morning jog in the national capital Canberra. “Mugged by a kangaroo!,” [...]
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Jackie Chan wants to be serious but will never quit action films
After countless broken bones and smashed teeth, Jackie Chan has given up doing his own stunts and wants more serious roles but the Kung Fu actor says he will never stop being [...]
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Japan man, 80, starts Everest ascent
An 80-year-old Japanese mountaineer has begun his ascent of Mount Everest, his website said, in a bid to become the oldest man to reach the roof of the world. In a voice [...]
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Jiro Wang stars in ‘Bloody Doll’
Taiwanese actor Jiro Wang will be appearing in mainland China’s first 3D horror film, “Bloody Doll”, this summer. As reported on Jayne Stars, the actor [...]
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More Rain Forecast After Deadly Storms
Chinese authorities say rainstorms that battered southern China this week have killed 33 people and left 12 people missing. China Floods.JPEG The Chinese Ministry of Civil [...]
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Cyclone Mahasen buffets Bangladesh coast, six dead
Cyclone Mahasen buffeted Bangladesh’s low-lying coast on Thursday, killing six people after forcing many thousands into emergency shelters, but authorities downgraded [...]
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Bangladesh cyclone weakens, leaves relief in wake
A cyclone slammed into Bangladesh Thursday, forcing the evacuation of one million people and killing 14, but fears of devastating damage eased when the storm weakened over [...]
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Vietnam jails activists for ‘propaganda’ leaflets
Vietnam jailed two young activists Thursday for distributing anti-government leaflets, in a case slammed by rights groups as a fresh attempt by the communist regime to [...]
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Dancer says Jackson sexually abused him as child
An Australian choreographer alleged that Michael Jackson sexually abused him for seven years as a child, a claim the late singer’s estate described as “outrageous [...]
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Cyclone Mahasen crosses Bangladesh coast, two dead
Cyclone Mahasen started crossing Bangladesh’s low-lying coast on Thursday, bearing down on the ports of Chittagong and Cox’s Bazar, as tens of thousands of people [...]
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Burma’s ‘old man’s land’ seeks new lease of life
They call it “Old Man’s Land” – ravaged by conflict and economic deprivation, Myanmar’s southeast Mon state is a place bereft of its young, who [...]
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Cyclone triggers mass evacuations in Bangladesh, Burma
Hundreds of thousands of people in Bangladesh and Myanmar were ordered to evacuate Wednesday as a cyclone bore down on coastal areas home to flood-prone refugee camps for [...]
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