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29 Jan

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Small-business suicides expose China’s hidden economic crisis

by · January 29, 2013 · 2 Comments

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“Many things that shouldn’t have happened, happened because of money,” Mr. Wang Youliang tells the camera in front him.

“The situation in (Wenzhou) is a secret everybody knows but you can’t talk about it in public.”

He is a young entrepreneur and shoe manufacturer working in Wenzhou, China. Among his friends, five factory owners escaped and one killed himself.

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13 Aug

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Exotic animals symbolize luxury in Lebanon’s illegal trade

by · August 13, 2012 · 4 Comments

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Grey parrots and vervet monkeys mingle with cats, dogs and hamsters in many of Lebanon’s pet shops, but if you want the really exciting animals, you have to ask behind the counter. Lions, panthers and bears—in fact many of the mascots from the American sports franchises—are just a few of the animals you can buy [...]

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