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South Asia
India water scarcity
Indian women and children wait for a municipal water supply tanker to arrive in Ramol, outskirts of Ahmadabad, India, Sunday, May 11, 2014. As India faces certain water scarcity and ecological decline, the country’s main political parties campaigning for elections have all but ignored environmental issues seen as crucial to…
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South East Asia
[Asia Round-up] Building aircraft from scratch
The state-controlled PT Dirgantara aerospace company has a plan to develop a prototype of a 19-seater aircraft with a grant of US$50 million from the government. But building such a high-tech product that requires high economies of scale and high-loaded costs is not an appropriate priority for Indonesia now. Dirgantara…
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East Asia
[Asia Round-up] Avoid setting dangerous precedent
The Liberal Democratic Party and New Komeito have started talks over the Abe administration’s bid to scrap the government’s traditional interpretation of the Constitution that Japan cannot exercise the right to collective self-defense. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe wants to allow the nation to be able to use force to counter…
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South East Asia
[Transnational] “Spring New Year” in Asia
The Beauty, Sweat and Joy of Cambodia’s Khmer New Year Vannak Va·Cambodia·Dream Together Master, SNU April is both the hottest and happiest month of the year for Cambodian people who have long celebrated their Khmer new year in this month. The 3-day festival usually starts on the 13th or 14th…
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East Asia
IWMF calls for release of detained Chinese journalist Gao Yu
Concerning the detention of the Chinese woman journalist Gao Yu by the Chinese authorities, the International Women’s Media Foundation (IWMF) issued a statement of criticism. The following is the the full text. The statement stresses freedom of the press. – Editor’s note Washington, DC – The International Women’s Media Foundation…
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South East Asia
Shall Thailand submerge deeper into political turmoil?
After the Thailand’s supreme court decision demanding instant ouster of Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on May 7, Thailand seems to be sinking deeper into an unprecedented political turmoil. Yingluck’s supporters as well as opponents started to gather to express their support for their respective political camp. Separately, the National…
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East Asia
Japan’s traditional wedding style
A couple in traditional wedding attires, leaves a shrine after their wedding ritual in Tokyo, Thursday, May 8, 2014. Shinto wedding is Japan’s traditional wedding style to be attended by a newly-wed couple and their immediate kins. It is common practice among the couples who chose the Sinto wedding, that…
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East Asia
[Asia Round-up] Chinese men shorter than Japanese and S. Korean men
Chinese men are shorter than their South Korean and Japanese counterparts, according to recent data. The average height for a Chinese male is 1.70 meters, while South Korea is 1.74 meters and Japan 1.71 meters. Younger men in China, aged from 7 to 17, are also 2.52 centimeters shorter than…
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South East Asia
[Asia Round-up] Airline industry booms in Southeast Asia
The airline industry in Southeast Asia has boomed in recent years as a result of rapid economic growth and a rising middle class. Low-cost carriers have captured a large part of the emerging air travel market by offering a variety of new flight routes throughout the region. With the economic…
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