Int'l cooperation needed against cults: Experts

Scholars say negative influence on society amplified by globalization

BANGKOK - International experts have called for strengthened global cooperation in dealing with the rising negative social effects of dangerous cults, including the Falungong, amid increasing globalization and social networking.

Hong Minrong, vice-president of the Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences, said that society is facing common challenges posed by dangerous cults such as the Falungong, whose activities have increased to a point that it can cause detrimental effects internationally.