Asia Compact | 07.12.2017, 19:00 UTC

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Asia Compact 07.12.2017 | 19:00 UTC Asia Sieren's China: Internet blockade only hurts China At the fourth World Internet Conference, Beijing celebrated its vision of "sovereign internet." Western IT CEOs have to accept this, but DW's Frank Sieren thinks that China's cyber policy will only cause more isolation. Companies in China hit by online censorship Sieren's China: Pro-Beijing bloc in Eastern Europe irks EU Sieren's China: Beijing's fight against 'separatism' in fourth-tier football Sieren's China: Mr Bean goes to Asia Sieren's China: Xi Jinping - the equalizer China's Xi Jinping urges respect for 'cyberspace sovereignty' at internet summit Skype disappears from China app stores Facebook sneaks into China's online market Sieren's China: The battle for a more secure internet Activist: 'Bangladesh cannot ensure rule of law' In an interview with DW, Bangladeshi activist Adilur Rahman Khan, who is set to receive the 2017 Franco-German Prize for Human Rights, outlines the dangerous landscape for human rights campaigners in his country. Dissident Bangladeshi blogger seeks safety in Germany Bangladesh reinstalls controversial Lady Justice sculpture Bangladesh's secular activists concerned about textbook changes Bangladesh's crackdown on Islamists 'lacking political strategy' 'We should create a platform to support secular activists' News Japan Hirohito wartime memoir sells for $275,000 A memoir by Japan's World War II Emperor Hirohito fetched $275,000 at auction – more than double the expected price. The monologue is thought to have been designed to exonerate Hirohito of blame for the slide into war. Emperor Akihito mulls abdicating throne amid talk of declining health Emperor Hirohito's younger brother, Prince Mikasa, dead at 100 Nepal votes in first parliamentary election since 1999 Nepalese have voted in a historic two-phase election for national and state representatives. Political stability has eluded Nepal for 27 years. Will the vote be a turning point? Nepal parliament elects Sher Bahadur Deuba as new prime minister Opinion: Nepal hopes upcoming elections will bring stability Nepal holds first local election in 20 years Nepal PM resigns, casting final local election into doubt Nepal remembers victims on earthquake anniversary India pledges millions in aid to rebuild Nepal, mend ties between the countries China to supply fuel to Nepal after protesters block deliveries from India   © Deutsche Welle 2017