An in-depth portrait of Asia today, covering its dynamism as a center of growth as well as its traditions tossed arou...

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As most parts of Shanghai become more modernized, one district retains its pre-war landscape. TianZi Fang, which used...

500-year-old Vietnamese Nha Nhac court music was recently recognized as an Intangible Cultural Heritage and is underg...

When Hong Kong was returned to mainland China from the U.K. in 1997, it was promised 50 years of autonomy and differe...

More and more people from rural areas are moving to the slum district of Mongolia's capital, in search of a better li...

A new group of writers is capturing the hearts of young readers these days. The so-called "80's writers" are those bo...

About one third of population of Indonesia lacks access to electricity, especially in rural areas. A social entrepren...

Nepal is developing the use of alternative energy sources such as biogas and solar power due to a chronic electricity...

The number of college graduates has been increasing steadily in China. But the nation known as "the world's factory" ...

2012 is the year of the dragon. This is triggering a baby boom in China. More than 17 million babies are expected to ...

Dance has always been an integral part of Philippine culture and Filipinos love to dance. Now it is being used as a w...

In Guangzhou, a group of university students have formed a choir and are singing about their discontent with society....

South East Asia's Golden Triangle used to be notoriously known as the world's largest opium producing region. For som...

Some 80% of students now go on to college in South Korea, but many graduates are struggling to land jobs. To alleviat...

The free market economy continues to grow vigorously in China but at the cost of traditional values. In cities, resid...

Thailand is increasingly accepting into society transgender women or "ladyboys" as they are commonly known around the...

In the Greater Mekong Subregion, the bordering countries of China, Thailand, Laos Cambodia, Vietnam and Myanmar are w...

In the Greater Mekong Subregion, the bordering countries of China, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, and Myanmar are...

In this program in the Greater Mekong Subregion series, we focus on the economic strategies of Cambodia. We highlight...

These days, more and more Korean kids are setting their sights on becoming pro golfers. There are now over 3000 young...

Traveling handymen, who live and work from their vans, travel from town to town to fix leaking roofs and ceilings whe...

In the Philippines, brightly coloured housing complexes are springing up all over the country. This is due to the eff...

10 years after gaining independence from Indonesia, East Timor is slowly rebuilding itself but basic infrastructure i...

In the Philippines in recent years, merchant seaman has been gaining popularity as a profession among young people, a...

A social enterprise in Vietnam is giving deprived children the opportunity to become professional chefs. It offers th...

The Kingdom of Thailand has managed to get through recent economic crises and continue to enjoy steady growth. But wi...

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Singapore faces a declining birth rate that could threaten the stability of the nation.