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'Alone in the world': Canada squeezed by superpowers in Huawei dispute'Alone in the world': Canada squeezed by superpowers in Huawei dispute
Image copyrightGetty ImagesImage caption Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (R) and Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau

The arrest of Chinese telecoms executive Meng Wanzhou at the request of Washington sent the Chinese-Canada relationship spiralling into crisis. Caught between two superpowers, what are Canada's

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Trudeau 'very concerned' over third Canadian detained in ChinaTrudeau 'very concerned' over third Canadian detained in China
Image copyrightAFPImage caption Michael Spavor (L) and Michael Kovrig have been put under "compulsory measures"

Canadian PM Justin Trudeau has said he is "very concerned" about a third Canadian detained in China.

The latest detention comes amid a growing dispute between both countries following the arrest of a

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Subtle Asian Traits: When memes become a diaspora phenomenonSubtle Asian Traits: When memes become a diaspora phenomenon
Image copyrightSUBTLE ASIAN TRAITSImage caption Parents are often the target of humour on Subtle Asian Traits

For many people of Asian descent living overseas, a Facebook group called Subtle Asian Traits has become a cultural phenomenon.

Its jokes and memes - especially about life as a first-generation migrant -

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Korean Air 'nut rage' flight attendant awarded $18,000Korean Air 'nut rage' flight attendant awarded $18,000
Image copyrightGetty ImagesImage caption The Korean Air "nut rage" incident sparked a national debate about the Korean business system

Korean Air has been ordered to pay nearly $18,000 (€16,000; £14,000) to a flight attendant who was subjected to abuse in a "nut rage" incident.

Park Chang-jin was forced to

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Sympathy for overworked Taiwan man who ploughed into FerrarisSympathy for overworked Taiwan man who ploughed into Ferraris
Image copyrightNew Taipei City Police DepartmentImage caption The damages are not covered by Lin Chin-hsiang's car insurance policy

A young Taiwanese man who dozed off in his car and crashed into three Ferraris got the shock of his life when he was told it would cost 12 million Taiwan dollars ($390,000;

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Vanuatu uses drones to deliver vaccines to remote islandVanuatu uses drones to deliver vaccines to remote island
Image copyrightunicefImage caption The drone carried the medicine in a small styrofoam box

A baby on a small Pacific island has become the first person given a vaccine delivered by a commercial drone.

Unicef arranged for the drone to be flown some 40km (25 miles) across rugged mountains in Vanuatu that otherwise

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