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Credit to Author: GERICK CHUA| Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2019 16:36:59 +0000

Part 2 Taiwan and China: Fundamental differences I love China and Taiwan. They are rooted in their historical values and cultures that impress and influence me all the time…. During…READ

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Credit to Author: INTER PRESS SERVICE| Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2019 16:35:15 +0000

MELBOURNE (IPS): Not too long ago, the term “zero waste” was just one of those boring policy directives or catchphrases thrown around by governments. But in the last few years,…READ

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Credit to Author: PEOPLE’S DAILY ONLINE| Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2019 16:32:06 +0000

China will roll out more opening measures in the agriculture, mining, manufacturing and service sectors, and allow wholly foreign-funded enterprises to operate in more sectors, a senior official of the…READ

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Credit to Author: INTER PRESS SERVICE| Date: Sat, 02 Mar 2019 16:29:02 +0000

By Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana BANGKOK, Thailand (IPS): Equal rights have been demanded and promised for generations, but last year a shift occurred in the women’s movement. Across Asia and the Pacific…READ

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Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2019 16:27:45 +0000

THE government has a goal to reduce the number of smokers in the country, saving both lives and the enormous costs of medical treatment for preventable, smoking-related ailments. It also…READ

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Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2019 16:42:31 +0000

The Parhimpunan Sin Islam (Islamic Society of the Philippines) condemns in the strongest terms the dastardly act done to our people in Jolo, Sulu, and now, Zamboanga City. These have…READ

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Credit to Author: INTER PRESS SERVICE| Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2019 17:39:50 +0000

By Tharanga Yakupitiyage UNITED NATIONS: Paradoxically, the world’s most populated countries are facing a population crisis: a woman shortage. And it’s women who are paying a brutal price for it. According…READ

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Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2019 17:34:31 +0000

On Rachel A.G. Reyes’ “Jailing children is cruel, callous and wrong” (Manila Times, January 22 ); Ma. Isabel Ongpin’s “Children in conflict with the law are not yet criminals”(January 26);…READ

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Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2019 17:07:02 +0000

Last November, President Vladimir Putin of Russia, and the leaders of the Association of Southeast Asia (Asean) member states met in Singapore to take a historic decision on elevating the…READ

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