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Corporate Cleanup in South Korea Fails to Impress Foreign Funds
Ever since President Moon Jae-in came into power three years ago, South Korea has been trying to reduce its reputation for having a stockmarket dominated by family controlled conglomerates that lack ... ( read original story ...)
Day two of the 2008 Peace Queen Cup Suwon in South Korea
U.S.A, and Amy Chapman, Australia, battle for the ball in the second half of the game of the 2008 Peace Queen Cup Suwon in Suwon, South Korea, on June 15, 2008. U.S.A beat Australia 2-1. (UPI Photo/Ke ... ( read original story ...)
Rohingya living in ‘open prison’ in Myanmar: Human Rights Watch
Report says 130,000 Rohingya live under ‘squalid, abusive’ conditions; calls for an end to their ‘abitrary detention’. ( read original story ...)
Rights group decries Myanmar’s camps for displaced Rohingya
A human rights group says the de facto detention of 130,000 ethnic Rohingya in squalid camps in Myanmar amounts to a form of apartheid ... ( read original story ...)
Rohingya Trapped by ‘Apartheid’ Regime in Myanmar, Says Human Rights Watch
A major human rights group said Myanmar is carrying out a policy of apartheid against Rohingya Muslims languishing for eight years in internal displacement camps, accusing civilian leader Aung San Suu ... ( read original story ...)
Online Gospel ministry in Myanmar producing new believers
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced a Global Disciples ministry team in Myanmar to get creative with their Gospel outreach -- and they are seeing the ... ( read original story ...)
Misleading Absentee Ballot Reports Spark Concern in Myanmar Race
Misleading Absentee Ballot Reports Spark Concern in Myanmar Race. 2020-10-07 -- With a month to go before Myanmar's general elections on Nov. 8, the county's two main political pa ... ( read original story ...)
Covid Surge May Be Linked to ‘Returnees’ from Bangladesh, Myanmar Says
A second wave of coronavirus infections in Myanmar may have been triggered by “returnees” from neighboring Bangladesh who illegally entered Rakhine state, which is now a COVID-19 hotspot, according to ... ( read original story ...)
Thailand gains after govt adds tax deduction to stimulus push
Asia’s big emerging markets. With markets globally eyeing a tumultuous U.S. election. campaign and roadblocks in ... ( read original story ...)