Category: Society
Japan to host world conference on disaster risk reduction next year – UN
Japan will host the world conference slated to be held next year at which countries will adopt the successor to the current global blueprint for disaster risk reduction [...]
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Japan man, 80, scales Everest, sets record
An 80-year-old Japanese climber reached the summit of Mount Everest on Thursday, becoming the oldest person to scale the world’s highest mountain, his website and a [...]
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Porn star’s calligraphy sparks art debate in China
Calligraphy by Japanese porn star Sola Aoi has sparked a culture war in China, where she has a huge fan base, with purists dismissing the work as “unskilled” [...]
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Art Basel highlights HK’s new arts hub status
The first Art Basel fair to be hosted by Hong Kong boasts a prestigious array of international art, highlighting the city’s new role as a global arts hub amid an [...]
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Ai Weiwei uses music to mock state power in China
Two emotionless prison guards watch Ai Weiwei as he eats, sleeps, paces, showers – and even sits on the toilet – in the Chinese artist’s new [...]
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Rape accused in Malaysia defends marriage to 13-year-old
In a case that shocks Malaysia, a 40-year-old man charged with raping a 13-year-old girl and marrying her in the midst of the case said he saw nothing wrong with his actions. [...]
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Huge China sinkhole kills five in Shenzhen
Five people died when a 10 metre (33 feet) wide sinkhole opened up at the gates of an industrial estate in Shenzhen, the southern Chinese boom town neighbouring Hong Kong, [...]
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Australian zoo says white rhino birth ‘sign of hope’
An Australian zoo said Tuesday the birth of a southern white rhinoceros was a “sign of hope” for the species given the escalation of poaching in Africa. Taronga [...]
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Australian Catholic Church admits slow to act on sex abuse
The most senior Catholic in the Australian state of Victoria on Monday admitted the church had been too slow to act on paedophile priests, but insisted things have changed. [...]
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After cyclone, Burma camps face monsoon threat
Myanmar’s victims of sectarian strife were spared the full force of Cyclone Mahasen, but many are now returning to flimsy tents in flood-prone camps with the monsoon [...]
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India’s ‘new generation’ of filmmakers feted at Cannes
Unashamedly escapist, with wafer-thin plots and cheesy dialogue, all punctuated by exuberant song and dance routines, Bollywood musicals are beloved by millions despite the [...]
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Chinese authorities detain gay rights protester
A 19-year-old Chinese gay rights activist was arrested for taking part in a protest that police described as “illegal”, a fellow demonstrator said on Monday. The [...]
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Rota volunteers in Indonesia outreach – Gulf Times
Twenty five student and faculty volunteers representing the Virginia Commonwealth University in Qatar (VCU-Q) are making a real difference to students during their seven-day [...]
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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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