Tuesday, 8 February 2011

PATTERNS

MARTHA ANN OVERLAND
Children are exempt from the mandatory helmet law in Vietnam, which has one of the highest rates of traffic deaths in the world.
SHUVA LAXMI
Taps in Kathmandu may be running dry but drinking water is just a phone call away.
SONAM TOGBAY
As the Buddhist kingdom ushers in a new era of development, it faces the challenge of keeping its traditional architecture sustainable, beautiful and sacred.
IRIN
Clan violence is widespread in Papua New Guinea (PNG), where disputes over women, pigs and land can easily spiral into murder, mayhem and even civil war.
asia! team
Mooncakes, coyotes and Wendi Deng - we bring you asia!’s Top Ten stories from 2010
PHUONG TRAN
Despite the general availability of food, Indonesia’s eastern province is going hungry.
LAUREL A. NEME
If you give an orangutan a screwdriver, chances are he will open up his cage and walk away.
LEE YOO EUN
Government criticised for extreme measures that leave farming families devastated and jobless.
MINISTRY OF TOFU
With up to 12 million Catholics in China, many underground churches and Catholics loyal to the Pope and reluctant to submit to China’s state-sponsored Catholic association worship clandestinely for fear of persecution.
SAJEEV
Burqa-clad suicide bombers in northwest Pakistan are an unexpected and growing challenge to local communities.
KYAW ZWA MOE
Is Burma on the cusp of change? Will 2011 be radically different or will it just be more of the same? Here is a month-by-month look at what the New Year might bring for Burma.
LEE YOO EUN
Cheonan. Yeonpyeong. North Korean Face-girl. Mt. Baekdu. What were the hottest keywords for Koreans in 2010?