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Wealthy Chinese are paying to watch tigers get killed for sport

The rich of Zhanjiang, Guangdong province have found a new source of entertainment: watching caged tigers being slaughtered in underground gatherings to 'broaden participants' horizons'....

by Stefan Van Assche, 27 March 2014

North Korea tests long-range missiles during nuclear summit

On Wednesday, North Korea reportedly launched two Rodong-type ballistic missiles off its coast, travelling around 650 km (400 miles) before landing in the Sea of Japan, according to...

by Stefan Van Assche, 26 March 2014

Shaolin monks visit Google, try out Google Glass

A delegation of Shaolin monks visited Google’s headquarters in California last week.

by Stefan Van Assche, 26 March 2014

Singapore water festival bans water

It will be a very dry Songkran water festival in Singapore this year, as organisers have banned the use of water in view of the country's recent dry spell.

by Stefan Van Assche, 26 March 2014

20 dead, 80 injured in two separate road accidents

Two separate traffic accidents in southwest China killed 20 people and injured 80, according to authorities on Tuesday.

by Stefan Van Assche, 26 March 2014

Anti-China sign put up again at North Korean military academy

A sign reading "China is a betrayer and is our enemy" was reportedly put up at North Korea’s Gang Gun Military Academy.

by Stefan Van Assche, 25 March 2014

Seven million people killed by air pollution in 2012

Air pollution from various sources such as cooking fires and car fumes killed an estimated 7 million people worldwide in 2012, according to a WHO report.

by Stefan Van Assche, 25 March 2014

Background radiation in Hong Kong 'higher than Tokyo'

Hong Kong has three to four times the level of background radiation as Tokyo, according to Safecast, a non-profit group of citizen scientists, most likely caused by the concrete used...

by Stefan Van Assche, 24 March 2014