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[Asia Round-up] Slap in the face for women
Editor’s note: Followings are summaries of editorials from major Asian media on current issues. Slap in the face for women [India, Hindustan Times, 15-05-2013] After the huge demonstrations following the December 16 Delhi gang rape incident, many hoped that the police’s attitude toward crimes against women and women’s rights might change.…
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East Asia
S. Korean Minister Cho addresses East Asia Gender Equality Meeting
Cho Yoon-sun, S. Korea’s Minister of Gender Equality and Family delivers a keynote speech at the 5th East Asia Gender Equality Ministerial Meeting in Beijing, capital of China, May 15, 2013. <Photo/ Minister of Gender Equality and Family> Delegates attend the 5th East Asia Gender Equality Ministerial Meeting in…
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East Asia
LA Mayor Villaraigosa, Beijing Mayor Wang attend Sino-U.S. Mayors Summit
Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, from left, Beijing Mayor Wang Anshun, China Association of Mayors, Secretary General, Chui Hengde, and Chinese Consul General Qiu Shaofang attend the seventh annual Sino-U.S. Mayors Summit in Los Angeles Tuesday, May 14, 2013. The United States Conference of Mayors (USCM), the Chinese Association of…
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South East Asia
Clans, corrupt celebrities dominate Philippines’ midterm elections
Filipino clans, celebrities dominate midterm polls From Imelda Marcos to Manny Pacquiao, familiar names of political clans and celebrities dominated the ballots in the Philippines’ congressional and local elections on May 13, making them a contest of popularity first and reform second. Despite scattered killings and fears of fraud,…
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South East Asia
A Filipino soldier stands guard polling stations during midterm election
A soldier stands guard on the highway to polling stations during the midterm election in the southern Philippine town of Datu Unsay in Maguindanao, May 13, 2013. The Philippine midterm elections commenced across the country on Monday. More than 52,000 Filipinos trooped to their election precincts Monday to cast their…
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South Asia
Pakistan at crossroads after landmark election
Editor’s note: Former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has claimed victory in May 11 parliamentary elections. But the biggest winners in these historic elections are the Pakistani people who came out to vote despite the fear of the Taliban, says Dr. Altaf Khan, a political analyst specializing in the South…
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South East Asia
Filipinos fill out ballots at classroom during mid-term elections
Filipinos fill out ballots at a classroom used as a voting precinct during mid-term elections at a school in Manila, Philippines on Monday, May 13, 2013. The country is electing local officials from senators to congressmen and down to municipal mayors during Monday’s mid-term elections. A member of the Philippine…
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West Asia
Palestinian AL permanent delegate discusses latest Israeli assaults
Palestinian permanent delegate Barakat Al-Farra is seen during the Arab League (AL) emergency meeting at the level of permanent delegates to discuss the latest Israeli assaults on Al-Aqsa mosque, one of the three most sacred mosques for Muslims, at the AL headquarters in Cairo, May 12, 2013. Arab League (AL)…
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West Asia
Palestinian President Abbas chairs PLO Executive Committee
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas chairs the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) Executive Committee, in the West Bank city of Ramallah, on May 12, 2013. <Xinhua/Fadi Arouri>
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South Asia
Pakistan Muslim League-N party supporters celebrate election victory
A supporter of Pakistan Muslim League-N party sits on his motorcycle decorated with posters of former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif as he and other his others celebrate their party’s victory in the parliamentary election outside the party’s headquarter in Lahore, Pakistan, Sunday, May 12, 2013. Sharif looked set Sunday…
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