Risque Blunder in China
Chinese media is notably conservative, so one company’s executives suffered red faces this week when a film banned as pornography in China was accidentally shown on a large LED screen …
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Striving to Save Face, Against All Odds
Across the world this International Women’s Day, campaigners raised their voices in unison to protest against gender violence. Unfortunately, if the huge support for this initiative is indicative of anything, …
Read MoreWhat Happens in the Real World when the Sabbatical is Over?
HR legends are made of these: Employee X rounds off a two-year break from work with a spectacular job offer that is an improvement both in terms position and salary. …
Read MoreThe Politics of Baby Scans in India
In the UK (some of) the population sits with baited breath, waiting to find out what sex the new royal baby will be. Does Kate know? Is she sending a …
Read MoreChallenging Tibet’s Most Radical Form of Protest
Recent Tibetan resistance to Chinese colonial rule has resulted in heart wrenching images of burning protesters who see little option but to set themselves on fire to raise attention to the …
Read More2017 is the Year to Head East
North America is well and truly approaching the fag end of its time on top of the global economy, with the Asia-Pacific region predicted to outstrip its position as the …
Read More#FreeMyInternet Movement By Singapore’s Bloggers to Safeguard Internet Freedom
In Singapore, a band of leading bloggers and activists are coming together to safeguard their right of freedom of speech on the internet after Singapore’s Media Development Authority (MDA) announced …
Read MoreMore Displaced by Natural Disaster in India than Anywhere Else in 2012
A new report has revealed that more than 32 million people were forced to evacuate their homes due to natural disasters in 2012. This was more than double the number …
Read MoreLenny the Mongolian T-Rex Heads for Home
Lenny the dinosaur is thought to have lived and died in what is now the Mongolian Gobi Desert. As a T-rex, he would have enjoyed considerable status in the local …
Read MoreMekong Region Facing Environmental Disaster
A shocking report has revealed that Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos, Burma, and Thailand have lost nearly 40m hectares of forest since 1980, and leading conservation group WWF has warned that, without …
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