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VIETNAM – Today

VIETMAN'S COMMUNIST PARTY Economist Jan 16th 2016 The sign above the door at Cong Caphe, a hip coffee shop in…

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TROPICAL DISEASES NEGLECTED

Many terrifying diseases have long afflicted humans in the warm, wet places of the world. Evidence of some of them…

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TIMOR-LESTE – Today

THE ECONOMY Economist May 4th 2017 Coffee trees loom over a village in the hills above Dili, the capital of…

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MALDIVES – Today

Let it not become paradise lost - Why the tiny islands are a focus of geopolitics Economist Nov 28th 2015…

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TAJIKISTAN – The Ismailis

A hopeful Aga saga - In the poorest bit of the former Soviet Union they look to a leader of…

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SOUTH KOREA – Hangul Alphabet

Superscript - The country celebrates an ingenious writing system Economist Oct 10th 2015 “Like trying to fit a square handle…

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INDIA – Sikhism

Peeved in Punjab Economist Nov 28th 2015 The Sikh religion provides for a gathering of believers, the Sarbat Khalsa, in…

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SHARKS

National Geographic. The June, July, and August issues of NG each look at a shark species with notorious reputations. Vital…

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SOUTH KOREA – Today

Politics has not kept pace with social change Economist May 4th 2017 Last year millions of South Koreans took to…

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RELIGION and ALTRUISM

Far from bolstering generosity, a religious upbringing diminishes it Economist Nov 7th 2015 An argument often advanced for the encouragement…

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