Asia Compact | 23.04.2018, 18:00 UTC

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Asia Compact 23.04.2018 | 18:00 UTC Asia Pakistan's first school for transgender students opens The school is being widely lauded for its efforts to empower Pakistan's marginalized transgender community. But will it change the widely entrenched conservative mindset? Shah Meer Baloch reports from Lahore. Pakistan under pressure to repeal blasphemy laws Pakistan - TV series tackles taboo topic A journey from male to female, Pakistan to Germany Pakistan's first transgender anchor: 'I struggled a lot to be accepted' Pakistan clerics issue fatwa on third-gender rights News Chinese tourists killed in North Korea bus crash A team of Chinese medical experts has been deployed to North Korea following the bus crash which left 36 people dead. An investigation is underway to find out why the bus fell off a bridge. Fall in China trade with North Korea suggests sanctions working A glimpse of life in North Korea China tells US to stop unilateral North Korea actions Two German tourists killed, 10 injured in Peru after bus plunges down mountainside Moscow bus plows into pedestrians, at least 4 dead North and South Korea 'suspicious' of China South Korea stops border propaganda broadcasts ahead of key summit with North Leaders from the North and South are due to meet on Friday for the first time in a decade. The two countries have made moves in recent weeks to thaw relations ahead of the highly anticipated summit. Date for inter-Korean summit announced North Korea invites South Korean president to Pyongyang North Korea's Kim Jong Un announces nuclear program, missile tests freeze South Korea: North committed to 'complete denuclearization' of peninsula CIA boss Mike Pompeo held secret meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un: US media Asia Sieren's China: Economic growth better than expected Despite the threat of a trade war with the US, China's economic growth has exceeded expectations, allowing an opportunity to address certain problems, says DW's Frank Sieren. China addresses US concerns over Beijing's economic policy Sieren's China: Stronger than presumed China's Alibaba pledges billions for global expansion Will China's high debt levels spark a financial crisis? US tariffs cast a dark shadow over China's economy   © Deutsche Welle 2018