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	Helmet Habit Helps Save Lives 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.
	Water in a Bottle SHUVA LAXMI Taps in Kathmandu may be running dry but drinking water is just a phone call away.
	Bhutanese Architecture: Vernacular and Sustainable 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.
	In Papua New Guinea, They Want Revenge 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.
	Ten out of '10 asia! team Mooncakes, coyotes and Wendi Deng - we bring you asia!’s Top Ten stories from 2010
	Lots of Food – yet Malnutrition PHUONG TRAN Despite the general availability of food, Indonesia’s eastern province is going hungry.
	The Problem-Solving Ape LAUREL A. NEME If you give an orangutan a screwdriver, chances are he will open up his cage and walk away.
	In S Korea, Cattle Culling Sparks Farming Catastrophe LEE YOO EUN Government criticised for extreme measures that leave farming families devastated and jobless.
	Secretly Seeking Salvation: Catholics in Communist China 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.
	The New Challenge on Pakistan's Borders SAJEEV Burqa-clad suicide bombers in northwest Pakistan are an unexpected and growing challenge to local communities.
	Burma: The Year Ahead 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.
	The Two Koreas in Keywords LEE YOO EUN Cheonan. Yeonpyeong. North Korean Face-girl. Mt. Baekdu. What were the hottest keywords for Koreans in 2010?