China to reportedly loosen one-child policy and abolish labour camps

Jonathan Kaiman London Guardian November 15, 2013 China has pledged to loosen its one-child policy and end a controversial “re-education through labour” programme, state media reported on Friday, days after the conclusion of a meeting of top Communist party leaders in Beijing. Under the new policy, couples in which one member is an only child…

Vietnam mulls resumption of firing squads

AP Novenber 8, 2013 HANOI, Vietnam (AP)  Vietnam is mulling the resumption of execution by firing squad because of problems getting chemicals for lethal injections, state media reported Friday. The Laborer newspaper quoted Minister of Public Security Tran Dai Quang as asking the lawmaking National Assembly to allow the use of firing squads until the…