Matt Lehman
Oceania
Eurozone citizens head to Australia, schools get tough on pupils in Micronesia, and the authorities investigate dolphin smuggling in the Solomon Islands.
Africa/Middle East
Why Africa is frantically going green, Saudi Arabia is desperately building houses, and South Africa is learning to love fracking.
Business
Taking home-cooking to Singaporeans, tying the knot in Cyprus, making kangaroo-hide sneakers Down Under, and other business news and happenings.
2012 forecast: transport
Africa's first high-speed rail network, Cambodia's "bamboo" railway upgrade and China's ambitious aviation plans.
2012 forecast: environment
Capturing Egypt's sunshine, growing bamboo in the US and bringing wind power to Turkey.
2012 forecast: urbanism
What'll happen to our cities in the coming year. Japan wil have more trees, Mumbai will have more high-rises and Portugal will get its first "smart city".
