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21st Century Fox appoints Indian CEO

21st Century Fox elevates Uday Shankar to president, Asia.

Curiosity, Adventure & Love -- the film

Curiosity, Adventure & Love weaves together 3 threads — the life of a 104-year-old American who journeys to the Philippines alone in the 1930s at age 18, the history of the country that she has witnessed and the insights and wisdom of a woman whose indomitable spirit has evoked inspiration for the thousands who have known her.

Photos of President Trump's Trip to Asia

Photos of President Trump's Trip to Asia thanks to The Atlantic.

North Korea's embassy businesses

Hosting Proms and Selling Cows: North Korean Embassies Scrounge for Cash.

Japan's reputation for quality takes another hit

Kobe Steel’s Falsified Data Is Another Blow to Japan’s Reputation, reports the New York Times.

Labor rights abuses in Indonesia

Right now in Indonesia children have been forced to drop out of school because ICTSI – one of the world's most profitable stevedoring companies – is targeting their parents for joining their union’s fight for a living wage, reports LabourStart.

Some interesting maps

15 MAPS THAT WILL CHANGE THE WAY YOU SEE THE WORLD.

2018 Bangladesh Accord on fire and building safety

IndustriALL Global Union and UNI Global Union are reaching out to global garment brands to be part of the 2018 Bangladesh Accord on fire and building safety. The 2018 agreement was announced by the global unions and brand representatives at the OECD in Paris this June.

Yingluck gets 5 years

Yingluck Shinawatra, Ex-Leader Who Fled Thailand, Gets 5-Year Sentence.

China's trade boom with South Korea

China’s Harsh Words Mask a Trade Boom With South Korea.

China's fears of India

China Fears India May Be Edging It Out in Culture Battle.

Samsung and iPhone

Why Apple Rival Samsung Also Wins If iPhone X Is a Hit. The South Korean giant stands to make billions of dollars supplying screens and chips for competitor’s new phone.

Gay rights around the world

Pride, prejudice and punishment: Gay rights around the world, especially in Asia.

Upgrading the Power Grid in Remote Tibet

In Tibet’s Hengduan Mountains, workers are hauling thousands of parts over challenging terrain by mule and by hand to build huge transmission towers for the Tibet Electric Power Networking Project. The complex power transmission project is designed to join and upgrade Tibet’s current disconnected and underpowered power transmission systems. The project is due to be completed in 2018.

Scenes From Hong Kong

Scenes From Hong Kong, 'Pearl of the Orient', thanks to the Atlantic.