China looking at charitable sector to narrow China’s wealth gap
The aim is to expand the size of middle-income groups and create an olive-shaped income pattern with relatively few poor or rich people.
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Officials starts removing ‘garbage island’ in Paranaque River
According to one estimate, it could take three to four months to fully get rid of the pile of garbage, which is estimated to be 26,000 cubic meters in volume
Indonesians who hoard books but don’t always read them
Some people have a habit of picking up books they will never read. It hasn’t stopped them from piling up their collection
Vietnam gets angry over minister’s gold-leaf steak
Mr To Lam, minister of public security was seen tucking into the hunk of meat at Nusr-Et Steakhouse in the wealthy area of Knightsbridge
Diwali leaves Delhi wheezing in dangerously unhealthy air
New Delhi has the worst air quality of all world capitals, but even by its sorry standards Friday's reading was extra bad
Young couples increasingly shun ‘formal weddings’
A report released in July showed that the generation born after 1990 is against formal weddings with too many complex procedures.
Jimmy Lai, 2 others stand trial for illegal assembly
The judge adjourned the proceedings for the five defendants to Nov 12 for mitigation pleas and sentencing
Thousands protest for monarchy reform, as Thailand readies for more tourists
Protesters called for the lese majeste law that makes it a crime to insult the monarchy, or Section 112 of the Thai Criminal Code, to be repealed.
Festival flowers in short supply in Nepal due to rains
Last week's unseasonal downpour damaged flower fields in Nepal and India.
Democratising university spaces to recognise sexual harassment and sexual violence
Change has to come from women, students, minorities, and those placed on the lower rungs of the hierarchy, academic and non-academic, in a spirit of collaboration.