David Fullbrook
Yes we Khan
Rich in raw materials and oil reserves, Mongolia finds its neighbour China is a key customer. The capital, Ulan Bator, is flourishing, but the country must still overcome poverty and corruption to prosper.
The next Shanghai
Kunming is an unpolluted, diverse city offering a high quality of life. New infrastructure projects, including train routes and an international airport, are providing links with south Asia and boosting trade.
No. 1 lady detective
Forensic scientist Porntip Rojanasunan is loved by the Thai public for her fearless exposing of corruption in high places – and also for her unconventional dress sense.
Freedom writer
We profile Erick Thohir, founder of Jakarta's Mahaka Media group. After revitalising the failing paper ‘Republika’, he’s now on a mission to modernise media in a freer Indonesia.
Bangkok Community Radio
Bangkok's 'quality of life' radio station provides a lifeline in a city where public services are haphazard at best. The all-talk format of RDCK is a call to action and an attempt to solve…
Bangkok call-in
From putting expectant mothers in touch with midwives to finding you a snake-catcher, Bangkok’s ‘quality of life’ radio station RDCK provides a lifeline in a city where public services are haphazard at best.
Trade secret
Once a colonial trading hub, George Town on the Malaysian island of Penang lost out to Hong Kong and Singapore. Now its faded villas and relaxed pace are luring a new generation of entrepreneurs.
Hard cell
While the West debates the ethics of stem cell research, Chinese companies are powering ahead to find new treatments. But are loosely regulated firms such as Beike to be trusted with our health?
Censor sensibility
Hung Huang, head of China's CIMG, is spearheading new TV, print and web media. She aims to forge a uniquely modern Chinese culture, even as the country's censors still hold sway.
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.
