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<title><![CDATA[Domestic helpers struggle for legal rights]]></title>
<link>http://www.upiasia.com/Human_Rights/2009/01/06/domestic_helpers_struggle_for_legal_rights/9794/</link>
<description><![CDATA[Throughout Asia, adequate protection for domestic helpers is one of the most neglected areas of legal systems and social policy. This lack of protection of their rights and welfare makes both foreign and local domestic helpers extremely vulnerable to abuse and exploitation.
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<dc:creator>By Danilo Reyes</dc:creator>
<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 22:02:50 +0800</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[It’s going to be a cold winter for Lenovo]]></title>
<link>http://www.upiasia.com/Economics/2009/01/06/its_going_to_be_a_cold_winter_for_lenovo/4540/</link>
<description><![CDATA[In 1984, in a rented room and with a borrowed US$25,000, Chinese engineer Liu Chuanzhi and 10 colleagues started a computer business which later became Lenovo. In 2008 Lenovo's revenue reached US$16.8 billion. This was a remarkable achievement, but Lenovo may have reached the end of its business strategy.


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<dc:creator>By Cong Cao</dc:creator>
<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 15:26:56 +0800</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Hu’s new thinking on cross-strait issues]]></title>
<link>http://www.upiasia.com/Politics/2009/01/06/hus_new_thinking_on_cross-strait_issues/2173/</link>
<description><![CDATA[Chinese President Hu Jintao gave an upbeat speech on Taiwan last week, in which he made six proposals aimed at strengthening relations with the island. The speech has been hailed as reflecting "new thinking" toward the island and some of the knotty problems that have plagued cross-strait relations.

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<dc:creator>By S.L. Shen</dc:creator>
<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 15:24:24 +0800</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Justice in India is a mirage]]></title>
<link>http://www.upiasia.com/Human_Rights/2009/01/05/justice_in_india_is_a_mirage/1223/</link>
<description><![CDATA[The High Court in the Indian state of Kerala has granted a bail request from two priests and a nun who were arrested last November for the murder of a nun more than 16 years ago. The court's strangely worded statement is the latest twist in the case, which has still not been judged either murder or suicide. ]]></description>
<dc:creator>By Bijo Francis</dc:creator>
<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 23:56:10 +0800</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Bangladesh still a focal point of terror  ]]></title>
<link>http://www.upiasia.com/Politics/2009/01/05/bangladesh_still_a_focal_point_of_terror/2664/</link>
<description><![CDATA[The thumping majority win by Sheikh Hasinaʼs Awami League party in Bangladesh's recent general election promises much but raises the level of skepticism more as renascent fundamentalism in the name of Islam has made the small nation a focal point for terror in recent years.]]></description>
<dc:creator>By Susenjit Guha</dc:creator>
<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 23:04:04 +0800</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[North Koreans face work-harder campaigns]]></title>
<link>http://www.upiasia.com/Society_Culture/2009/01/05/north_koreans_face_work-harder_campaigns/6771/</link>
<description><![CDATA[North Korea has vowed to focus its national efforts to rebuild its devastated economy, but indicated it would resort to work-harder campaigns by mobilizing its famine-hit citizens to achieve the goal, rather than open doors to foreign aid and investments or reform its rigid central planning.]]></description>
<dc:creator>By Lee Jong-Heon</dc:creator>
<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 20:29:57 +0800</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[More lese majeste in Thailand? ]]></title>
<link>http://www.upiasia.com/Politics/2009/01/03/more_lese_majeste_in_thailand/5108/</link>
<description><![CDATA[Thailand's constitution names its king the head of state. Yet, article 3, which gives sovereign power to the people and the king both, complicates arguments on the role of the king in government and whether the military takeover of civilian government is justified if in agreement with the king's wishes. 


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<dc:creator>By Frank G. Anderson</dc:creator>
<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 19:44:28 +0800</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Child marriage a sad fate for Nepali girls]]></title>
<link>http://www.upiasia.com/Society_Culture/2009/01/05/child_marriage_a_sad_fate_for_nepali_girls/3660/</link>
<description><![CDATA[If you observe young women on Kathmandu's fashionable streets, dressed in western clothes and talking on their mobile phones, it is hard to believe that they live in a country where rural girls as young as eight are married off to live as unpaid servants in their husbands' households.

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<dc:creator>By Bhumika Ghimire</dc:creator>
<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:19:55 +0800</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[North and South Korea on collision course]]></title>
<link>http://www.upiasia.com/Politics/2009/01/02/north_and_south_korea_on_collision_course/8321/</link>
<description><![CDATA[South Korean President Lee Myung-bak vowed to stand firm against North Korea on Friday, in response to Pyongyang's harsh verbal attacks in its New Year message, which indicates that the two rivals are on a collision course. Lee said his conservative government will not move first to improve strained ties. 
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<dc:creator>By Lee Jong-Heon</dc:creator>
<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jan 2009 21:10:25 +0800</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Lawyers in Sri Lanka threatened]]></title>
<link>http://www.upiasia.com/Human_Rights/2008/12/31/lawyers_in_sri_lanka_threatened/6165/</link>
<description><![CDATA[Sri Lanka's Ministry of Defense website has published names of lawyers who regularly appear for detainees charged with terrorist activity. This has exposed lawyers to death threats by the Mahason Balakaya group who recently issued threats to lawyers who appear for suspected terrorists.  

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<dc:creator>By Basil Fernando</dc:creator>
<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jan 2009 20:20:17 +0800</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Mumbai carnage Part 2: Israel joins India ]]></title>
<link>http://www.upiasia.com/Security/2008/12/31/mumbai_carnage_part_2_israel_joins_india/1316/</link>
<description><![CDATA[In this continuation of last week's scenario, outlining a possible response from India to the Mumbai terror attacks, Israel allies with India to root out Pakistan's weapons of mass destruction, while India is focused on snuffing out Pakistan's terrorist infrastructure.

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<dc:creator>By Hari Sud</dc:creator>
<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jan 2009 20:05:15 +0800</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[China kept its cool in 2008]]></title>
<link>http://www.upiasia.com/Politics/2009/01/01/china_kept_its_cool_in_2008/4837/</link>
<description><![CDATA[For China, 2008 was an unforgettable year. It contained both tragedy and happiness, yet perhaps most significant was China's cool-headed response to both social upheavals and natural disasters, indicating a growing maturity and sophistication among the Chinese leadership.]]></description>
<dc:creator>By Zhang Quanyi</dc:creator>
<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2009 10:48:09 +0800</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Bangladesh election: Winners and losers]]></title>
<link>http://www.upiasia.com/Human_Rights/2008/12/31/bangladesh_election_winners_and_losers/2570/</link>
<description><![CDATA[Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina returned to power after a landslide victory in general elections on Monday. The voting heralded the return of democracy after two years of emergency rule under a military-controlled regime. Thought analysts had predicted the win, the landslide was a surprise.

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<dc:creator>By Rater Zonaki</dc:creator>
<pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2008 16:00:01 +0800</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[School in student credit card scam ]]></title>
<link>http://www.upiasia.com/Society_Culture/2008/12/31/school_in_student_credit_card_scam/1017/</link>
<description><![CDATA[More than 10,000 students at a university in China were surprised to find that the school had used their personal information to apply for credit cards and activate online banking services for them without their knowledge or consent. ]]></description>
<dc:creator>By S.L. Shen</dc:creator>
<pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2008 15:39:03 +0800</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Peace in Sri Lanka in the New Year]]></title>
<link>http://www.upiasia.com/Politics/2008/12/31/peace_in_sri_lanka_in_the_new_year/3790/</link>
<description><![CDATA[Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa has proclaimed 2009 as the Year of Triumph and also signed a pact with the National Freedom Front, which opposes devolution of power as a solution to the ethnic conflict. However, war cannot neutralize LTTE's identity-based rebellion, whose grip on society is tenacious.]]></description>
<dc:creator>By Jehan Perera</dc:creator>
<pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2008 15:36:58 +0800</pubDate>
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