Apr 302009
A year after cyclone Nargis wrecked Burma, hundreds of orphaned children are still a long way from recovering. Monks are stepping in to provide shelter and protection. Will it be enough for these young lives to grow?
RFA News in English
- Clampdown Imposed as Nun is Secretly Cremated After Burning Protest
- Chen Guangcheng Says Chinese Pressure Forcing Him Out of NYU
- China: Snowden's Whistle-Blowing 'In Global Public Interest'
- China Struggles With Data Fraud
- Mystery Over Lao Civil Society Leader's Disappearance Deepens
- Boeung Kak Activist’s Prison Term Reduced
- Interview: Breakdown of Inter-Korean Talks an 'Issue of Substance'
Traveling Down the Mekong River
The Mekong River is the longest river in Southeast Asia and supports the lives of 70 million people from Tibet to Vietnam. Our reporters undertook the journey to tell their stories. From these conversations, the team produced the "Mekong diaries," a series of videos on display on www.rfa.org.
Mekong River
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Photos we like
- Yangzi River: The Three Gorges January 5, 2009A 3-day journey along the Yangzi River (Chang Jiang) through the Three Gorges, the Minor Three Gorges, and the Mini Three Gorges. Also passed through the Three Gorges Dam. January 2006. […]
- Lhasa & Environs January 5, 2009Lhasa is the capital of Tibet. What else can I say? […]
- The Fodor's Gig: Xi'an to Kashgar January 5, 2009Photos taken while travelling on assigment for the 5th edition of Fodor's Guide to China. I've generally only included photos from places I hadn't previously visited. May 2006. […]
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