Racing from the bottom in South Korea? The nexus between civil society and transnational migrants

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The interdependent relationship between South Korea's transnational migrant workers and civil society is crucial to slow the nation's economic downturn. Globalization encourages government to hire the cheapest workers and weaken regulations protecting the environment, health, and safety, yet a network of Korean non-governmental organizations have come to promote migrant labor rights.

South Korea, Influence, Migrant labor, Civil society, Migrant labour

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Hong Kong citizens' beliefs in media neutrality and perceptions of press freedom: Objectivity as self-censorship?

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Press-freedom, a tradition of post-handover Hong Kong has been observed and media professionalism and journalism objectivity - as double-edged, on one side a measure of self-defense against political pressure and on the other hand neutrality and detachment can lead to avoidance of responsibility, thus serving as a critic and watchdog.

Hong Kong, Freedom of the press, Censorship, Censorship issue, Legislation

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Malaysia in 2006: An old tiger roars

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The confrontation between Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and his predecessor Mahathir Mohamad prominently covered the headlines throughout 2006. Apart from the controversy, the provisions of the Ninth Malaysia Plan, inter-ethnic relations and fuel price rise were noteworthy in 2006.

Government domestic functions, Commodity & service prices, PETROLEUM AND COAL PRODUCTS, Malaysia, Prices and rates, Political activity, Energy policy, Mahathir Mohamad, United Malays National Organization (Malaysia), Fuel industry, Company pricing policy, Badawi, Abdullah Ahmad

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