With high interest and high stakes associated with elections, political parties no longer patiently await official results. Instead, they turn to fast, global communications to tout victory, criticize results and shape the view of those on election watch. The goal is to weaken opponents, with the...
See the election results from Bangkok Post.
BANGKOK, STRAITS TIMES (REUTERS, DPA, BLOOMBERG) – A party linked to Thailand’s military led the popular vote after most ballots had been counted from Sunday’s (March 24) general election, giving it a...
India banned the sale of electronic cigarettes and warned of an “epidemic” among youth. India and China, emerging economies with more than 1 billion people, represent the largest potential markets. “The ban cuts off a huge future market from e-cigarette makers at a time when the number of people...
US special counsel Robert Mueller and a team of investigators have been at work for a year examining Russian interference in the 2016 US presidential election. A US Senate committee, also investigating, has released multiple documents. The New York Times presents a timeline summarizing themes of...
Walmart gained market share by providing low-cost products with tight negotiations for suppliers and labor at all levels. Walmart controls about 25 percent of the US grocery market, and its business model favors industrial farms and producers of volume, argues Josh Sager for GlobalResearch. Medical...
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“伪娘”是最近几年在中国和日本新产生的词汇，指的是喜欢扮女装的男性，尤其是青年男性。在日语当中，伪娘被称为“男の娘”，“娘”在日语中有少女的意思，所以，“男の娘”翻译成汉语就是“男少女”。在蒋丰的笔下，日本的“伪娘”之风有愈演愈烈之势。首先，在20岁到30岁的男性里，有57%的人回答每天使用洗面奶，有35%的人坚持每天修眉，有18%的人每天打粉；其次，从2006年开始，大大小小的“伪娘”社团宣告成立，他们除了每年举办活动之外，还创办杂志月刊，向全社会公开发行；而且，随着“伪娘”文化的流行，它还带动了相关产业的发展，除了动漫业，还有以“伪娘”为主题的俱乐部、服装店、餐厅、...
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Gains by radical parties around the globe highlight democracy’s ongoing vulnerability to anti-democratic movements. Indonesia – with its free press, stable economy, free elections, tolerant and inclusive policy – is no exception. But in local Indonesian politics, the radical Islamic Prosperous...
Resist infidels: Conservative Indonesian Islamic women demonstrate in favor of Sharia law that would prevent infidels from insulting the Prophet
WASHINGTON: Against the backdrop of carnage at Islamabad’s Marriott...
Vietnam has a long history of conflict with its large neighbor to the north, China. Conservative and incumbent Nguyen Phu Trong bested populist Nguyen Tan Dung in a contest for chief of the Vietnamese Communist Party. “Reforms will continue, albeit at a slower pace, as would increasingly closer...
New policy, old guard: Nguyen Phu Trong, secretary general of the Vietnamese Communist Party, given a second term, met President Obama in Washington in July, top; citizens demonstrate against the presence of a Chinese oil drilling rig in...
Russia is intent on subverting the international order while China wants to compete in shaping that order. “Both countries seek to alter the status quo, but only Russia has attacked neighboring states, annexed conquered territory, and supported insurgent forces seeking to detach yet more territory...
