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Chinese netizens compare China, US aerospace industries after Falcon Heavy launch
From People’s Daily and Global Times The successful launch of the SpaceX Falcon Heavy has drawn attention in China as netizens compared the aerospace industry in China and the US, with experts saying China is working hard to catch up with the US. The Falcon Heavy rocket took off…
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East Asia
Ratio of female deputies in China’s top legislature hits record high
By Sun Wenyu (People’s Daily Online) The ratio of female deputies in China’s new top legislature reached a record high of 24.9%. 742 of the newly elected 2,980 deputies for the 13th National People’s Congress (NPC) are women, 43 more from the 12th NPC. Compared with the 12th NPC, 23 of…
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East Asia
“We Cannot All Succeed When Half of Us Are Held Back”: The F-word and the Struggle of the Female Emancipation
The Republic of Gilead is the authoritarian, theocratic regime that takes over the United States in The Handmaid’s Tale, a Hulu original series based on Margaret Atwood’s 1985 novel. The TV series portrays a world overrun by misogyny and radical Christianity. The residents believe in their patriarchal society, which involves…
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West Asia
[Book Review] Words and Tea
Until We Are Free Shirin Ebadi, Random House, 2016 “I have lost more than I ever thought possible, but I nevertheless thank God that even from exile I can still work to build my country.” Shirin Ebadi was only ever interested in human rights. It was her delight to sit…
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Central Asia
In their secret Kurdish Enclave; Are the PKK a Terrorist Group?
Spread across the borders of countries such as Iran, Iraq, and Turkey, the Kurds are a largely nomadic people numbering over 30 million in population. Approximately 4,000 years ago, they were an indigenous group living in the highlands of Kurdistan (part of the Ottoman Empire)—present day south-eastern Turkey and…
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East Asia
The Right to Be Fat or the Right to Health?
No one likes fat-shaming. Our generation has it that people—all people—have the right to be whatever size they want, be it super slim or obese. The so-called “right to be fat” was clearly stated in anti-discrimination lawyer Yofi Tirosh’s 2012 article that “the law should recognize a new realm of…
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East Asia
Affordable Consultation for Connection and Community
Have an idea but don’t know what to do with it? Every day of our lives, we are bombarded by new concepts, projects, and information through digital media and the convenience of smart devices. We are constantly interested, reacting, processing, and sometimes, coming up with our own cool new ideas.…
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East Asia
Into a Rala-world
Come on in, relax, have a drink; you and me, let’s talk art. The walkway begins at a mahogany-red European-style salon featuring an introduction to the 200-piece collection displayed in Rala Choi: Rala Salon at D Project Space, Hannam, Seoul. Held October 21 to March 4, Rala Salon presents in…
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South Asia
War-zone Correspondent Lee Sin-seok: “Reaching the World’s Most Disadvantaged”
Peace was at the heart of World War II reconciliation, but countless regions across the world, particularly Asia, remain war-torn and devastated by ongoing conflict. For 15 years, war-zone correspondent Lee Sin-seok has traveled far and wide to reach refugees—those who have experienced the worst of such wars—to share…
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East Asia
Will Dr. Mahathir succeed in the 14th General Election?
For the first time in Malaysia’s history since its independence in 1957, the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) being the dominant party in the Barisan Nasional (BN) government today, will be challenged by its former president who is also the former Prime Minister (PM) of Malaysia, Mahathir Mohamad, in the…
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