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Tuesday marks the 30th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre — a bloody crackdown on a pro-democracy movement erased from history in China, but still remembered by the people who witnessed the chaos that swept Beijing.
Topics: unrest-conflict-and-war, history, world-politics, government-and-politics, china, asia
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The recycling industry says it is ready to capitalise on election promises made by the Morrison Government to tackle Australia's waste crisis, but is warning they only address half the problem.
Topics: business-economics-and-finance, packaging, plastics-and-rubber, recycling-and-waste-management, environmentally-sustainable-business, environment, environmental-impact, australia, asia
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Xiaoming Li was a junior officer in China's People's Liberation Army when his division was ordered to deploy to Beijing as part of a crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in Tiananmen Square.
Topics: world-politics, unrest-conflict-and-war, china, asia
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As Sydney joins the list of cities across the globe embracing a world of driverless trains, are governments adequately prepared for an automated revolution?
Topics: rail-transport, urban-development-and-planning, engineering, computers-and-technology, japan, european-union, united-kingdom, sydney-2000, asia
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| UpdatedSordid details of alleged sexual misconduct by prominent male figures within the industry — including violence against women and the sexual abuse of minors — have shocked K-Pop fans worldwide.
Topics: arts-and-entertainment, corruption, law-crime-and-justice, world-politics, asia, malaysia, korea-republic-of
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| UpdatedLess than two years after an alleged genocide against the Rohingya minority, Myanmar's army launches a new campaign of violence in Rakhine State — but this time the conflict is affecting all communities and all faiths, according to human rights groups.
Topics: human, government-and-politics, unrest-conflict-and-war, international-law, discrimination, islam, myanmar, asia
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| UpdatedThere is more to the Australian-Indian relationship than cricket, curry and the Commonwealth. Defence cooperation, for one, is growing.
Topics: government-and-politics, defence-and-national-security, world-politics, india, australia, asia
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| UpdatedAustralian military officials believe laser attacks on Navy helicopter pilots during exercises in the South China Sea came from fishing boats, though it is not yet confirmed if the vessels were Chinese flagged.
Topics: defence-and-national-security, defence-forces, world-politics, australia, asia, singapore, vietnam, china
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| UpdatedIman, a female captured in 2014, is now the only surviving member of the subspecies left in the country, but the male's genetic material has been preserved for future efforts to reproduce the species.
Topics: animals, climate-change---disasters, climate-change, malaysia, asia
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| UpdatedPariya Taherzadeh was only eight months old when she escaped post-revolution Iran with her mother Jaleh in the dead of night on the back of a camel.
Topics: human, human-interest, world-politics, immigration, immigration-policy, refugees, unrest-conflict-and-war, iran-islamic-republic-of, pakistan, australia, asia
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Social media campaign Indonesia Without Feminists recently went viral, sparking debate over the role of women in the world's largest Muslim-majority country.
Topics: world-politics, government-and-politics, womens-status, human-rights, religion-and-beliefs, women-religious, women, indonesia, asia
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A top US State Department official visiting Australia accuses China of destabilising the Pacific by trying to pick off Taiwan's allies in the region.
Topics: government-and-politics, foreign-affairs, foreign-aid, world-politics, china, asia, taiwan, united-states, australia
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More than 100 same-sex couples in Taiwan are expected to register their intent to marry from today when the same-sex marriage bill becomes law, and LGBT activists say this has been made possible thanks to the help of Australians.
Topics: community-and-society, sexuality, laws, politics-and-government, government-and-politics, taiwan, australia, asia
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More than 100 same-sex couples in Taiwan are expected to register their intent to marry from today when the same-sex marriage bill becomes law, and LGBT activists say this has been made possible thanks to the help of Australians.
Topics: lgbt, law-crime-and-justice, laws, government-and-politics, world-politics, activism-and-lobbying, taiwan, asia, australia
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More than 250 people are arrested as Indonesia's post-election violence enters its second day and supporters of defeated candidate Prabowo Subianto take to the streets in protest over President Joko Widodo's win.
Topics: unrest-conflict-and-war, elections, world-politics, government-and-politics, indonesia, asia
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The global internet is being torn apart, and many countries and companies will soon be forced to make a tough choice between the Western approach or a model shaped by the Chinese Communist Party.
Topics: internet-culture, information-and-communication, government-and-politics, internet-technology, computers-and-technology, science-and-technology, world-politics, china, australia, united-states, asia
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| UpdatedSupporters of challenger Prabowo Subianto hit the streets of Jakarta in a violent protest after it was announced that President Joko Widodo had been re-elected.
Topics: world-politics, government-and-politics, indonesia, asia
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| UpdatedIt's been 40 years since China and the United States "normalised" relations, but experts say their recent relationship has been far from normal.
Topics: world-politics, trade, donald-trump, jinping-xi, foreign-affairs, china, asia, united-states, taiwan
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| UpdatedMalaysia, which has become a dumping ground for the world's plastic waste, has begun returning non-recyclable scrap to developed countries of origin, its environment minister says.
Topics: pollution, water-pollution, recycling-and-waste-management, environment, world-politics, asia, pacific, malaysia
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| UpdatedThere are opportunities for Australia with the re-election of Joko Widodo, particularly in regards to trade, infrastructure and climate change.
Topics: foreign-affairs, foreign-aid, human-rights, world-politics, politics-and-government, government-and-politics, indonesia, asia, australia
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| UpdatedResults from Indonesia's Electoral Commission show incumbent President Joko Widodo is the clear winner of last month's poll — but a possible legal challenge from his rival and the threat of violent protests loom over the victory.
Topics: government-and-politics, elections, world-politics, indonesia, asia
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| UpdatedGoogle's decision to suspend business with Huawei has sparked confusion and uncertainty among owners and vendors of the Chinese smartphone — but how will current devices and Australian businesses be affected? Some questions answered.
Topics: information-and-communication, world-politics, government-and-politics, computers-and-technology, donald-trump, business-economics-and-finance, internet-technology, security-intelligence, australia, united-states, china, asia
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| UpdatedAs the US's trade war with China escalates, Beijing decides to air a number of anti-American films across Chinese television in a suspected battle for hearts and minds.
Topics: world-politics, government-and-politics, arts-and-entertainment, television, film-movies, china, asia
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| UpdatedThe Global Times writes that the election result "means that China-Australia relations, which have deteriorated in recent years under the leadership of the ruling Coalition … will continue to have uncertain prospects".
Topics: foreign-affairs, government-and-politics, federal-elections, world-politics, elections, china, australia, asia