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Latin America Monitor Favela consumer class on the rise in Brazil
Brazil's favelas, or slums, are home to a growing consumer class whose purchasing power has risen due to a jump in salaries, a decrease in unemployment, and greater access to education.
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From taboo to hot topic: China leadership talks about corruption
Once too sensitive to be discussed in public, corruption is now the subject of editorials in state-owned media and even featured at the opening of the 18th Communist Party Congress this week.
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Made in China: Why knockoffs disappeared from Beijing markets
China finally appeared to match its talk on the sanctity of intellectual property rights with some enforcement – but only for two weeks.
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A decade after independence, East Timor's surprising best friend? Indonesia.
Ten years ago, East Timor was reeling from Indonesia's scorched-earth withdrawal after two-plus decades of occupation. Today it sees its huge neighbor as a crucial partner.
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Takashi Murakami brings summer solstice to the Google doodle
Takashi Murakami has become a global superstar since founding the Hiropon Factory collective of young artists in Japan.
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My, what big eyes you have: Young Chinese drive Korea's plastic surgery boom
As incomes rise in China, young people are more focused on beauty, and more of them are coming to South Korea on beauty tours in search of that 'get ahead' look.
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Opinion: I was born again on #Jan25. So was Egypt.
I am only 22 years old, and Hosni Mubarak ruled Egypt with an iron fist for my entire life. But during the protests, I saw a new Egypt emerging – my Egypt. Men didn’t deal with me as a woman but as a fellow citizen. In place of the normal class and religious divisions, I only saw acceptance.
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A new world wonder? China's Great Wall remade in tons of chocolate
Part museum, part Willy Wonka factory, a new exhibit in China boasts chocolate models of the Great Wall, a Louis Vuitton purse, and a basketball player in mid-dunk.
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Advertisers up the ante as products become TV plots
Products no longer simply appear in shows – they're becoming important parts of the plot, too.
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