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Missing Persons
Villages across Europe are being abandoned as people move to cities. Spain knows this problem well: its Soria region has 492 empty villages. Can the country’s ghost towns ever be reborn?
Breaking China
As investors look beyond China’s eastern cities, the wealth of opportunity and resources in the remote western region means the city of Urumqi is about to take centre stage.
Road Wage
Two-thirds of US freight is moved by road and the haulage industry is booming. For those without a college degree, driving offers well-paid jobs with great benefits, even if it means time away.
Expo 04: Invader on the Horizon
Mykonos is a famed summer destination for the elite. Today it is smarter than ever, with five-star hotels and berths for grand yachts. But out of sight are other visitors: migrant workers.
Build me Hong Kong
To counter competition from China, South Korea plans to build new cities to rival Hong Kong and Singapore as hubs for hi-tech services and tourism. But can the ambitious nation pull it off?
Into Africa
Once feared as a den of chaos, Tangier now lures European investors with cheap labour, tax breaks and proximity, transforming a hippie haunt into a thriving business gateway.
Schanzenviertel and Karolinenviertel
Once home to immigrants, students and punks, Hamburg’s Schanzen and Karolinen districts are now morphing into a destination of new business start-ups and buzzy bars and shops.
