As China’s governement celbrates 50 years of communist rule, across the country, there are many reminders of the turbulence and change of the past five decades. [showhide type=”transcript” more_text=”Read the Transcript »” less_text=”Close the Transcript”] FRED DE SAM LAZARO: Shanghai has long been China’s window to the world. It is the country’s commercial and industrial […]
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India Votes – New Laws Affect Local Elections
India’s population of nearly 600 million had been voting for a new national government under a controversial set of rules. Due to a recent change in the law a certain number of local councils positions must be held by women and persons from the lower castes. This practice, while generally successful, has not been met […]
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Xian China
The town of Xian, China was once a major world center. It was here that first empire of a unified China ruled from and it is the home of the famous terracotta army. This is also the main point of departure of the Silk Road that link China to the Western world. Times have been […]