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  • Off the beaten track in North Korea

    — May 30, 2014

    Planning a trip to North Korea’s seldom visited north-east? Kate Whitehead provides a guide to the best hotels

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    — May 29, 2014

    It’s a village not a town. So say residents of Bathurst, a magnet for the creative and curious located in the Eastern Cape of South Africa, approximately 12 kilometers from Port Alfred. Residents are proud of the eccentricity of their town. Or village. “You’ve got to have certain things to be a town, like a…

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  • How a US filmmaker started a charity to improve the care of orphans in China

    — May 27, 2014

    The dire state of mainland orphanages 15 years ago spurred filmmaker Jenny Bowen into action. Her charity, Half the Sky, has been a huge success and now works with officials across the country

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  • Chan Koonchung finds humour in China-Tibet dynamic

    — May 25, 2014

    Chan Koonchung satire shows how inequalities of power warp the China-Tibet relationship

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  • Chan Koonchung remains banned, but big in China

    — May 21, 2014

    Chinese novelist Chan Koonchung says he writes for “his Beijing friends” though they can’t buy his books. Here, he discusses censorship, Tibet and his new work.

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  • Exploring the empty

    — May 20, 2014

    A new segment of adventurers is searching the cities for what others have left behind

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  • Happy foods: how your diet can shape your mood

    — May 20, 2014

    A healthy diet can do more than just slim your waistline – eating the right foods can improve your mood and help fight depression

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  • Local and regional universities look to offer MOOCs as trend goes global

    — May 20, 2014

    As the trend for massive open online courses gathers pace, universities from Britain and around the region are looking at ways to stamp their educational brand on the world

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  • La Perla Opens Concept Stores in Hong Kong, Macau

    — May 14, 2014

    HONG KONG — La Perla has opened its first concept stores in Hong Kong April 25 followed by a massive new store in Macau. The move is part of an expansion plan in the region that will see growth focused on Mainland China.

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  • Mount Everest – unlikely lab for a diabetes study

    — May 12, 2014

    A series of medical studies conducted on Mount Everest aims to help people suffering from a variety of conditions

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  • North Korea app opens country to armchair travelers

    — May 6, 2014

    Ten years ago, the number of Western visitors to North Korea was well below a thousand a year, with Americans permitted by Pyongyang to visit only during the summer Mass Games.

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