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73 fake colleges exposed

More than 70 colleges have been named and shamed for illegal enrollment and online fraud by a website, said Beijing Youth Daily.

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Aust'n state of Victoria to formally apologize for past treatment of homosexuals

The Premier of Victoria, Daniel Andrews, will formally apologize to the state's gay population on Tuesday for past laws that criminalized homosexuality.

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China, Africa vow to carry long-standing, historic relation forward

Officials of China and Africa have underlined the need to further strengthen the Sino-China relation and friendship based on past successes and their longstanding historic ties between the two sides.

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China's graduates reluctant to start a business

Given a choice, Chinese university graduates prefer to find employment rather than start a company.

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Old Osaka art scattered worldwide worries experts

Nobuo Nakatani had to catch his breath when he looked at a list of Japanese paintings in the possession of the British Museum while he was in London in 1999.

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London's diverse food-truck scene a lesson to Hong Kong

With no limit set on their number, regulations few and registration easy, food trucks have multiplied in the British capital, serving a variety of fare at markets and in office districts, writes Ayesha Sitara

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Chinese "Pride and Prejudice"-"Ode to Joy" with 13 billion online views

Think of a drama series that has 15 times higher viewership than that of Game of Thrones. Yes, “Ode to Joy” is a such a show that has accumulated 13.2 billion views online in China (as of May 17th). Per-episode views have reached an astounding 313 million, not to mention cable viewership. Why is this show so popular in China? Why has it spurred so much debate among its viewers?

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Ex-domestic helper Xyza Bacani on her Hong Kong photo show about human trafficking

Magnum Fellowship winner’s new exhibition depicts the human cost of modern-day slavery but with a focus on the hope amid the horror. ‘Victims do not have to look sad,’ she says

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Rapidly aging society, hollowed out workforce eviscerating Japan's local economies

Located in a woody, mountainous area and with a crystal-clear river passing through the small town, Kamikatsu in Tokushima Prefecture on Shikoku Island deserves to be listed as one of Japan's most beautiful villages.

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Improving governance in the Arab world

A recent survey of 100 Arab thought leaders conducted by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace revealed a sweeping consensus about what underlies many of the region’s problems: a lack of good governance.

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South Korean literature has come of age, writes Man Booker winning translator

Young writers are addressing themes that chime with readers in a globalised world, and doing so in extraordinarily imaginative ways - a break with the narrow intellectualism of the past

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How Pyongyang's elite live now?

DPRK's new elite dress in designer clothes, sip cappuccinos and get plastic surgery, in stark contrast to the meager living conditions of their compatriots who make less than US$10 a month, the Washington Post reported Sunday.

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G-7 ministers vow education to promote diverse societies

Education ministers of the Group of Seven major nations agreed at a two-day meeting that ended Sunday to promote education to create societies where diversity is valued.

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Aust'n police launch campaign to tackle motorbike road toll

​Police from the Australian state of Victoria have launched a campaign to stop its "horrific" motorcycle road toll from spiralling further out of control.

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Palestinians mark 68 years for al-Nakba Day, insist on right of return

The Palestinians all over the world and in the Palestinian territories in particular marked on Sunday 68 years for al-Nakba (Catastrophe) Day, or the day when the state of Israel was created, where they insisted on the right of return to their homes in their towns and villages.

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Palestinian refugees yearn for home return after decades of displacement

​Depression and homesickness can be easily read on the wrinkled face of 82-year-old Palestinian Musbah Haniya. He spent 68 years of his life as refugee in the Gaza Strip after his hometown became part of Israel following the 1948 Israeli-Arab war.

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China, Arab world agree to take belt and road initiative as lodestar for bilateral ties

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said here Thursday that both China and the Arab world agree to take the Belt and Road Initiative as the lodestar to promote their relations.