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State regulator tightens advertising rules to align society with ‘core socialist values’
Source: theguardian.com
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Stand-up has legs in China
It was the late, great comedian Richard Pryor who said that all humor is rooted in pain. Audiences don't necessarily know the pain, but from New York to Beijing and all points in between, stand-up comedy, for which Pryor was famous, has made people laugh.
Source: chinadaily.com.cn
The Real Story of Wu Zetian's Right-Hand Woman
Shangguan Wan’er was an accomplished politician and poet. So why have later generations painted her as a promiscuous striver?
Source: sixthtone.com
Singapore launches centre to solve urban farming challenges, boost food security
SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): Work has begun on altering the genetics of important crops like leafy greens to boost their nutritional value and make them more suitable for indoor farming.
Source: thestar.com.my
Taiwan in Time: When the Dutch were twice kicked out of Penghu
<strong>Aug. 1 to Aug. 7</strong> Admiral Cornelius Reijersen stubbornly held out at Penghu’s Makung harbor (馬公) for nearly two years, refusing the Ming Dynasty’s repeated requests for his fleet to depart for Taiwan. Instead, the Dutch fleet plundered Chinese merchant ships, captured sailors and terrorized the coast of Fujian for months, hoping to force the Ming to open up trade with them. To the Ming, Penghu was too close to home; they knew of the Dutch’s military strength and they were also worried that the archipelago would become a pirate haven with ships smu...
Source: taipeitimes.com