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UK referendum debate not well presented: business leader

​As Britons will make their most important decision in decades in Thursday's referendum on the nation's membership in the EU, some members of the business community operating between EU and UK highlighted their concerns about the historic referendum.

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Brexit referendum marks Britons' most important decision in decades, political experts say

​Up to 46 million Britons will make their most important decision in decades in Thursday's referendum on the nation's membership in the EU, according to political experts.

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Uncertain future for Hong Kong's red and green minibuses, born of 1967 riots

With no new licences issued since the 1970s and MTR expansion steadily eroding profits and earnings, minibus operators struggle to recruit drivers. They hope to be allowed to add more seats

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Many S. Korean elderly pay for their own funeral in advance

An increasing number of elderly people are preparing for their own funerals to spare their children the cost and headache. The cost can reach W10-20 million (US$1=W1,172).

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WOW|The elders and youngsters in my hometown

I was sitting at the back of the bus, listening some English songs with the headset, on my way to my hometown- Xian tao. It has been nearly five years since the day I went to Beijing start my university life.

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Adopted children unravel their connections with China

Samantha Guess, 9, from Pittsburgh, U.S. always wanted to know what her middle name "Meili" meant. One day, her father sat her down and told her that it meant "beautiful," and she was given it by an orphanage in the Chinese city of Nanjing.

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The true cost of your cheap clothes: slave wages for Bangladesh factory workers

Everyone loves a bargain but the true cost of that latest wardrobe addition is pitiful wages for Bangladesh's legion of factory workers, writes Simon Parry.

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Orlando injuries were severe, but trauma care was nearby

In a scene more like a battlefield than an emergency room in a large American city, dozens of people hit by gunfire poured into the Orlando Regional Medical Center in the dark predawn hours of Sunday morning, lining the hallways and filling the operating rooms.

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China tightens supervision on baby formula

China's food safety watchdog has issued a regulation, effective as of Oct. 1, to tighten supervision on baby formula.

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Delay pregnancy in Areas with Zika, W.H.O. suggests

People living in areas where the Zika virus is circulating should consider delaying pregnancy to avoid having babies with birth defects, the World Health Organization has concluded.

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Hong Kong's first legally employed refugee makes the case for allowing asylum seekers to work

The legally working refugee, who would prefer not to reveal his identity for reasons of personal security, tells Polly McGovern why Hong Kong's asylum seekers need jobs.

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WOW| A Brave Dancer

“It’s been trendy for a while to support HIV, but it never really became ‘brave’ in the same way as cancer, or breast cancer, or things like that,” says Yang Yang.

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Hong Kong children can now learn about financial literacy before it’s too late

With all the inducements to buy, buy, buy as the holiday season approaches, there’s no better time to start teaching your children about financial literacy

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China to keep up overseas graft hunt down to last fugitive – even if ill-gotten gains are gone

China's anti-corruption watchdog pledges to track down and return all suspects, regardless of how long it takes and where they hide

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14 still missing from boat capsizing; search continues

Authorities on Sunday launched an investigation into a deadly boat accident in southwest Chinese province of Sichuan on Saturday, as 14 people including at least six children remained missing.

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More Parents Would Cut Support for Kids After College

Only around half of Korean parents are willing to be financially responsible for their children after they graduate from university.

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Case of missing boy receives mix of sympathy and criticism from residents, experts

Takayuki Tanooka meets with reporters Friday in Hakodate after his 7-year-old son, Yamato, was found safe after being left on a mountain road last Saturday as punishment for misbehaving. The 44-year-old father apologized for the trouble he caused.