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From Our Own Correspondent: Malaysia and China

01/04/2013

Malaysia and China

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Why some look askance at single women in Asia; the home of reformer Kang Youwei in Beijing

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 BBC 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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