Asian
women: So you think you're beautiful? Women,
answer these questions: Are you one of those who
wish they had the gorgeous body of Halle Berry
or the flawless skin of Nicole Kidman? Or are
you, with your freckled face, small breasts or
plus size, one of those who look in the mirror
and see themselves beautiful nonetheless?.
11-8-2005
New pregnancy kit makes Asia jittery A new blood test that enables expectant
mothers to find out the gender of their baby as early as
five weeks into the pregnancy is sending jitters around
the world. 12-8-2005
China: Wild parties, orgies leave the Great Wall defiled The "Wild Dancing Party"
recently landed on China's flag construction -- the
Great Wall. However, while party animals from both home
and abroad celebrated with glee, the senior wall was
wailing. 12-8-2005
Justice eludes Filipino "comfort women" 60 years after war's end Priscilla
Bartonico shivered and tears welled in her eyes as she
recalled that afternoon in 1943 when two Japanese
soldiers barged into the family's thatched house in the
eastern Philippine province of Leyte and took her away.
12-8-2005
Taiwan: Photo exhibition featuring comfort women opens The Taipei Women's Rescue
Foundation (TWRF) yesterday officially opened a
photography exhibition featuring local comfort women for
the 60th anniversary of the end of World War II.
12-8-2005
Sherawat video gets Indian police moving While the police in United States and the
United Kingdom keep a special lookout for men hauling
rucksacks, in India, especially the metros, they have
been peering into people's cell phones.
12-8-2005
Iraq's porn dealers risk wrath of religious right Islamic
militants threatened to kill him for it, but Abu Mustafa
says it was the only way he knew to make a living in the
chaos that is Baghdad today.
11-8-2005
Korean WWII sex slaves fight on "Japan - reveal the truth! Admit the
crime! Officially apologise! Punish the criminals!"
South Korean protesters chant every Wednesday outside
the Japanese Embassy in Seoul.
11-8-2005
Nude art exhibition sparks controversy A nude photo exhibition opened Wednesday
at Guangzhou Library, drawing queries about the line
between art and pornography.
11-8-2005
Thailand OKs gay, transsexual soldiers Thailand on Wednesday removed
restrictions on gays and transsexuals serving in the
military. Thailand has a draft but gays and transsexuals
have been barred from serving under the "mental
disorder" exemption. 11-8-2005
Singapore striving to prove that life begins at 40 Singapore turned
40 this week in the midst of a makeover designed to
reposition itself as an arts and entertainment hub to
rival some of the most vibrant capitals around the
world. 11-8-2005
Free films keep migrant workers off porn Wang Qingjun, a migrant construction
worker in Beijing, always goes to an open-air cinema on
weekends instead of playing cards and shooting the
breeze like he used to do.
11-8-2005
Internet lovers warned on sex crime in Taiwan Online predators: A women's foundation
and the police warned young people to take basic
precautions if they choose to make a real-life date with
an online pal. 11-8-2005
