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Cultural thirst drives premium tea boom in China

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Young Chinese are rediscovering their country's tea drinking tradition, sparking a boom that is both a cultural and business phenomenon.
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Scorched earth and squalid camps in Myanmar - AlertNet

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An explosion of violence has uprooted over 100,000 people, mostly stateless made up of the muslim ethnic group the Rohingya.

 

 

 

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Myanmar’s Suu Kyi Enters Parliament After Years in Detention

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Myanmar's continued movement towards democracy and the return of Aung San Suu Kyi from house arrest, is truly a historical moment.  How this affects Myanmars development will be something to watch.

 

Myanmar democracy advocate Aung San Suu Kyi, who spent 15 years under house arrest, became a parliamentarian for the first time today in a further sign of the former dictatorship’s political opening.

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Myanmar refugees in Thailand preparing to return home - Channel NewsAsia

Myanmar refugees in Thailand preparing to return home - Channel NewsAsia | JWK Geography | Scoop.it
About 120,000 Myanmar refugees in Thailand may return home within a year, the kingdom's National Security Council said on Thursday, following recent talks between the two nations.

 

While we often study migration issues in the United States, the issue of migration, refugees and relatied policies are prevalent here in Thailand as well.

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