Mediacorp
Trouble on the Mekong: The Impact on Cambodia's Flooding Crisis
This video explains that Cambodia is experiencing severe flooding due to persistent rains and the Mekong River overflowing. Thousands of people have been affected or displaced, and agricultural lands have been inundated. This video sheds...
TLDR News
AUKUS: Why Are France and China so Angry About This Pact? - TLDR News
On Wednesday night, US President Joe Biden, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced a new security pact: AUKUS. The agreement has since sparked anger in both France for a perceived snubbing...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Karla Lizette Soto - Teaching in the Global Pandemic - China
Karla Lizette Soto is originally from Veracruz, Mexico. She teaches English at the Helen Doron Training Center in Suzhou, Jiangsu, China.
Curated Video
The History and Recipe of Congee
Congee is an ancient Asian porridge that is made by thickening boiled rice. It's typically served plain or with meat and vegetables. Learn about the history of congee and various ways to make the dish.
Curated Video
How Africa could one day rival China
Africa is changing so fast, it is becoming hard to ignore. In the short term the continent faces many problems, including covid-19, but in the long term it could rival China's economic might.
The Wall Street Journal
Growth Trends
Where is Japanese business seeing the best prospects for growth and investment globally?
AllTime 10s
10 Lies You Still Believe About Space
Space. It's the final frontier and one of the great unknowns for mankind. But you probably don't even know what you don't know about it. So sit back and find out why your 4th grade science teacher was probably completely off.
AllTime 10s
10 Superweapons Currently Being Built
Freeze rays, invisible tanks and nanobots. These may sound like they belong in a sci-fi movie or a Bond villain's shopping list. But they're all real technologies being worked on right now. To know more about these weapons and more:...
Next Animation Studio
China plans to build kilometer-long ships in space
Beijing has published a five-year-plan to find new ways to get materials into space and build massive spaceships and stations in Earth orbit.
Science360
Scientists discover the earliest and most primitive pterodactyloid! NSF Science Now 23.
In this week’s episode, we discover the earliest and most primitive pterodactyloid; we learn about a new device for diagnosing pancreatic cancer; we study the cougars’ diet; and, finally, we explore a science & engineering festival....
TLDR News
Coronavirus Deaths Reach 100,000 Covid Bar Chart Race - TLDR News.
We track the shifting death rates across the countries hardest hit by Covid-19, discussing how different policies have effected the rankings.
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Why Does India have Twice the Productivity of Capital Compared to China - Sir James Mirrlees
Sir James Mirrlees, Nobel Laureate, notes that China does not use its capital as efficiently as India, even though their overall growth rates are about the same. As an economist, he is fascinated by this discrepancy, and says that it...
Economics Explained
No. China Is Not Going To Collapse... Yet: Why China Won't Collapse
Why is everybody suddenly predicting that China is on the brink of collapse? What are the chances these predictions will actually come true and why is this most likely totally overblown? Helping you become more knowledgeable about how...
Kult America
How did I learn Polish?
One of the hardest languages in the world, Polish is a tough challenge for foreigners and people always ask me how did I manage to learn it. So on today's episode of Kult America I am going to tell you the story of my journey through...
Ancient Lights Media
Kyrgyzstan
Video Atlas of Asia: This clip looks at the physical features, climate and culture of Kyrgyzstan.
TLDR News
Coronavirus: Which Countries Have Successfully Flattened the Curve - TLDR News.
We look at different approaches in different countries to Covid-19 and ask what actions have been most succesful in flattening the curve.
Next Animation Studio
Scientists discover extremely massive black hole
Researchers have discovered a massive black hole 15,000 light years from Earth in the Milky Way Galaxy.
The Wall Street Journal
Payments As The Everything App
Digital payments have taken off in Asia at a much faster pace than the U.S. Hear how tech companies are using payments as the gateway to offer all types of services and carving out an edge against rivals.
Blockchain Central
Drastic Price Drop in 2018 - EXPLAINED
This week on Blockchain Central: we’ll see what’s been going on with the Crypto market lately, analyze why it’s been dipping and show you a few potential reasons for that recent slump.
AllTime 10s
10 Worst Jobs In The History Of Humanity
Gathering leeches, collecting corpses and... playing World of Warcraft? These are the 10 worst jobs ever. When you see what these people have had to do to make ends meet, you might feel a little better about your job.
Financial Times
China, Russia and the new space race
China and Russia have signed a deal to build a Moon base together as they seek to rival the US in orbit, on the Moon and beyond. The FT's global China editor James Kynge and Moscow bureau chief Henry Foy look at how their partnership...
Healthcare Triage
How's This Coronavirus Gonna Play Out?
We're still firmly on the "Don't Panic" message with the Coronavirus outbreak. This week we're going to look at a couple of scenarios for how this thing could play out.
TLDR News
Johnson's Integrated Review: Brexit Britain a Global Leader? & Violence Against Women - TLDR News
This Week in Parliament is the series where we discuss what's been going on in the Houses of Parliament. This week Johnson unveiled the government's plans for Britain's position in the world post Brexit. There were also debates around...
TLDR News
Ethiopia's Civil War is Expanding: How it's Becoming a Damaging International Dispute - TLDR UK
For years there have been tensions in Ethiopia with various political and ethnic groups vying for power. At the beginning of November, this tensions escalated further into a full-blown civil war between the federal government and the...