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Stories
Vietnam gives long jail sentences to bloggers
In Vietnam three bloggers have been gaoled with sentences of up to 12 years for "anti-state propaganda" in a case which has attracted strong international condemnation.
SKorea's presidential hopeful apologises for father's misdeeds
South Korea's presidential hopeful Park Guen-hye has apologised for human rights violations committed during the rule of her father, the former dictator Park Chung Hee.
PNG's prime minister speaks on economic program
Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister, Peter O'Neill, says his country now has a golden opportunity to overhaul its crumbling infrastructure and to improve delivery of services to its people.
Australia's opposition say UN bid has wrong focus
One of the loudest critics of Australia's bid for a temporary seat on the UN Security Council has been the opposition coalition.
Indian police accused of miscarriages of justice
A civil rights agency in India says it has evidence of serious miscarriages of justice against people accused of terrorist activities.
Pursuit of fair skin reaches new heights in Asia
The pursuit of fairer skin has reached new heights in Thailand, where commercials have been aired for products that promise to make a woman's intimate regions whiter and brighter.
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