Category: Society
Anti-whaling group takes battle to top US court
The Sea Shepherd conservation group asked the US Supreme Court on Monday to lift an order forcing it to steer clear of Japan’s whalers, who are seeking legal reprisals [...]
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HK police canines to do double duty as drugs dogs
Police dogs are generally specialists, trained to find drugs or explosives, or to go on patrols, among other tasks. But Hong Kong’s patrol dogs will soon do double duty [...]
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Vietnamese liberal advocates nominated for Nobel Peace Prize
Two prominent Vietnamese democracy and human rights advocates, Thich Quang Do and Nguyen Van Ly, have been nominated for the 2013 Nobel Peace Prize. This is encouraging news [...]
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Year of Snake sees serpent sales soar in Hong Kong
As Hong Kong prepares to usher in the Year of the Snake, an increasing number of the reptiles are slithering their way into local households, with sales of the uncuddly pet [...]
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No New Year celebrations for Tibetans in centre of unrest
At least 20 people have set themselves on fire in the region around Xiahe in Gansu province over the last year, according to exiles and rights groups. Xiahe is home to a [...]
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British grandmother appeals Indonesia death sentence
A British grandmother sentenced to death by firing squad for trafficking drugs into Indonesia lodged an appeal to the High Court on Monday, her lawyer said. Lindsay [...]
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Taiwan’s ‘King of the Trees’ fights for the forests
With his blue stetson and thick grey jacket, Lai Pei-yuan looks like a modern-day cowboy, but rather than raising cattle, he grows trees. The 57-year-old Taiwanese [...]
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Japan designer lends style to Brazil Carnival group
If the Barroca Zona Sul samba school shines when it takes center stage at the Sao Paulo Carnival early Tuesday, some of the credit will surely go to Japanese avant-garde [...]
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New group seeks to save near-lawless oceans from over-fishing
The high seas that cover almost half the Earth’s surface are a treasure trove with little legal protection from growing threats such as over-fishing and climate change, [...]
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Wildlife restaurants thrive in Myanmar
Not all visitors toMyanmar’s Golden Mountain Pagoda are there for serenity and enlightenment. Many make the trip for the less spiritual pursuit of dining onendangered [...]
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Philippines town to display remains of world’s biggest crocodile
A southern Philippines town plans to hold funeral rites for the world’s largest saltwater crocodile and then preserve its remains in a museum to keep tourists coming [...]
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Raucous celebrations as Asia greets Year of Snake
A billion-plus Asians ushered in the Year of the Snake on Sunday with a cacophony of fireworks, after a Chinese televised gala featuring megastars including Celine Dion [...]
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Powerful aftershocks rattle Solomon Islands
A third powerful aftershock rattled the Solomon Islands in the early hours of Monday as aid agencies struggled to get a clear picture of the devastation five days after a [...]
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Vietnam calligraphers help welcome Year of the Snake
Thousands of people visited Hanoi’s Temple of Literature on Sunday, the first day of the Lunar New Year, seeking to buy hand-drawn traditional calligraphy as part of [...]
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22 reported dead as stampede mars India’s Ganges festival
At least 22 people died in a stampede as pilgrims headed home from India’s giant Kumbh Mela festival, which drew a record 30 million people to the banks of the river [...]
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