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The Boat to Redemption

(China, 2009, 2010) A political satire that follows the story of a dishonoured father and son, and a feral girl with a bourgeois attitude. Providing insights into China’s culture and recent history, it is a tragic story of people consumed by their own desires and needs.

The ASIAN Geographic Hot Soup Challenge returns for another year to put Singapore’s kids in the quiz hot seat and challenge their general knowledge about Asia. The school challenge will run in April 2017 under the theme of Climate Change. Students will have the opportunity to study up on relevant issues through the January edition, which will address issues relating to global warming. This year’s challenge will also dovetail with the Asia Dive Expo, which runs at Suntec from 7–9 April. The contest is broken down into three categories: • Junior (age 7–12) • Students (age 12–18) • Open Category (age 18 and above)

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