Ishi Mak on Photographing Shanghai’s Architectural Heritage
He captures what remains of Shanghai’s vanishing heritage structures, showcasing their beauty and elegance as deserved.
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Rambling in Jaffna: An Ode to the Past
A nostalgic writer and traveller revisits the city of Jaffna in Sri Lanka.
RASIKA JAVAKODY
The Slaves That Gave the English Their Cuppa
Here’s some history – kidnapping and slave labour in Muslim Philippines to satisfy English demand for tea.
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Nuclear Crises Then and Now
The Fukushima nuclear crisis in Japan triggers memories for a young man whose father was, along with thousands of other Ukrainian workers, sent by the Soviet government to help clean up after the Chernobyl meltdown in 1986.
ROSTISLAV GOLYAK
Celebrate Philippine Independence Day? No, Thanks.
The modern Filipino remains a serf to the ruling oligarchy, incompetent, lazy, uninspired and dull.
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Four vignettes on the godly and not-so-godly
First, the dog that was almost stoned to death, by holy decree.
DAN-CHYI CHUA
The world's largest group of homeless people
Of a Hollywood star, summer camp and a country that remains far out of reach.
DAN-CHYI CHUA
Japanese “Comfort Women” Served US Soldiers
In images: Japan recruited its own comfort women for U.S. military use after World War II.
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Friends of the conflict
Even if you don't agree with Israel, you can probably understand why it insists on perpetuating its internationally-unpopular occupation of the Palestinian people. But what about the United States?
DAN-CHYI CHUA
A Tearful Farewell to Romance
A Singaporean writer boards the last E & O train out of Singapore in the midst of a rising tide.
JEROME LIM
Li Na – Rewriting Chinese Competitive Sports
Her victory at Roland Garros has proven that Chinese players can defy the state system – and still win.
王学进 WANG XUEJING
Li Na Dreams the Dream of a Nation
A Chinese blogger ponders the Grand Slam win of compatriot Li Na and wonders how much the tennis champion owes to China's national sporting policy.
RACHEL HUANG
China: Tiananmen Square, June 4, 2011
A visitor arrives on Beijing's infamous square and returns with photos and more than a few thoughts on that fateful date.
DEWEY HAMMOND
Where Are the Tiananmen Leaders Now? (Part 2)
Some discovered Jesus, and others wealth and success on Wall Street. A handful is on Twitter where one of them tells of how he was entrapped by his wife, a Chinese undercover spy. Here are the 21 most wanted leaders of the Tiananmen uprising, 22 years later.
DAN-CHYI CHUA
Where Are the Tiananmen Leaders Now? (Part 1)
Some discovered Jesus, and others wealth and success on Wall Street. A handful are on Twitter where one of them tells of how he was entrapped by his wife, a Chinese undercover spy. Here are the 21 most wanted leaders of the Tiananmen uprising, 22 years later.
DAN-CHYI CHUA