Poetry requires upheavals (and women)
From Slyvia Path to Kamala Das, from Maya Angelou to Katherine Austen, history is rife with examples of women using poetry for a larger cause. Today, in Afghanistan women are …
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Japan to launch internet ‘fasting camps’ for kids
With many Japanese children addicted to the internet, the ministry of education attempts to curb this addiction by introducing internet ‘fasting camps’. Finbarr Toesland reports. The Japanese ministry of education …
Read MoreExhibition : Oral Histories Collected From East African Exiles
The Ugandan Asian Story was launched on Thursday 5th September at Kensington’s Royal Geographical Society. In front of an audience of more than 200, the exhibition tracing the history of …
Read MoreAnd the mountains echoed: Khaled Hosseini
Oscar Wilde famously said, “If one cannot enjoy reading a book over and over again, there is no use in reading it at all.” Khaled Hosseini’s latest And the Mountains …
Read MoreJapan creates a sperm bank for endangered animals
Japanese scientists create a sperm bank for endangered animals that one day could be used ‘to colonise other planets’. Finbarr Toesland reports. Scientists at Kyoto University’s Graduate School of Medicine …
Read MoreLondon Mela
It’s been ten years since London’s first ever London Mela took place in 2003. An established highlight in the capital’s cultural calendar, the London Mela is an artistically led celebration …
Read MoreJapan’s weak yen helps exports rise to fastest in three years
Japanese exports rose in July at the fastest annual pace in nearly three years as the benefits of a weak yen finally started to take hold while brisk export figures …
Read MoreFree Markets Vital to China’s Economic Success
China’s choppy economic environment can benefit a lot from Free Markets. Finbarr Toesland investigates China is beginning to show the first signs that its rapid economic growth is slowing down …
Read MoreSonia Gandhi’s Empowerment Revolution to feed power hungry
The Indian Lok Sabha (Lower House of the Parliament) has passed the Food Security Bill. But can the tottering Indian economy afford it? Ashutosh Misra investigates Old wine in new …
Read MoreTesco didn’t understand the differences between Chinese and Western shoppers
Tesco failed to understand the Chinese consumer and how unsuited they are to its so-called secret weapon – the clubcard. That is according to Professor of Marking and Innovation Qing …
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