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Malaysia and China

Jennifer Pak in Kuala Lumpur finds some people still look askance at single women in Asia; Vaudine England visits the decaying home of reformer Kang Youwei, stranded in Beijing.

Pascale Harter introduces dispatches from ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ correspondents, writers and journalist around the world. Today, Jennifer Pak finds even masseurs won't refrain from intrusive questions about her marital status in Kuala Lumpur - and asks why so many people still look askance at single women in Asia. Vaudine England ventures through the frenetic construction of today's Beijing to visit a neglected heritage site - the former home of modernising Chinese hero and social reformer Kang Youwei.

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Mon 1 Apr 2013 08:50GMT

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  • Mon 1 Apr 2013 01:50GMT
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