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Inflation lessons

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Children among the Afghan police

The UN's representative discusses a disturbing pattern of exploitation More »

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Women's work

Australian women, all Labour, have pulled four of the country's top offices More »

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On the wrong track?

Peering into the future of high-speed rail in China More »

Journalist in China

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More floods in Sri Lanka
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Close encounters of the Buddhist kind
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Pictures of an otherworldly Thai cult

 

A new left for Pakistan? (Friday Times)
Finding hope in a dark time

 

Quit India Movement (Open)
A new protectionism designed to keep out Chinese engineers? 

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Bhimsen Joshi

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Chinese imperial treasure

Paradise on earth

A new exhibition offers a rare chance to study the influence of Emperor Qianlong More »

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Asia's new aristocrats

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Slackers in Pakistan

The Q&A: Hammad Khan, film director

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