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January 9, 2013

How India treats its women

Female foetuses are aborted and baby girls killed after birth, leading to an appallingly skewed sex ratio. Many of those who survive face discrimination, prejudice, violence, neglect all their lives, as single or married women. Read more
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Published on January 09, 2013 03:52

Kampen mot korrupsjonen er viktigst

Oppgavene står i kø for Kinas nye leder Xi Jinping. Viktigst er kampen mot korrupsjonen, som er blitt så altomfattende og skadelig at selv partitoppene føler seg ubekvemme og urolige. Les mer
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Published on January 09, 2013 03:36

Blir arbeidsleirene virkelig avskaffet?

Kinas kunngjøring om at arbeidsleirene vil bli avskaffet og nedlagt, blir møtt med skepsis og vantro av mange. Les mer Arbeidsleirene i Kina Laogai Research Foundation

"Although the announcement is certainly a positive step, it is still far from
clear what lies in the future. Will the government make only cosmetic changes to
the system, like giving it another name? Anything short of abolition
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Published on January 09, 2013 00:48

China censorship deal reached

According to the agreement, censorship controls over the paper will be relaxed and the paper will resume its normal publishing schedule on Thursday. Anti-censorship protests outside the paper's headquarters have reportedly died down. Read more Chinese journalists end strike
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Published on January 09, 2013 00:43

January 8, 2013

- Hvorfor leve hvis du ikke kan snakke fritt?

Spørsmålet kommer fra 28 år gamle Liang Taiping, som har reist med tog fra Changsha til Guangzhou langt sør i Kina for å delta i potestene mot pressesensuren. Les mer
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Published on January 08, 2013 08:24

- Hva er vitsen med å leve hvis du ikke kan snakke fritt?

Spørsmålet kommer fra 28 år gamle Liang Taiping, som har reist med tog fra Changsha til Guangzhou langt sør i Kina for å delta i potestene mot pressesensuren. Les mer
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Published on January 08, 2013 08:24

Står kinesiske samlere bak kunsttyveriet?

Britisk kunstekspert mener at skattene som ble stjålet fra samlingen i Bergen, er på vei til Kina. I de siste årene har nyrike kinesiske samlere vist en sterk og økende interesse for "godbitene" på det vestlige kunstmarkedet. Les mer
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Published on January 08, 2013 08:05

Lovløse forhold på det kinesiske kunstmarkedet

Tyver og kopister gjør situasjonen farlig og uoversiktlig.
Les mer Kina krever kunst tilbake

Local officials have insufficient resources to prevent the crimes and often do not see the thefts as a priority. Others turn a blind eye after being bribed by gangs. But international collectors bear as much responsibility for the crimes as the actual thieves: the high prices they offer create the
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Published on January 08, 2013 04:09

January 7, 2013

What China's copycat culture means for architecture

An alpine town, the Eiffel Tower, the whole Manhattan skyline … China is replicating the world's architectural gems. Read more
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Published on January 07, 2013 23:29

Will China really end 'forced labor'?

China will stop handing down labor camp sentences this year under a system that allowed police to lock up government critics and other defendants for up to four years without trial, the country's top law enforcement official said Monday. Read more
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Published on January 07, 2013 23:17

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