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October 3, 2014

India
Friday Asia Update: Top Five Stories for the Week of October 3, 2014

Ashlyn Anderson, Lauren Dickey, Darcie Draudt, Andrew Hill, Will Piekos, and Sharone Tobias look at the top stories in Asia today. 1. Pro-democracy protests continue in Hong Kong. Pro-democracy prot…

Protesters sit under umbrellas at a main street at Mongkok shopping district after thousand of protesters blocked the road in Hong Kong on October 1, 2014. (Tyrone Siu/Courtesy Reuters)
Blog Post by Guest Blogger for Asia Unbound Asia Unbound

September 6, 2013

China
Friday Asia Update: Top Five Stories for the Week of September 6, 2013

Will Piekos and Sharone Tobias look at the top stories in Asia this week. 1. Beijing goes to war against a former security tsar. Investigations of multiple senior executives at state-owned oil produ…

An employee of a sushi restaurant takes a break as seafood stalls are seen at the Noryangjin fisheries wholesale market in Seoul on September 6, 2013. (Kim Hong-Ji/Courtesy Reuters)
Blog Post by Guest Blogger for Asia Unbound Asia Unbound

February 20, 2015

China
Friday Asia Update: Top Five Stories for the Week of February 20, 2015

Ashlyn Anderson, Lauren Dickey, Darcie Draudt, William Piekos, Ariella Rotenberg, and Sharone Tobias look at the top stories in Asia today. 1. Myanmar declares martial law in Kokang. President Thein…

Lion dancers perform for the opening of the Temple Fair, as part of Chinese New Year celebrations, at Ditan Park, also known as the Temple of Earth, in Beijing, February 18, 2015. The Chinese Lunar New Year on Feb. 19 will welcome the Year of the Sheep (also known as the Year of the Goat or Ram). REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon (CHINA - Tags: SOCIETY)
Blog Post by Guest Blogger for Asia Unbound Asia Unbound

September 12, 2019

Women and Economic Growth
Fighting HIV in Young Women Through Economic Empowerment

Voices from the Field features contributions from scholars and practitioners highlighting new research, thinking, and approaches to development challenges. This post is authored by Lanice C. Williams…

Women weave polythene baskets at a community-based organisation in the Kibera slum of Nairobi that empowers women living with HIV/AIDS.
Blog Post by Guest Blogger for Women Around the World Women Around the World

September 27, 2013

China
Friday Asia Update: Top Five Stories for the Week of September 27, 2013

Will Piekos and Sharone Tobias look at the top five stories in Asia this week. 1. Bo Xilai sentenced to life in prison. Former Communist Party official Bo Xilai was found guilty of embezzlement, bri…

Men look at a screen displaying a picture of disgraced Chinese politician Bo Xilai standing trial on the website of a court's microblog, in Jinan, Shandong province on September 22, 2013 (Aly Song/Courtesy Reuters).
Blog Post by Guest Blogger for Asia Unbound Asia Unbound