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China’s Building Boom Uncovers Dinosaur Fossils

2018-10-30

Rapid urbanization has been a gold mine for paleontologists. They follow the bulldozers and sift through rubble as construction crews dig foundations for new buildings.

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Cambodia


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Cambodian Temples Hope to Get UNESCO Status

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Youth Mount Trash Clean-Up Effort in Phnom Penh

China


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Police, Land Protesters Clash in Guangzhou

Thousands in Hong Kong Protest China Extradition Law

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Laos


Lao Families Resist Development Project

Fishing a Way of Life for Lao Children Along the Mekong

Children Place Bets in Laos

Getting High in Laos’ Opium-Riddled Mountains

Myanmar


17 Injured in Clash at Myanmar Factory Construction Site

Four Inmates Killed in Myanmar Prison Protest

Villagers Fear Landslides in Myanmar’s Jade Mining Region

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North Korea


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Tibet


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Fire Breaks Out in Remote Tibetan Village

Uyghur


China’s Xinjiang Policies ‘Misguided and Cruel’: US Ambassador

“You Think Death is Better”

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China’s Harsh Policies Toward Uyghurs

Vietnam


Vietnam Salt Farmers Battered by Climate

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The Water Project


20 Million Taps

Building Latrines for Better Health

The Short Straw

Dirty Water

Poisoned at the Source


Soured on Soy Milk

‘Toxic Soil

The Making Of ‘Gutter Oil’

Inside An Illegal Slaughterhouse

China’s Petitioners


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China’s Petitioners: A Struggle for Justice, Part 3

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Human Trafficking


The End of the Line

Vietnam: Cost of Living

Child Labor: Thai Housekeeper

Benjina, Island of Lost Fisherman

Disappearing River


Part 5:How Black is the Dragon?

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Part 3: A Flood as High as Man

Part 2: Scorched Rare Earth

The story behind the story


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Language Protests Revisited

Skyping Vietnam

Covering a Summit for Those who Couldn't Be There

The Mekong River


Rainbow Snake, Tiny Frog Among New Mekong Species

The End of the River

People of the River

Mekong Fisheries
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