- 'The whole of the Middle East and North Africa (is) at risk of outbreaks of diseases once thought safely on the run.'
- When do states stick with the international institutions they have, despite their limitations, and when do they create new ones?
- Five myths about China: begins with 'China is well on its way to surpassing the U.S. economically'.
- How robots will save lives during natural disasters.
- How high are Xi Jinping's pants today? A wryly amusing new Tumblr. (NB. I actually posted a separate item on this earlier but quickly took it down; I felt it was worth a link but that's all).
- Why is ethnic minority poverty persistent in Vietnam?
- Progress in girls' education in developing countries.
- To commemorate 20 years of PRC-ROK relations, a joint production of Romeo and Juliet set during the cultural revolution.
Thursday links: Middle East outbreaks, China myths, robots, Shakespeare in China and more
Published 7 Nov 2013
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