SOCIETY
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South Koreans study the central text of Judaism, the Talmud, in the hope of cultivating genius.
YNET
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Or to be more accurate, be better than an “elite” prostitute, says Malaysia’s newly formed Obedient Wives Club.
SIMONE ERASMUS-LAM
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The modern Filipino remains a serf to the ruling oligarchy, incompetent, lazy, uninspired and dull.
BONGV
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First, the dog that was almost stoned to death, by holy decree.
DAN-CHYI CHUA
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A touching movie that lets us vicariously walk several miles in two Filipino migrant workers’ shoes.
AU WAIPANG
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Whether they are the result of speculation gone wild or shrewd planning, China’s ghost towns are spectacular.
VIVIENNE KHOO
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Women could prove key to the success of Sri Lanka's rural water and sanitation projects, experts say.
IRIN
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How Chinese continue to dominate the apex of Indonesia’s economy, even after the fall of Suharto.
CHRISTIAN CHUA
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Her victory at Roland Garros has proven that Chinese players can defy the state system – and still win.
王学进 WANG XUEJING
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A Chinese blogger ponders the Grand Slam win of compatriot Li Na and wonders how much the tennis champion owes to China's national sporting policy.
RACHEL HUANG
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Some discovered Jesus, and others wealth and success on Wall Street. A handful are on Twitter where one of them tells of how he was entrapped by his wife, a Chinese undercover spy. Here are the 21 most wanted leaders of the Tiananmen uprising, 22 years later.
DAN-CHYI CHUA
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A man crippled by the tank that rolled over his legs. A 15-year-old who demands the truth. Here’s a collection of Chinese voices on the 1989 government crackdown on pro-democracy student protestors, known to them simply as June 4.
The asia! team
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Caregiver is blamed, but story exposes more serious issues in China’s care system for the old.
王传涛 Wang Chuantao
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Papa, how do you spell “beautiful”, she asked. You spell it the way it's said, he told her. And that was how they made this film.
LA CHINITA
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Family pressures in Lao exacerbate trafficking.
IRIN
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