Taiwan

TAIWAN


	The Rice Dumpling:An Echo of What We Once Were For a long time, the Duan Wu festival was one of few occasions in the year that poor Chinese allowed themselves the luxury of meat. SIMONE ERASMUS-LAM
	The Last Days of Wayne Pai Wen-cheng Before the global economy started to melt down, July 2 had already signalled the last day of normalcy for Polaris Securities, Taiwan's second-largest brokerage by market value. LEE HAN SHIH
	Wayne Pai Wen-cheng's Dearly Departed The man whose laughter preceded him wherever he went could hardly squeeze out a smile as he went to his office. LEE HAN SHIH
	A Dell of a Deal Will the Taiwanese keep their friendship with Michael Dell or will he have to turn to Korea? LEE HAN SHIH

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Carry On

Nepal's ever expanding city of Kathmandu is literally being built on the backs of Nepal's porters. Photojournalist Pushpa Adhikari tells the story of these whethered men. MORE>>
See You Tomorrow

In November 2012, a team of six eye surgeons from Nepal and Indonesia visited the cities of Padangsidempuan and Medan in Indonesia's North Sumatra, with the mission to help the blind see again. MORE>>
Write on the Wall

Street art on the walls of Kathmandu, wash the city's walls with colour and inspiration. MORE>>
No Ordinary Security Guard

Ram Bahadur has to work for each and everything. Most times, he stands at the gate, sometimes he has to fetch water, othertimes he has to go to the market to buy vegetables and fruits. He is no ordinary security guard. MORE>>
Government School

School is a place for learning about the ABCs and life. It is not merely an educational institution, it has become an essential part of childhood - a place we associate with early memories. These are memories from a student in one of Nepal's government schools. MORE>>
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