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Category Archives: Asia
Video by Al Jazeera English. – By Calie Hill More than 3,000 people, mostly women workers sewing clothing for Western brands such as Mango, Benetton, and Primark, were working inside the garment factories that tragically collapsed on April 24th in … Continue reading
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Video courtesy of Telegraph TV. – By Calie Hill It was a flashback of 2008–thousands dwelling in relief tents, anxious about the condition of their homes and loved ones while relief teams struggled between aftershocks to aid the wounded and … Continue reading
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Video courtesy of Al Jazeera. – By Calie Hill North Korea on Tuesday intensified its hostile rhetoric by warning all foreign companies and tourists in South Korea to evacuate, suggesting the two countries are on the verge of nuclear war. … Continue reading
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- By Lara McLeod Last week, Muslims throughout Myanmar were violently attacked and killed without a single bullet fired. The attacks started in a small town, Meiktila, and left 43 people reported dead. As the violence spreads through towns and … Continue reading
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Video courtesy of Al Jazeera English. – By Calie Hill South Korea’s first female president, Park Geun-hye, was sworn in Monday, February 25th, taking the helm of the dynamic northeast Asian state at a tumultuous time–both for the country’s economy … Continue reading
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- By Calie Hill Most global citizens are well aware of the explosive growth of the Chinese economy. Indeed, China has eminently become the workshop of the world. Many China observers have focused their work on how this increasingly powerful … Continue reading
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- By Joseph Hammond Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is set to make a historic visit to Cairo on February 6th as the country faces a new wave of violent protests in opposition to the rule of Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi … Continue reading
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Video courtesy of NothingOfficial. – By Michelle Tham Since the exposure to the internet and blogging, Chinese citizens have found a successful way to express their political opinions to the public. The internet has provided a safe space for many … Continue reading
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- By Michelle Tham Last year in March, Leung Chun-Ying, a self-made millionaire property owner, was elected Chief Executive of Hong Kong–winning 689 votes from the 1,193-seat committee of business elites. None of Hong Kong’s 3.4 million registered voters, however, … Continue reading
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- By Vahram Ayvazyan When students enrolled in academic programs on international relations talk about contemporary world order, invariably the idea of Sino-American competition for world dominance comes up. This point has become so ubiquitous that is often accepted axiomatically … Continue reading
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