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The children of wealthy Chinese attend classes designed to teach them how to do things like raise money for charity. The parents pay up to $10,000 a year to send their kids to weekend classes.

Children Of China's Wealthy Learn Expensive Lessons

Some super-rich Chinese are sending their kids to weekend classes in order to learn how to deal with money. The lessons include things like a charity sale designed to teach the children compassion, sharing and the value of money.
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Pin's grandmother Duong Meas in Stockton, Calif., in August 2010; and a family portrait circa 1973, one of only two items Pin's family saved from before the revolution.

Documenting Life Beyond The Killing Fields

Photographer Pete Pin explores the Cambodian diaspora in hopes of creating dialogue and healing wounds left by the Khmer Rouge regime.
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Mother Of India Gang-Rape Victim Faces Suspects In Court

She broke down and pleaded with the court, "Please bring justice for my daughter."
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Documenting Life Beyond The Killing Fields

Pete Pin explores the Cambodian diaspora in hopes of healing wounds left by the Khmer Rouge regime.
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Some Muslims say Buddhist monks have been inciting followers during recent violence in Myanmar. Monk U Wirathu acknowledges that he is a Buddhist nationalist but says he has tried to prevent fighting. He's shown here at the Masoeyein monastery in Mandalay, Myanmar, on March 27.

Are Buddhist Monks Involved In Myanmar's Violence?

Buddhist monks, widely viewed as pacifists, are part of the rising Buddhist nationalism in Myanmar.
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A Wal-Mart store in Paramount, Calif. The company announced it would conduct its own inspections at Bangladeshi factories that produce its goods rather than joining an agreement with other Western retailers.

Wal-Mart Has Its Own Plan To Help Bangladeshi Garment Workers

The U.S. giant has declined to join European retailers in a separate legally binding plan.
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May 6, 2013: Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman's creation was serenely floating in Hong Kong's Victoria Harbor.

Pffff: Hong Kong's Six-Story Rubber Ducky's Been Deflated

See before and after photos. But fear not, ducky fans. The floating work of art will be reinflated.
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The Legacy Of Gen. Ridgway And America's War In Korea

The war ended where it began, says Victor Davis Hanson, but it let South Korean democracy flourish.
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As Gamblers Gather, Thailand's Child Boxers Slug It Out

For fighters like 9-year-old Chai Lorlam, the pressure to win is intense.
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Western Retailers To Fund Upgrades At Bangladesh Factories

Four of the largest buyers of Bangladesh-made apparel will help pay for better safety at factories.
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After The Quake In China: A Survivor's Story

For Zhang Ming, rebuilding her life has been much harder than simply relocating to new town.
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Vietnam's Appetite For Rhino Horn Drives Poaching In Africa

Some believe that wildly expensive ground rhino horn can cure everything from hangovers to cancer.
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Five Years After A Quake, Chinese Cite Shoddy Reconstruction

Earthquake survivors in Sichuan province say official corruption has been rampant.
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North Korea Replaces Hard-Line Defense Chief

North Korea's top commander is replaced with a relative unknown.
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In Pakistan, Sharif Turns To Unstable Nation's Dire Problems

Nawaz Sharif, who was ousted by a coup in 1999, is returning to power in a democratic transition.
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Syrian Rebels Release U.N. Peacekeepers Near Golan Heights

Rebels said the four were held for their own safety; Filipino officials say they were human shields.
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In Pakistan, It's The 'Bat' Versus The 'Lion'

At one polling station, voters contrasted sharply in their support of the two main candidates.
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Children Of China's Wealthy Learn Expensive Lessons

Documenting Life Beyond The Killing Fields

Mother Of India Gang-Rape Victim Faces Suspects In Court

Documenting Life Beyond The Killing Fields

Are Buddhist Monks Involved In Myanmar's Violence?

Wal-Mart Has Its Own Plan To Help Bangladeshi Garment Workers

Pffff: Hong Kong's Six-Story Rubber Ducky's Been Deflated

The Legacy Of Gen. Ridgway And America's War In Korea

As Gamblers Gather, Thailand's Child Boxers Slug It Out

Western Retailers To Fund Upgrades At Bangladesh Factories

After The Quake In China: A Survivor's Story

Vietnam's Appetite For Rhino Horn Drives Poaching In Africa

Five Years After A Quake, Chinese Cite Shoddy Reconstruction

North Korea Replaces Hard-Line Defense Chief

In Pakistan, Sharif Turns To Unstable Nation's Dire Problems

Syrian Rebels Release U.N. Peacekeepers Near Golan Heights

In Pakistan, It's The 'Bat' Versus The 'Lion'

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