Category: Society
Giant Rubber Duck Deflates in HK Harbor
From the unconventional and awe-inspiring to the hilarious and heartwarming, here’s a look at some of the most interesting photos, videos and stories that have our [...]
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Japan distances itself from ‘comfort women’ comment
The Japanese government on Tuesday distanced itself from comments by a prominent politician that the so-called “comfort women” of WWII served a [...]
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China sex workers ‘abused by police’
Sex workers in China are subject to abuse by police, including physical assault, arbitrary detentions and extortion, a new report says. The report by advocacy group Human [...]
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Bangladesh issues cyclone alert
Bangladesh warned millions of people Monday that a cyclone could barrel into their coastal homes later this week as authorities in Myanmar began moving potential victims to [...]
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China social media hailed after official toppled
Chinese state media hailed the power of the Internet Monday after a probe was launched into a top state planner following an online expose, making him the most senior [...]
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HK transsexual wins fight to marry her boyfriend
A transsexual woman in Hong Kong won a groundbreaking court appeal Monday allowing her to marry her boyfriend and forcing the government to re-write the city’s marriage [...]
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China mine accident kills 27: state media
An accidental explosion at a coal mine in southwest China killed 27 miners on Saturday, state media said, in the second deadly incident to hit the country’s troubled [...]
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S. Korea to release dolphin back into wild
A 13-year-old dolphin was Saturday being transported to an ocean pen off a South Korean island for training to prepare it for release back into the wild after four years in a [...]
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China unchains ‘Django’ movie for audiences
Chinese theatres on Sunday resumed showing Quentin Tarantino’s “Django Unchained”, a month after mysteriously yanking the film amid speculation state [...]
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S. Korea’s presidency apologises for sex scandal
South Korea’s presidential office apologised Sunday for an “very shameful” scandal involving a former senior official who was fired midway through President [...]
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China marks anniversary of killer Sichuan quake
China Sunday marked the fifth anniversary of the Sichuan earthquake which killed more than 80,000 but some said questions remained over the thousands of children who died as [...]
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China forecasts more than seven typhoons in 2013
The number of typhoons that will land along China’s coastal areas this year is estimated to be between seven and nine, the National Marine Environmental Forecasting [...]
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School questions linger 5 years after Sichuan quake
Five years after thousands of Chinese children died as their schools collapsed in an earthquake, new babies have given devastated families hope even as questions over poor [...]
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Oscar-winning Ang Lee receives Taiwan medal
Taiwan on Friday awarded Oscar-winning director Ang Lee a top medal of honour to recognise his achievement in the film industry after he garnered two best director Oscars. [...]
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Video of cycling bear, monkey in China sparks anger
A viral video of a bear attacking a monkey after the two fell off their bicycles at a Chinese zoo has sparked outrage among animal rights activists, but an official on Friday [...]
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