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School dropouts turn to crime

A spate of suicides stemming from violence among young classmates has spawned an equal amount of government measures, statistical studies and online debate. What it has ignored are the youngsters “outside of schools.” Those who drop out of schools due to family problems or maladjustment to school systems are more…

East Asia

Tibetan Celebration of World Book Day

LHASA, China — Villagers read during a reading contest in Gyari Village of Gonggar County, southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous Region, April 23, 2012. A total of 30 contestants composed of farmers and pupils took part in a reading contest here on Monday. Many activities were held throughout China on Monday…

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Missing of oppostion leader sparks general strike

Bangladesh economy held hostage Opposition warns of accelerating anti-government movement Bangladesh economy is being held hostage with the country’s politics getting volatile amidst street agitation spearheaded against the government by the opposition alliance led by Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). The opposition alliance enforced two days’ of general strike on Sunday…

South Asia

Looking for Something Useful

NEW DELHI — An Indian boy takes a dip in the polluted waters of the Yamuna River in New Delhi, India, Sunday, April 22, 2012. April 22 is observed as Earth Day every year as a tool to raise ecological awareness. An Indian boy looks for reusable material in the…

West Asia

Major news in Turkey on April 23 2012

Top news in <Todays Zaman>: Erdoğan says Turks, Iraqis still brothers despite Maliki’s enmity news@theasian.asia

West Asia

Major news in Iraq on April 23 2012

Top news in <Azzaman>: New housing projects for Baghdad news@theasian.asia

South Asia

Major news in India on April 23 2012: Navy plans to have only BTech officers

Top news in <Times of India>: Hi-tech Navy plans to have only BTech officers news@theasian.asia

South East Asia

Major news in Vietnam on April 23 2012

Top news in <Vietnam News>: Programme to teach science in English ineffective news@theasian.asia

Business

Globalization of Korean art

Challenges facing local contemporary art community The last two decade has seen the explosion of the Korean wave or “hallyu” around the world. Today, hallyu is a global phenomenon that encompasses every major aspect of Korean culture, including its music (K-pop) and food (hansik). Recent reports note that Korean cultural…

Asia’s demographic woes

Asia is aging. Current projections indicate that the working population in most Asian countries will decline over the coming years, if they haven’t started already. In response, calls for greater investment became louder so greater efficiency can compensate for the reduction in raw labour inputs. This is certainly an ideal…

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