Asia Compact | 23.05.2013, 18:00 UTC

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Asia Compact 23.05.2013 | 18:00 UTC Asia Fashion Fashion shoot fights child labor with child labor An emerging Pakistani fashion designer has attempted to highlight the issue of child labor in her latest photo shoot, but critics say the shoot is 'inappropriate' and has 'racial and colonial' nuances. Music in the midst of violence and madness Fashion event attempts to show Pakistan's progressive side Afghan fashion project empowers women Culture 'Dumbass' a tribute to China's zeitgeist Chinese artist Ai Weiwei is making headlines with his first music video. In the song titled Dumbass he sings about his time in jail in 2011. The video is about the Chinese zeitgeist, he tells DW. Human rights in China - 'a downward spiral' Ai Weiwei's appeal fails once again Chinese artist invited to create German pavilion Energy Row rages over safety of Japanese nuclear plant Japan's nuclear regulators and an atomic energy company are locked in a battle over the safety of the Tsuruga plant. Environmentalists say it is a test case for the future of nuclear energy in the country. New problems underline scale of Fukushima crisis Japan raises specter of more devastating quake Fukushima cooling systems hit by power cut Human Rights 'The world is increasingly dangerous for refugees' Amnesty International's 2013 human rights report focuses on the protection of migrants and refugees. AI's South Asia director Polly Truscott tells DW what the Afghan government is doing to improve their situation. Amnesty International: refugees, migrants face rights challenges Seeking asylum in Afghanistan Bangladeshis join Rohingya in search of opportunity More DW More DW DW is turning 60 - Celebrate with us! Let your creativity flow and upload your photographic birthday present to us by May 30. There are plenty of great prizes to win. The best and most original photos will be published online at www.dw.de/mydw.   Unsubscribe   Personal Data   Feedback   Imprint © Deutsche Welle 2013