Asia Compact | 27.02.2018, 19:00 UTC

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Asia Compact 27.02.2018 | 19:00 UTC Asia Will divorce finally be legalized in Philippines? Apart from the Vatican, the Philippines is the only country in the world where divorce is illegal. Public pressure and a proposed bill in the country's parliament may change that. Ana P. Santos reports from Manila. Social entrepreneurs help Filipinos India's top court bans instant divorce Muslim men instantly divorcing women could be declared criminals in India Filipino women struggle for birth control Philippines struggling to tackle child prostitution News Cambodian court orders temporary seizure of opposition party headquarters The decision comes amid what rights groups have described as a government crackdown against the political opposition. Courts have already banned the main opposition party and 100 lawmakers from office. Cambodian politics - opposing PM Hun Sen from afar EU cuts off funds for Cambodia election after opposition party dissolved Cambodian Supreme Court dissolves main opposition party Is Cambodia an autocratic state now? Taiwanese military veterans protest pension cuts Protesters have attempted to storm Taiwan's parliament over plans to cut pension payments to military retirees. One former colonel fell two stories as he tried to enter the Taiwanese parliament. Taiwan – The new techie generation Taiwan to reduce fossil fuel dependency Taiwan passes 'transitional justice' law to review Chinese Nationalist Party record China's envoy in Washington bemoans US arms sale to Taiwan South Korean prosecutors seek 30-year jail term for ex-President Park Geun-hye Millions of South Koreans protested for Park Geun-hye's removal from office in response to corruption allegations in late 2016. The country's highest court removed her in March 2017. South Korea: disillusionment and activism South Korean constitutional court rules President Park Geun-hye must leave office Will Samsung survive heir Lee Jae-yong jail sentence? South Korea's Choi Soon-sil – the woman who brought down a government Park Geun-hye, disgraced former South Korean President, locked up in Seoul   © Deutsche Welle 2018