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Philippines’ generation of sex tourism children

Weekends are busy on Fields Avenue in Balibago. Young women greet meandering men and invite them into the bars that line the street.Known as the “supermarket of sex”, Angeles City’s red light district has fast become a top destination for sex tourism. Male travellers from Asia, Australia, the US, Europe and the Middle East constitute […]

China furious as its tourists are attacked in Turkey

China furious as its tourists are attacked in Turkey

China has warned its citizens traveling in Turkey to be careful of anti-Beijing protests, saying some Chinese tourists have recently been “attacked and disturbed”. The notice, posted on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs website on Sunday, said there had been “multiple” demonstrations in Turkey targeting the Chinese government. Relations between Turkey and China have been […]

Militarism: The top ten countries with most soldiers

Militarism: The top ten countries with most soldiers

North Korea and Pakistan are countries that ramped up their military spending to level their economy couldn’t support, trading military for socio-economic development. In North Korea, 33% of its budget is allocated to military while in Pakistan, military spending is 10 times its health budget. Please follow and like us:

Malaysian students ‘forced’ to eat meals in toilet area

Malaysian students ‘forced’ to eat meals in toilet area

The Sekolah Kebangsaan Seri Pristana in Sungai Buloh has come under fire from netizens after a parent posted photos on Facebook of non-Muslim students having their meals in the school’s shower area, next door to the toilets. It shows students eating food on makeshift tables and benches placed in the shower area, ostensibly a decision […]

China once offered the Jews a homeland back in 1928

China once offered the Jews a homeland back in 1928

In modern China, the perception towards the Jewish people is overwhelmingly positive. Even though most Chinese have never met a Jew before, nor do they know what Judaism is all about, the general view is that Jews are very good in business, and that they control the world’s financial system. The Jews are regarded as […]

Taiwan: How we will rule the world’s computer industry in 50 years

Taiwan: How we will rule the world’s computer industry in 50 years

In 1950, Taiwan was one of world’s the poorest country, with a per capita GDP on par with the several African states such as Senegal and Mozambique. There was not much natural resources left either; between 1895 and 1945, when Taiwan was a Japanese colony, the Empire of Japan, in a bid to compete with […]

Bangladeshi migrants: HK is ‘not for humans to live’

Bangladeshi migrants: HK is ‘not for humans to live’

Hong Kong, one of the world’s richest and most developed cities known for its flashy billionaires and upper-class lifestyle, transmits an image of prosperity, comfort and convenience. It is the wealth hub of the Chinese world, a city that hosted 3 of the 5 wealthiest men in Asia, but beyond the facade of pristine skyscrapers […]

India’s rising problem: Muslim population too poor

India’s rising problem: Muslim population too poor

India’s Muslims have the lowest living standard in the country on a per capita basis, according to the recent government survey. “The average monthly per capita expenditure (MPCE) of a Sikh household was 1,659 Rupees, Hindus and Christians 1,125 Rupees and 1,543 Rupees respectively, while Muslim household only at 980 Rupees,” said a study by […]

India On Alert As ISIS Expands Its Territory to Afghanistan, Pakistan

India On Alert As ISIS Expands Its Territory to Afghanistan, Pakistan

The Indian intelligence agencies have sounded an alert following reports suggesting that the Islamic State (Isis) has been spreading its territory to the Afghanistan-Pakistan (AfPak) region as it poses great security threat to India. The presence of Islamic State caliphate in Afghanistan’s Farah and Nangarhar provinces is reported to be growing recently. And, as the […]

China’s Richest Man Eats With His Workers and Lives on $20 a Day

China’s Richest Man Eats With His Workers and Lives on $20 a Day

Zong Qinghou is known for his simple wardrobe, gritty language from a youth spent during the height of the Cultural Revolution, and for living on $20 a day. But he is also known as the CEO of Hangzhou Wahaha Group and the richest man in China, personally worth $13 billion. Zong’s lifestyle provides insight into […]

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