HONG KONG – To outsiders, Hong Kong is a postcard-perfect skyline, an international city, a...
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In Afghanistan, girls lives are ‘full of despair’
KABUL – From the perspective of an Afghan girl, life here is hell. Days are difficult and full of...
The New Forest is an idyllic woodland home
The New Forest, England, UK – I often imagine that there are not many places where everyone’s...
China’s soft diplomacy: Pandas win hearts and minds...
Listen to the author read this article: Chengdu, CHINA – Since childhood, pandas have captivated me...
Kabul, my beautiful hometown, is now a city of horror
Kabul, AFGHANISTAN – My hometown is Kabul city, the capital of Afghanistan. Kabul used to be a...
To see Beijing, look up
BEIJING – Beijing is one of the oldest cities in the world, its history stretching across over...
Want to learn a language? Picture books will help
Hokkaido, JAPAN – A-I-U-E-O. The first five vowel sounds of Japanese, the most fundamental building...
Curiosity and wonder are the roots of learning
West Linn, Oregon, U.S.A. – From afar, this one looks like an obsidian marble. It is painted with...