Tag Archives: Society

• China virus outbreak rams global tourism, costing billions 27 January 2020 | Barbara Ortutay and Elaine Kurtenbach This post has no comments yet

  With tens of millions of Chinese ordered to stay put and many others avoiding travel as a new virus spreads, tourism around the globe is taking a heavy hit during one of the biggest travel seasons in Asia, the Lunar New Year. ...

• China virus death toll rises to 56, total cases near 2,000 26 January 2020 This post has one comment

  The death toll from a virus in China has risen to 56 and the number of people infected across the country is nearing 2,000, authorities said Sunday. Among the new deaths, 13 were in Hubei, the province at the heart of the outbreak ...

• China birth rate hits lowest level since 1949 17 January 2020 | Beiyi Seow This post has no comments yet

  China's birth rate dropped last year to its lowest level since the Communist country was founded in 1949, adding to concerns that an ageing society and shrinking workforce will pile pressure on a slowing economy. ...

• Elephants in Thailand ‘broken’ for lucrative animal tourism 23 December 2019 | Sophie Deviller and Jonathan Klein This post has no comments yet

  Separated from their mothers, jabbed with metal hooks, and sometimes deprived of food -- many Thai elephants are tamed by force before being sold to lucrative tourism sites increasingly advertised as 'sanctuaries' to travellers. ...

• France on strike: Power cuts, schools shut, no Eiffel Tower 17 December 2019 | Angela Charlton and Elaine Ganley This post has no comments yet

  French union activists cut electricity, Eiffel Tower staff walked off the job and even Paris opera workers joined in Tuesday's nationwide protests across France to rally against government's plan to raise retirement age to 64. ...

• Former Pakistan leader Musharraf sentenced to death | Sajjad Tarakzai This post has 2 comments

  Exiled former Pakistan military leader Pervez Musharraf was sentenced to death Tuesday after being found guilty of treason, an unprecedented move in a country where the armed forces are often considered immune from prosecution. ...

• India’s lower house passes contentious citizenship bill 11 December 2019 | Glenda Kwek This post has no comments yet

  India's lower house passed controversial legislation early Tuesday that will grant citizenship to religious minorities from neighbouring countries, but not Muslims, amid raucous scenes in parliament and protests in the country. ...

• Devastating factory fire kills at least 43 in Indian capital 8 December 2019 | Sheikh Saaliq and Ashok Sharma This post has no comments yet

  A fire believed to be caused by an electrical short circuit engulfed a building in India's capital on Sunday where handbags and other items were made by workers earning as little as 2 dollars per day, killing at least 43 people. ...

• Unnao victim dies in hospital after being set ablaze 7 December 2019 | Zeba Siddiqui, Sankalp Phartiyal and Mayank Bhardwaj This post has 4 comments

  A 23-year-old rape victim set on fire by a gang of men, which included her alleged rapists, has died in a New Delhi hospital, prompting protests from opposition leaders who blamed the ruling party. ...

• Indian police kill rape-murder suspects, sparking celebrations 6 December 2019 | Jalees Andrabi and Abhaya Srivastava This post has one comment

  Indian police on Friday shot dead four gang-rape and murder suspects, prompting celebrations but also accusations that they were extrajudicial executions. The men were shot in the early hours during a re-enactment of the crime. ...