Stories from 2 January 2014
South Korean Authorities Discredit Dissenting Voices as ‘Not-Real’ News
One media veteran said 'once the government gets to decide what is 'news' or not, news report in that nation disappears and only propaganda are left'.
Political Unrest in Bangladesh – an Observation
Millions of Bangladeshis are going through tense days and nights. The deepening political crisis, the extreme rigid stance taken by the polarized political parties and the pending general election coming...
10 Vintage Photos That Take You Back to 1897 in Burma
We selected ten photos from the British Library Flickr photostream which provide an interesting glimpse of life in Burmese society during the late 19th century
Innovation: A Solar Energy-Powered PC Made in Mali
As part of our series on innovation made in Africa, we recently showcased the 3D printer made from E-waste in Togo and a spell checker for Bambara language. Today, we...
Video:One Billion Stories
One Billion Stories is a series of short films set in Shanghai about the people we pass by every day. In this video, the BBQ street vendor Steven talks about...
VIDEO: Your Dreams Are the Chinese Communist Party's Dreams
“Chinese Communist Party with you along the way” appears to be an advertising campaign for the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), an effort to invoke soft power through the video.
3 Suggestions for Good Governance in the Central African Republic, Madagascar and Mali
Here are three conditions that civil societies in these war-torn countries have identified in order to start the reconstruction of their political systems.
Chinese President Xi Jinping's 2014 New Year Message
Chinese President Xi Jinping has delivered a New Year speech to domestic and overseas audience via China Radio International(with English translation), China National Radio and China Central Television.
China's Top Searches in 2013
China's search engine Baidu releases an annual list of their most searched terms. Here are the top searches this year: Weather Taobao (China's online shopping website) Wu Dong Qian Kun (an...
