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Vietnam's PM says it is impossible to ban social media. (January 16, 2015)    Vietnam's Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has conceded it is impossible for the communist country to ban social media, urging officials instead to embrace websites like Facebook to spread the government's message. Sites such as Facebook have at times... 

Pope Francis calls on leaders to reject corruption and end "scandalous" poverty in Asia's largest Catholic nation. (16 Jan 2015) - Pope Francis has called on authorities in the Philippines to "reject corruption" that has plagued the nation for decades, and work to end the "scandalous" poverty it has brought. The... 

Sam King had a pleasant surprise when the lease on his Singapore apartment came up for renewal late last year. For the first time in six years, King was able to negotiate a lower rent with his landlord. “It has turned into a tenant’s market,” said the 29-year-old sales director at an aviation services company, who got...