In China, foot binding slowly slips into history
In the village of Liuyi, China, there are only about 30 women left who followed a once-common tradition that was painful but also bonded mothers and daughters.
China’s Second Child Syndrome
Hong Kong crackdowns on Chinese mainland families looking to get around one-child policy
Year of the Dragon
Across China and around the world, people are celebrating the Lunar New Year and the advent of the Year of the Dragon. Five filmmakers captured the spirit and sparkle of the celebrations in Beijing.
Time up for Old Beijing
As the race to transform Beijing into a global city continues, developers are tearing down traditional dwellings that have been at the centre of community life for centuries. In doing so, they are destroying its cultural heritage and devastating the lives of its residents.
Hang Bac
Take a few days to relax and revel in the crumbling French colonial charms of Hanoi, potentially the most atmospheric capital in Asia - and certainly a great place for a coffee
China’s Forbidden City accused over thieves, tax and termites
China's Forbidden City is in danger of turning into a national embarrassment amid allegations of embezzlement, tax avoidance, lax security and concerns over an infestation of termites.
A Shanty Home On The Range
Once a land of nomads, Mongolia is now a country where a quarter of the population lives in a single shantytown where poverty is rife and day-to-day existence is hard.
A Way of Life in Crisis
In the vast grasslands of Mongolia nomadic herders struggle to survive the bitter winters and the degradation of their pastureland. Many are giving up on the way of life that has sustained their families for generations but a few are clinging on.
Mao’s Underground City
Under the streets of Beijing a warren of waterlogged and crumbling tunnels is all that is left of an underground city that was, just 40 years ago, expected to be a temporary home to 300,000 nuclear survivors.