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Society
China Adhere to Reduce Forests Logging
A government plan has been issued by the State Council of China’s cabinet say China will reduce logging on both natural and planted forests in the next 20 years. Depending on government’s guideline, China will reduce commercial harvesting by 20 percent and eliminate logging on state-owned natural forests by 2020.…
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People
World Mourn the Death of Lee Kuan Yew
Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore’s former prime minister and founding father of modern Singapore passed away early Monday morning at the age of 91. It was just half a century after he led the tiny Asian city-state to independence in 1965. As Singapore’s first prime minister, Mr Lee ruled the island…
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Central Asia
Interview with Bank of Mongolia’s deputy governor
The Mongolian Republic, the heir of Genghis Khan, who had once ruled over Asia and even part of Europe, has recently been trying to develop natural and human resources. Magazine N’s correspondent in Mongolia, Uyanga Amarmend, has met with the deputy governor of the Bank of Mongolia to interview him…
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South Asia
Pakistani truck art to change nation’s image
Interview with truck artist Haider Ali “I am the fuel-breathin’, smoke-emittin’, metal and glass-work wearin’ (Woo!), art drippin’, trail blazin’, road thumpin’ son of a truck!” Well, that’s what a Pakistani truck would say (if it could speak). Ric Flair style. Woo! The Transformer-like monstrosities dominate the roads in Pakistan.…
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East Asia
Chinese rapid growth: the culprit of stress?
As the cold wind blows in Shaanxi Province in China, the mercury in the scales go down the negative. Posters that alarm citizens about the possibility of stroke can be seen everywhere. According to China Youth Daily, people who die because of cardiac arrest due to stress and overwork have…
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West Asia
Arajuz: A Fortune of Happiness
In our childhood, the acts of Arajuz , performed behind a huge box with red curtains to look like a mini theatre, were pushing us to laugh for hours. Defined by Dr. Abdul-Hamid Younes, an Egyptian folklore expert and historian, Arajuz is a type of indirect acting, with few characters,…
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Society
57-Storey in 19 Days Known of China’s Speed
A Chinese developer in Changsha, the capital of Hunan Province had built an entire 57-storey within just 19 days, reported by Chinadaily on March 20. According to a time-lapse video, this Sky City building was put up at a rate of three full storeys a day. The building has 800…
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Surrender to 80% piracy Microsoft Offer Windows10 free to Steady Chinese Market
Microsoft has decided to offer hundreds of millions of Chinese pirated software users a free upgrade to legitimate copies of the Windows operating system. Piracy has plagued Microsoft’s business in China, where it is estimated that 80 per cent of PCs running Windows are using pirated software. Ironically that has…
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Dongguan Strike Highlights China’s Welfare Worries
Millions of migrant workers provided the muscle behind China’s export-driven economic rise. However, China’s labor relations are becoming more and more nervous, reported by “info.texnet.com.cn” a Chinese online media. At least 5,000 went on strike according to labour rights groups on March 13 at the beginning, but the situation is…
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South Asia
Terrorism panics Christians in Pakistan
Fears are running high in the homes of over 70,000 Christians in Youhanabad, a settlement in Lahore – the capital of Pakistan’s populous Punjab province. Residents say they have been too afraid to venture beyond their doors since twin bomb blasts on Sunday March 15 killed at least 15 worshippers…
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