Asia Compact | 16.04.2018, 18:00 UTC

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Asia Compact 16.04.2018 | 18:00 UTC News Armenia: Protesters rally against ex-president's power grab Opposition leaders have threatened to prevent a two-term president from becoming Armenia's premier under a new system. But police have warned protesters against taking further action, saying there could be consequences. Armenia & Georgia: For a Fairer Justice System Uncertainty, competition mark the space between the EU and Russia Eurasia's fault lines move between sovereignty and democracy Armenia curbs president's powers through referendum EU to Help Resolve Post-Election Crisis in Armenia Armenian republican ruling party takes lead in election preliminary results China's Weibo reverses ban on gay content after outcry Chinese Twitter-equivalent Weibo has reversed a clampdown on gay content. Outraged LGBT users accused Weibo of lumping homosexuality with violence and pornography in its attempt to target vulgar material. Hello, Big Brother: How China controls its citizens through social media China censors search reuslts for Kim Jong Un's 'Fatty' nickname Chinese gay rights movement sees win in court loss Taiwan court first in Asia to approve gay marriage Marginalized and stigmatized - China's transgender sex workers Asia Why is the US targeting China's Confucius Institute? As China seeks to strengthen its foreign policy clout, the state-sponsored cultural institution, Confucius Institute, has been labeled a "subversive" mechanism for increasing China's public influence abroad. Chinese companies in Africa Ai Weiwei Drifting How China is trying to export its soft power Critics fear influence of Chinese state on Confucius Institute affiliates Will China's regulator reshuffle turn all state media into propaganda? Soft power - China's expanding role in the Middle East News Philippines denies entry to European politician Giacomo Filibeck An EU political party official who once denounced the Philippine's President Duterte for his drugs crackdown has been deported from the country. His PES party has called the move "inacceptable." Philippine President Duterte's controversial war on drugs – Q & A with DW's Janelle Dumalaon Philippines: vigilante justice Philippines: Addicts and Withdrawal President Rodrigo Duterte orders police to rejoin Philippines' war on drugs Philippines' Rodrigo Duterte rejects crimes against humanity probe into 'drug war' Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte threatens to eject EU ambassadors Philippines Commission on Human Rights budget cut to $20 amid deadly war on drugs   © Deutsche Welle 2018