Or to be more accurate, be better than an “elite” prostitute, says Malaysia’s newly formed Obedient Wives Club.
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How Chinese continue to dominate the apex of Indonesia’s economy, even after the fall of Suharto.
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Violence in Pakistan forces Shia Muslims out of their hometowns.
IRIN
Caregiver is blamed, but story exposes more serious issues in China’s care system for the old.
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Frustrated by the declining social mobility in China, Lang Xianping looks to the American system – and Obama – for inspiration.
LANG XIANPING
Afghan women suffer penalties whenever allegations of pre-marital sex and loss of virginity emerge, including death.
IRIN
Family pressures in Lao exacerbate trafficking.
IRIN
They are lonely, depressed and secretly use drugs. Now more and more married women in Pakistan are finding it hard to kick the habit.
IRIN
What, or how long, does it take you to buy a property in China? This MTV has the answers.
KEY
Chinese celebrity blogger and TIME magazine’s No. 2 most influential person, Han Han, on the tragedy of the recent Foxconn suicides.
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The mission was to find dinner. I got a map from the hotel and became curious about the this ancient river that was so close to my hotel. So I made a detour.
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