China’s Deliveryman Fights for Recognition in the Boxing World
Zhang started out in martial arts but his interest in boxing was piqued when he saw a documentary about the rags-to-riches story of Philippines boxing great
Manny Pacquiao.
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Power Over Mekong: The Mighty River Linking Five Countries and China
Ninety-seven kilometers of rocks in Thai waters stand between Beijing and dominance over the Mekong, a mighty river that feeds millions as it threads south from the Tibetan plateau through five countries before emptying into the South China Sea.
Young, Beautiful and Trying to Make It in Bollywood
It took a minute for Malhaar Rathod, then an aspiring teenage actress, to realize what the 65-year-old Indian film producer was asking her to do — and to make the decision to walk away.
Grueling Journey to Kashmir’s Remote Mountain Town to Get Online
Every day the train to Kashmir’s remote cyber oasis Banihal is packed as people travel for hours to get online in the disputed region where internet has been cut for five months.
Missing Parents: Turkey’s Uighur Refugee Camp Turns Orphanage
The school on the outskirts of Istanbul is a rare place where Uighur child refugees from China can study their language and culture.
A Look Back at 2019: The Year of Global Disorder
The year 2019 saw an explosion of demonstrations across the world as people demanded an overhaul of entrenched political systems and action on climate change.
Blindsided: Meth Boom Adds to Afghanistan’s Addiction Crisis
At a sprawling rehabilitation centre on the outskirts of Kabul, dozens of dazed-looking drug addicts clamber out of police buses and shuffle toward the facility.
Journalist Wins High-Profile Rape Case in Japan
A Tokyo court Wednesday awarded 3.3 million yen ($30,000) in damages to journalist Shiori Ito, who accused a former TV reporter of rape in one of the most high-profile cases of the #MeToo movement in Japan.
Female Frontline Protesters Challenge Hong Kong Stereotypes
Chris Wong has transformed from a quiet student who used to blush when friends swore into one of the thousands of female frontliners battling police in Hong Kong’s democracy protests.
Transgender Woman Challenge Chinese Law in Landmark Case
Earlier this year, shortly after completing gender-reassignment surgery, a Chinese transgender woman surnamed Yang was fired from her job, an all-too-common fate for members of the country’s LGBT community.
50-Year Search: Son Demands Return of Father After N. Korean Hijack
Half a century ago a North Korean agent hijacked the flight carrying Hwang In-cheol’s father. Pyongyang never returned him, and the search has defined his son’s life.
Voices of Chinese Mainlanders Living in Hong Kong
For mainlanders in Hong Kong, the city’s protests pose a complicated challenge, with even some who backed the demonstrations now wary of a movement that has become vocally and sometimes even violently anti-China.
This Young Man is Revolutionizing the Way We Clean Beaches Around the World
Arjun Sharma touches base on his journey discovering Clean My Beach and the hopes and determination he desires to share with the world in an effort to fight environmental havoc
CEO of Trip.com Takes Lead to Propel Working Mothers Forward
The head of Chinese travel giant Trip.com, Jane Sun, is on a mission to propel women through her workforce, spearheading novel approaches such as encouraging babies on business trips and free egg freezing.
Choosing to Stay: The Last Holdout at HK Polytechnic Siege
In the final days of a police siege at Hong Kong’s Polytechnic University, a lone protester stalked the darkened corridors, determined to outlast the authorities waiting to arrest him.
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How One Hair Salon is Changing the Lives of Transgenders in Pakistan
Bebo Haider's beauty parlour is bright, small, and decorated sparsely with three large photographs: transgender models who became her clients because the Karachi salon is one of the few in Pakistan which caters to them without judgement.
