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Journalists surround the unidentified parents of a two-year-old girl identified as Wang Yue in a hospital in Guangzhou in south China's Guangdong province. Pic: AP.

Chinese reaction to death of a hit and run victim

By Gavin Atkins Sun, Oct 23, 2011 4:39AM UTC View Comments

The horrifying death of the little girl who was run over twice and then ignored by passers by in Guangzhou has received fascinating response from around the world, but particularly in China. The excellent China Smack blog translates some of the reaction, much of it, from outraged Chinese: The driver should die. The child’s parents...

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Bangladesh: Chittagong port ranked most efficient in Asia

By Syed Tashfin Chowdhury Sat, Jul 09, 2011 5:49PM UTC View Comments

In the study titled “Benchmarking the Efficiency of Asian Container Ports”, Chittagong port has been ranked first due to efficiency from a total of 69 ports from 17 Asian countries. Bangladesh holds the first place in the list of 12 ports who were ranked for “super efficiency”, followed by the Zamboanga and General Santos ports...

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Death penalty in China: Last hours of Ramon, Sally and Elizabeth

By Tonyo Cruz Wed, Mar 30, 2011 3:28PM UTC View Comments

The Department of Foreign Affairs in Manila released a timeline of today’s major events leading to and after China’s execution of Elizabeth Batain, Sally Ordinario-Villanueva and Ramon Credo who were convicted of drug trafficking charges. The Philippines earlier pleaded for leniency for the three overseas Filipino workers, citing both respect for Chinese laws and humanitarian...

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