‘We don’t need everyone’: Syrian refugees abandoned in Europe
Currently, many of the refugees are living in detention centers that formerly housed army barracks. The facilities are reported to be overcrowded and allegedly … source
Scotland Is Trying To Stop Its Alcoholics From Drinking So Much (HBO)
Last week, Scotland became one of the first countries in the world to take on cheap booze by introducing a “minimum unit pricing” on alcohol. And although the … source
Year of The Dog: Inside The World’s Largest Human Migration | VICE News Tonight Special (HBO)
Chinese New Year isn’t just a holiday. It’s the largest annual human migration on Earth. And to Yang Jianguo and Liu Mingchun, it’s the only time they get to reunite…
SINGAPORE: Rich-poor gap narrowed to smallest in years
The gap between the rich and poor in Singapore narrowed to its smallest in years, according to an annual report titled “Key Household Income Trends, 2013” by the Department of…
Indonesia’s middle-income group to grow to 140m by 2020
In less than a decade from now, more than half of Indonesia’s population of 240 million would be categorized as middle-class and affluent consumers (MACs), and they would bring an…
Rural Education in China
Despite China’s progress, the quality of its rural education still lags behind that in urban areas. There are some undergraduates who are helping to bridge that gap by volunteering their…