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Home / 2013
  • Trail and error

    — December 24, 2013

    A documentary film shows how those who seek travel adventure can turn unspoiled destinations into crowded eyesores

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  • UNICEF medication for sale in N. Korean store

    — December 4, 2013

    Diversion of medicine from neediest still apparently plagues humanitarian aid

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  • Things Are Brewing In North Korea’s Rason Zone

    — December 2, 2013

    Tomas Novotny has been in North Korea two days, and he looks frazzled.

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  • What can tourists expect when visiting North Korea?

    — December 2, 2013

    The tour bus bounces along one of North Korea’s potholed roads, pop music blasting out over the speakers. It’s a catchy tune and even though none of the tourists can understand the lyrics, a few are tapping their feet to the beat.

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  • Dangers of plastic waste adrift in the ocean

    — November 28, 2013

    An adventurous environmentalist is raising awareness of the dangers of plastic waste, especially the garbage patches forming in ocean gyres around the world

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  • Barhopping through Shanghai’s hard-to-find speakeasies

    — November 24, 2013

    Speakeasies are springing up all over Shanghai. 

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  • Chinese gamblers boost fortunes of North Korea’s Emperor Casino

    — November 21, 2013

    The number of Yanbian license plates in the carpark of the Emperor Resort & Casino in North Korea’s remote Rason district leave little doubt as to the hotel’s main clientele.

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  • My life: Ma Jian

    — November 10, 2013

    The London-based dissident novelist talks to Kate Whitehead about the Cultural Revolution, challenging the Party and finding a place to call home

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  • House of Dancing Water

    — October 30, 2013

    Macau’s $250 million “House of Dancing Water” is famous for magical special effects. But the underwater action you don’t see is even more astounding

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  • The North Korean Fashion Customer

    — October 28, 2013

    Thoughts of North Korea and its citizens’ wardrobes are likely to conjure up images of drab dresses or military uniforms.

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  • The Beauty Market of North Korea

    — October 25, 2013

    North Korea isn’t known for its beauty industry, but the isolated state does produce its own beauty brand — Pomhyanggi Cosmetics — and even exports some goods overseas.

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  • ‘No one asks to become addicted’ November 26, 2023
  • How extreme heat can affect your mental health and the best ways to cope August 15, 2023
  • He survived an abusive childhood. Now his NGO trains teachers and parents to treat children with compassion July 17, 2023
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