Published Features
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Suicide Angel On A Scooter
Every two minutes, someone in China commits suicide. On the country’s most famous bridge, one man tries to stop as many as possible.
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The Best Place To Find Løv
Hundreds of elderly Shanghainese flock to their local Ikea store to find someone. Not to assemble furniture, but to piece together a relationship.
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Left Behind
‘It’s more fun in the Philippines’, says the government tourism slogan, but millions are forced to leave the country and work abroad, simply to survive.
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Move Over Buddha, Here Comes Jesus
Megachurches in Asia go out of their way to attract new, young believers. And they’re succeeding. Christianity is growing fast.
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This Town Does Not Exist
In China’s far north, a small town has been cut from the grid. The government wants the villagers to move. They’re staying put.
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My Country Is Failing
Ding Zilin lost her son during the bloody 1989 crackdown on Tiananmen Square. Two decades on, she was still fighting for justice, demanding the Communist Party comes clean.
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Asia's Water Tower Is Melting
They are the source for some of the world’s greatest rivers. But the glaciers of Western China are rapidly shrinking, threatening the water supply for 1.8 billion people.
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King Wu And His 80 Dwarfs
In an amusement park in southern China, visitors pay to watch short adults dress up, sing and dance.
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The Remarkable Ordinary in Myanmar
Around 2015, Myanmar underwent rapid changes, from introducing traffic lights to seeing its population armed with the internet. However, the progress has proven to be fragile.
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Fighting Ethnic Tensions With A Baseball Bat
In Urumqi, a Chinese city divided by deadly racial violence and suppression of its muslim Uyghur population, an ethnically mixed baseball team is training to win the national championship. Against all odds.
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Smoking Is Beautiful And Patriotic
One in every three smokers in the world lives in China. A tobacco museum sings the praises of the cigarette.