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Samata school students

Society education

In Nepal, A Private School That Costs One Dollar

by Julie Farrar July 14, 2014May 22, 2025

Ratneshwar Mahadev Temple, a 150-year-old Hindu temple under threat in Karachi

Geopolitics religion

Pakistan’s New Tallest Building Threatens Hindu Temple

by Valentine Pasquesoone July 7, 2014May 22, 2025

Filipinos clean up a beach on World Oceans Day in Paranaque

Future corruption

The Philippines: Asia’s Most Dangerous Place For Environmentalists

by Anne Sophie Goninet June 19, 2014May 22, 2025

Vinod Thakur on a dance competition TV show â€” Photo: Shimul Hossain screenshot

Meet India’s Favorite Hip Hop Dancer, He Has No Legs

by Anne Sophie Goninet June 7, 2014May 23, 2025

One of the houses targeted by the military, in Cambodia's Kiri Sakor district

Geopolitics cambodia

With Military Backing, A Cambodia Resort Burns Down Family Homes

by Patrick Randall June 4, 2014May 22, 2025

Planting "flowers" in Kuala Lumpur

Society corruption

In Malaysia, Creative Ways to Duck Government Censorship

by Anne Sophie Goninet May 29, 2014May 22, 2025

Collecting garbage at Garbage Clinical Insurance

Society indonesia

In Indonesia, Patients Trade Recyclable Trash for Health Care

by Anne Sophie Goninet May 26, 2014May 23, 2025

An Islamic class in a small school near Quetta, Pakistan.

Society children

In Pakistan, Islamic Boarding Schools Accused Of Torture

by Camille Pocher May 19, 2014May 22, 2025

After Flappy Bird, Vietnam Gaming Takes Off

Future technology

After Flappy Bird, Vietnam Gaming Takes Off

by Anne Sophie Goninet May 15, 2014May 22, 2025

A tourist inside Yangon's Musmeah Yeshua, the last surviving synagogue in Myanmar

Society tourism

The One Burmese Synagogue That Survived The Regime

by Anne Sophie Goninet May 14, 2014May 23, 2025

The Royal Enfield of Om Banna

Zen And The Temple Of Motorcyle Mania

by Anne Sophie Goninet May 7, 2014May 22, 2025

Kim Ju-hwan

blog south korea

Jehovah’s Witness Challenge To South Korea’s Military Service

by Anne Sophie Goninet April 30, 2014May 20, 2025

Once again, drought grips Pakistan's Thar desert

Creeping Famine In Pakistan’s Thar Desert

by Anne Sophie Goninet April 17, 2014May 22, 2025

Plastic surgery ads in Seoul's Apgujeong subway station

Society south korea

In South Korea, Plastic Surgery As Path To Career Advancement

by Liz Garrigan April 8, 2014May 23, 2025

Fishermen in Abdul Rehman goth near Karachi

Local Fallout From Pakistan’s Nuclear Energy Bet

by Liz Garrigan March 24, 2014May 22, 2025

Exorcist at work duing the Malajpur ghost fair

Food / Travel india

Exorcism In India, Where A Ghost Fair Lures Believers

by Bertrand Hauger March 16, 2014May 22, 2025

Kampung Chetti, a World Heritage Site in danger

Condo Development Threatens Historic Malaysian Village

by Patrick Randall March 10, 2014May 22, 2025

Japanese-German writer Yoko Tawada

Society literature

Yoko Tawada, A Writer Split In Two

by Bertrand Hauger March 7, 2014May 22, 2025

Students at Barefoot College

In India, Turning The Illiterate Into Solar Engineers

by Bertrand Hauger March 5, 2014May 23, 2025

Opening day for Vietnam's first McDonald's restaurant

Food / Travel mcdonalds

McDonald’s Lands In Vietnam: History, Capitalism And Obesity

by Liz Garrigan February 25, 2014May 22, 2025

Workers in a soccer ball factory in Sialkot

In Pakistan, The World Capital Of Soccer Ball Production

by Worldcrunch February 21, 2014May 22, 2025

Hibaku Jumoku, the "survivor trees"

The Silent Survivor Of Hiroshima

by Julie Farrar February 17, 2014May 24, 2025

A wedding in Gangnam

Society south korea

Over-The-Top Korean Weddings, Gangnam-Style

by Bertrand Hauger February 13, 2014May 23, 2025

Son Jeong-hun, a North Korean who wants to back home

blog south korea

North Koreans In The South Who Want To Go Back Home

by Julie Farrar February 9, 2014May 22, 2025

Look Who Pays The Price Of Burma's Investment Fever

Economy aung san suu kyi

Look Who Pays The Price Of Burma’s Investment Fever

by Bertrand Hauger February 4, 2014May 22, 2025

The Nirbhaya Patrolling Mobile Service

In India, A Female Police Unit’s Aggressive Anti-Rape Patrols

by Julie Farrar January 31, 2014May 22, 2025

One child at a time

Geopolitics pakistan

How The Transgender Of Pakistan Help Save Kids

by Jeff Israely January 16, 2014May 20, 2025

Myanmar's Landmine Victims Make Prosthetic Legs

Geopolitics military

Myanmar’s Landmine Victims Make Prosthetic Legs

by Bertrand Hauger January 6, 2014May 22, 2025

Average life expectancy in India is 65, but many live much longer

Why India Isn’t Taking Care Of Its Elderly

by Patrick Randall January 3, 2014May 22, 2025

Saigon Hub, an start-up incubator in Ho Chi Minh City

Future technology

Silicon Valley In Vietnam? Ho Chi Minh City’s High-Tech Play

by Liz Garrigan December 18, 2013May 22, 2025

"Topeng monyet" in Jakarta

blog traditions

Indonesia Says No To Monkey Business

by Worldcrunch December 11, 2013May 22, 2025

The number of Burmese heroin addicts is increasing

In Burma, Junkies Drink Formula Of Opium And Cough Syrup

by Liz Garrigan December 9, 2013May 22, 2025

Belly-dancing in Beijing

How Belly Dancing In China Has Become The Hip New Thing

by Liz Garrigan November 29, 2013May 23, 2025

Street scene near Rawalpindi, Pakistan

Society poverty

The Sham Doctors Who Prey On Pakistan’s Poor

by Liz Garrigan November 18, 2013May 22, 2025

Saw Ohn Myint, a Burmese boxer, will represent Burma at the upcoming South East Asian Games, SEA Games

Traditional Burmese Boxing Knocked Out By Thai Cousin

by Bertrand Hauger November 16, 2013May 22, 2025

Rajesh Kumar teaching at "railway school"

India’s Inspiring Slumdog School With A Railway Bridge As A Roof

by Patrick Randall November 7, 2013May 22, 2025

Banyan trees in Baucau

Food / Travel tourism

Young Asian Nation Of Timor-Leste Banking On Tourism

by Liz Garrigan November 4, 2013May 23, 2025

Waiting for teachers to arrive in Pakistan's ghost schools

Geopolitics education

Pakistan’s Ghost Schools, Rusting Symbols Of A Nation’s Lost Potential

by Liz Garrigan October 31, 2013May 22, 2025

In Goa, western India

How Weight-Loss Surgery Is On The Rise In India, Where One Quarter Of People Go Hungry

by Liz Garrigan October 25, 2013May 22, 2025

Bringing electricity - among other things - to Sumba

Smarter Cities electricity

In A Remote Corner Of Indonesia, A Model Of Clean Energy Use

by Simon Benoit-Guyod October 22, 2013May 22, 2025