China has declared war on air pollution, and is rolling out an array of anti-smog measures that are truly unimaginable.
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The Story of Jeepneys in the Philippines
If you had to choose one thing to represent the Philippines there is a good chance it would be the jeepney. I set out to learn more about the tradition and history of this iconic vehicle, and this is what I found.
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What the Irish Water Protests Are All About, or How I Got Beat Up While Reporting on #Right2Water
An on the ground description of the recent Right2Water protest in Ireland, describing how serious this issue actually is.
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Stampede on the Bund: An Eyewitness Account of Shanghai’s New Year’s Tragedy
A firsthand account of the events that occurred this New Year’s celebration on the Bund in Shanghai.
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What South Koreans Say About “The Interview”
There has been much controversy over Sony’s “The Interview,” with Seth Rogen and James Franco, but what do South Korean people really think about the film?
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11 Chinese Cities That Are Built on What Was Once Water
Each day China grows larger and larger. Land is being reclaimed from the sea along the country’s coastlines at a frantic pace, pushing its boundaries out farther and farther. How big China will eventually get nobody knows. This is a list of 11 places in China that were built on what was once water.
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The Story of Ordos Kangbashi, China’s Most Famous Ghost City
They came from just about every other corner of China to start new lives in a remote outpost in Inner Mongolia. Ordos Kangbashi was meant to be one of China’s new urban utopias though it hasn’t yet worked out that way.
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Fengcheng: Shanghai’s Quixotic Spanish Town
So Shanghai built a Spanish town in their suburbs — so what? Take a look at what happens to China’s foreign themed new towns.
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China’s Disposable Cities
China’s cities are being built to be demolished to be built again. They are virtually disposable. Here’s why.
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