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Rise of 'morality schools' for Chinese women sparks outcry
Feb 2, 2018

Rise of 'morality schools' for Chinese women sparks outcry

So-called "female morality schools" where women are taught to be subservient to men have sparked a storm of criticism in China...

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Vietnam jails 3 activists for comments critical of state
Jan 31, 2018

Vietnam jails 3 activists for comments critical of state

A court in Hanoi has handed down jail term up to 8 years to three activists after finding them guilty of posting video clips on social media critical of the communist government...

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Behind South Korea's chip boom, worries over future
Jan 31, 2018

Behind South Korea's chip boom, worries over future

The craze for smartphones, social media and universal connectivity is generating huge wealth but also deep unease in South Korea...

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US teacher in trouble in Vietnam over offensive comments
Jan 31, 2018

US teacher in trouble in Vietnam over offensive comments

Vietnamese authorities may fine an American teacher for making offensive comments about one of the country's most revered figures....

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AP Interview: Chinese editor Hu Shuli steps aside, not down
Jan 30, 2018

AP Interview: Chinese editor Hu Shuli steps aside, not down

AP Interview: Provocative Chinese editor Hu Shuli says she's stepping aside, not down, as financial magazine Caixin keeps muckraking role...

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Thai student activist flees to avoid lese majeste charge
Jan 29, 2018

Thai student activist flees to avoid lese majeste charge

A student activist says in a Facebook post she fled Thailand after learning she had been charged with insulting the monarchy because she shared a BBC article about the country's new king...

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China tries to quell protests over failed investment scheme
Jan 24, 2018

China tries to quell protests over failed investment scheme

Police in the eastern Chinese city of Nanjing police say they have detained 11 people for setting up social media accounts to organize protests over the collapse of an investment scheme that took as m...

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Carrefour, Chinese tech giant Tencent form alliance
Jan 23, 2018

Carrefour, Chinese tech giant Tencent form alliance

French retailer Carrefour and Chinese tech giant Tencent have announced a cooperation agreement in China and a possible investment to develop e-commerce and other technology...

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Indonesia investigates online insults of Brunei's sultan
Jan 22, 2018

Indonesia investigates online insults of Brunei's sultan

The Sultan of Brunei has made a complaint of defamation to the Indonesian police about an Instagram account that criticized the wealthy autocratic leader of Southeast Asia's smallest nation...

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China criticizes US moves on intellectual property, telecoms
Jan 18, 2018

China criticizes US moves on intellectual property, telecoms

China has criticized moves by the U.S. targeting the sale of fake goods and Chinese telecoms equipment, saying Washington lacks objectivity in its approach to Chinese businesses...

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