Society
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Europe
Style leader Sandra Roelofs, brain drain in the Czech Republic and election watch Estonia.
Do the business
The world is dividing: those who stick to the nine-to-five, and those open for business at all hours. We may not like it, but will East beat West to the contracts and wealth?
Pray & display
Poland is one of Catholicism’s European bastions, where the religious market thrives. Trade fair SacroExpo is a kitsch celebration of everything from souped-up confessional boxes to huge church bells.
Yes we cram
As South Korea’s economy grows, so does its education system. The fight for an early leg-up begins in the ‘hagwon’, an expensive crammer school where hours are long and competition fierce.
Rocket man
Having dreamt of space travel since childhood, Koichi Wakata is a seasoned astronaut and a household name in Japan. Now he is preparing for his biggest trip yet.
Oceania
Australian PM Julia Gillard finds fashion and New Zealand discovers its very own species of white shark.
Europe
The view from Lisbon, a look ahead at the UK's party conference season and Paris's public public transport push.
Asia
France steps in to save Japan's oyster industry and China wonders if its one-chile policy is still a good idea.
Making a splash
Iraq's national rowing team, bidding for London 2012, defies the odds. With shambolic security and ethnic violence, even getting to training is an arduous task. On the water, however, none of it matters.
