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    Driving through central Afghanistan

    Afghanistan, via war and election, by minibus...

    Afghanistan AFP/Lynne O'Donnell

  2. Going with the Flow in Central Myanmar

    The track was well beaten. So well beaten in fact that just beyond the village boundary it became...

    Myanmar Mick Shippen
  3. The narrow path rubbed into the banks of the Sittaung River acts as an important trade route for villagers from Swar Yarma.

    Swar Yarma, Central Myanmar

    A story told with photos.

    Myanmar Mick Shippen
  4. Me at Borobudur early in the morning, my sweater keep me warm from the chill!

    Across Central Java with Courage

    To see the sunrise at Borobudur, Buddhist monument in Central Java was my dream. It was not as d...

    Indonesia victor wong
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    Malaysia on the Web

    Lonely Planet . Lonely Planet is one of the best travel resources on the web. According to the si...

    Malaysia ThingsAsian
  6. The Palace of Love and Hope, a seaside retreat built around 1920 for King Vajiravudh.

    Hua Hin, ahoy

    Royalty and commoners enjoy the seaside ambience of Hua Hin, on the Gulf of Thailand not far sout...

    Thailand Philip Game
  7. Women laborers at the saltworks around Cam Ranh Bay.

    Green Dragon Country

    Home of the unique green dragon fruit, southern central Vietnam is a warm, sunny land sandwiched ...

    Vietnam Philip Game
  8. Yuen Po Street Bird Market.

    Markets of Hong Kong

    A Shopping List of Hong Kong Markets

    China Steven K. Bailey
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    A Northern Thai Primer

    A brief article on some of the peculiarities of northern Thai dialect, spoken in Chiang Mai and e...

    Thailand Kenneth Champeon
  10. That Dam, the Black Stupa in downtown Vientiane, conceals a seven-headed dragon which re-emerges to protect the city in times of danger.

    Vientiane : When Will The Levee Break?

    How do we who weren't born yesterday, summon up Vientiane Before The Revolution, recalling that l...

    Laos Philip Game
  11. Waseda University Library, Tokyo, Japan.

    Asian Libraries - Japan

    Chiba University Chiba Japan The University Library consists of the Central Library on Nishichiba...

    Japan Christina Gosnell
  12. Exterior of Central Market, Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The yellow Art Deco style cavernous building seems incongruous and alien to its surroundings.

    Marketing Phnom Penh (Part 2)

    Explore Phsar Thmei, or The Central Market, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

    Cambodia Robert Tompkins
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    Asian Libraries - China

    Beijing Normal University Beijing China The Library of Beijing Normal University was established ...

    China Christina Gosnell
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    China's leaning towers face moment of truth

    The firm of Office of Metropolitan Architecture (OMA) won an international competition in 2002 to...

    China AFP/Charles Whelan
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    The Sound of One Civilization Clashing

    * * * * * Review of V. S. Naipaul's Beyond Belief: Islamic Excursions Among the Converted Peoples...

    Indonesia / Malaysia / Iran Kenneth Champeon
  16. Phu Yao Bridge, one of the many elics of the Vietnam War, is a tourist attraction for travellers keen on discovering the legacy of Vietnam's war history.

    Re-visiting war grounds carries on brotherhood legacy

    A former soldier of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) speaks of his war experience and r...

    Vietnam David Calleja
  17. The communal hall of a village in Kon Tum.

    A Bridge Too Far

    Kon Tum is a well-kept secret lying in the Central Highlands of Vietnam. This amiable town is sur...

    Vietnam Samantha Coomber
  18. Merdeka Square, site of the declaration of independence of Malaysia. Kelantan, Malaysia.

    Kelantan In A Big Nutshell...

    Every state in Malaysia is unique in its own ways. You get large cities to small villages to self...

    Malaysia Audrey Lim
  19. There’re no domestic flights, so you can get around the city by land & sea, but you won’t be flying.

    Trains, Trams and the Travelator: Public Transit of Hong Kong

    In most cities you take public transit to get to the local attractions, but in Hong Kong public t...

    China Steven K. Bailey
  20. View from Victoria Peak at sunset.

    Hiking Hong Kong’s Victoria Peak

    Whenever I need a quick escape from the urban canyons of Hong Kong, I head up to Victoria Peak, s...

    China Steven K. Bailey

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