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Jing-Jin-Ji, A MEGALOPOLIS | China's MEGAPROJECTS
New ReviewJing-Jin-Ji: China is in the midst of a construction spree unparalleled in human history. These are the Megaprojects that will lift China into the future. China wants to make its capital, Beijing, the center of the world’s largest...
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Dueling MEGA-Bridges | China's Future MEGAPROJECTS: Part 8
New ReviewHong Kong and Shenzhen are each racing to finish multi-billion dollar mega-bridges across the Pearl River Delta to take advantage of inexpensive land and labor costs on the western side.
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China's Stock Market Collapse Explained
New ReviewThis summer, China's frankenstein-like, hybrid economy turned on its creator, forcing the government to take unprecedented action to prevent its collapse.
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China's Amazing Water Canal | China's Future MEGAPROJECTS: Part 2
New ReviewSouth-to-North Water Transfer Project: The huge populations filling China's northern megacities have a shortage of the single most necessary resource for life: water. To solve that problem, the Chinese will soon be moving 44.8 billion...
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World's Largest Wind Farm | China's Future MEGAPROJECTS: Part 6
New ReviewThe largest wind farm in the world is being constructed in China's Gansu Province, and is one of six mega-farms going up across the country.
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U.S. vs China - What The World Thinks
New ReviewThe U.S. and China will likely be the two most influential countries for the rest of the 21st century. This is how people in 40 countries around the world currently view the two nations across a variety of global issues, according to a...
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China's Nuclear Boom | China's Future MEGAPROJECTS: Part 7
New ReviewChina will rapidly expand its nuclear energy production over the next 15 years as part of an all-of-the-above energy push to meet its people's insatiable demand for electricity.
Curated Video
Top 3 Worst Plagues in Human History #documentary #pandemic
New ReviewTop 3 Worst Plagues in Human History #documentary #pandemic
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Examining Trade Relationships
New ReviewA short video describing how different countries in Asia experience economic success.
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Europeans Explore the East
New ReviewThis World Cultures instructional video discusses how explorers from Europe ventured East to search for goods.
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Eastern and Southern
New ReviewA video about the trade relationship between Asia and Africa. This video discusses Great Zimbabwe.
Professor Dave Explains
Old World Archeology Part 1: The Western World
The first place that human civilization truly began was Ancient Mesopotamia, between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers in the Middle East. This was followed by Egypt, Greece, and many others. How did these regions develop through to the...
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U.S. stocks pause after five-day rally; dollar rebounds
Wall Street ended little changed on Friday, taking a breather following a five-day winning streak, while the dollar rebounded against most currencies from earlier losses tied to expectations the U.S. central bank is in no hurry to raise...
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UK shares bleed in gloomy start to 2019
UK shares were sharply lower on Wednesday, as investors came back from New Year celebrations to more disappointing data from China that added to existing concerns about the health of the world's economy. London's blue-chip bourse dropped...
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Yen's surge is a red flag for world markets
A gradual rise by the Japanese yen in recent weeks culminated in a dramatic overnight surge -- firing a warning shot for world markets and the global economy in 2019. Historically, outsized yen gains in short periods, such as the Russian...
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Asian shares enjoy relief rally, Sino-U.S. trade talks loom
Asian shares got off to a rousing start on Monday as a dovish turn by the Federal Reserve and startlingly strong U.S. jobs data soothed some of the market's worst fears about the global outlook. Investors are keen to see how Chinese...
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UK shares jump as investors flock back to retailers, hope for trade deal
UK shares jumped on Tuesday amid hopes of a trade deal between China and the United States and online grocer Ocado and supermarket chain Tesco led a revival in retailers after upbeat sales data, offsetting Morrisons' disappointing...
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Maldives: Trouble In Paradise | 101 East
101 East investigates why young men leave the tourist paradise of the Maldives to take up arms in Syria.
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North Korea's Ghost Ships | 101 East
We investigate why fishing ships from North Korea, discovered with dead bodies onboard, are washing up on Japan shores.
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The science and the art of open source journalism | The Listening Post (Full)
From Xinjiang, China to Douma, Syria - how challenging stories are being reported using tools of open-source journalism.
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Bhutan: The Pursuit of Happiness | 101 East
101 East explores the price of happiness for young people in the secluded kingdom of Bhutan.
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World stocks and oil try to scrabble higher after plunge
Global equity and crude oil markets attempted on Wednesday to claw their way out of a three-day long plunge that saw investors seek out the safety of bonds amid mounting pessimism over world growth. Oil's spectacular fall - down almost...
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European markets fall after decline in Chinese shares
Welcome to 2016 and a rude surprise on the trading floor for those who thought there might be a quiet start to the New Year. What’s been described by one analyst as “Asian chaos” has affected European markets. Frankfurt dropped almost...
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How to Model in Asia
Howcast - Learn about the requirements to launch a modeling career in Asia from model scout Trudi Tapscott in this Howcast video.