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A Vision for Rangoon
As Yangon emerges from years of neglect, its architectural and cultural legacy is at risk.
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Why the World Should Help Mongolia Save Its Endangered Gobi Bear
From Mongolia, a plea for the world community to join forces with the Mongolian government to save an animal on the brink of extinction.
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Photos: Bustling Human Traffic Along a 'Mythical' Afghanistan-Pakistan Border
Suchitra Vijayan's photos capture the bustling human activity at the busiest port of entry between Afghanistan and Pakistan, along "a frontier that at best is a geo-political myth."
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Lord Wei: Building the Chinese Dream
The only active Chinese member of the House of Lords explains his vision of a "Chinese dream."
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From Mumbai to Los Angeles, Norouz Highlights Persistence of Persian Traditions
On March 20, Iranians and the Persian diaspora will celebrate the new year and the arrival of Spring with celebrations all over the world.
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Searching for Shangri-La, Finding Tibet's Earthly Paradise
National Geographic photographer Michael Yamashita captures life in the "two Tibets."
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On Feb. 21, Bangladeshis Have Good Cause to Celebrate Int'l Mother Language Day
This Thursday, a nationwide celebration for Bangladesh takes on worldwide significance in the struggle to preserve native languages.
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Photos: Asia Prepares to Celebrate the Year of the Snake
It's travel season for the Lunar New Year again, and those leaving Beijing to celebrate will get a respite from their smog-ridden city.
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Karachi's 'Lost Jews,' Onstage, Raise Troubling Parallels With Today's Pakistan
A student play evokes Pakistan's long-since departed Jewish community. Will other religious minorities go the way of the country's Jews?
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Photos: Documenting Mongolia's At-Risk Nomadic Herders
Photographer Taylor Weidman joined Mongolia's nomadic pastoral herders on the road to capture a threatened way of life.
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Video: Yale Historian Sees Continuity Between Qing Dynasty, 18th Party Congress
Historian Peter Perdue traces the parallels between Qing Dynasty practices and the 2012 18th Party Congress in Beijing.
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