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Since Narendra Modi became prime minister of India in 2014, the nation has undergone enormous changes. Supporters of Modi and the direction in which he has taken India applaud his efforts to tackle corruption, promote technological development, and position his country-now the most populous in the world-as a major player on the global stage. Under Modi's leadership, they contend, India's economy has soared and the nation has become a key U.S. ally...
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When Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the world's biggest lockdown due to COVID-19, he gave the nation of 1.3 billion people only four hours' notice, unleashing one of the biggest mass migrations in his nation's history and leaving the poor in cities with no means of earning an income or feeding their families. Reporter Emma Alberici tells the story of how the poorest of Indians are coping with this nation wide shut down, probing if the...
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In the Indian region of Ladakh, in the heart of the Himalayas, a few thousand nomadic shepherds still live with their herds at an altitude of approximately 15,000 feet. Through the daily life of a Tibetan family, we try to understand the deep changes these people are confronting. Their 14-year-old daughter is studying in a Tibetan school and lives in a self-administered children village. In a nomadic settlement the routine is grueling, especially...
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Throughout its long history, Thailand has been a story of resilience and reinvention. Now the kingdom is entering a new, uncertain chapter. As it charts a way forward, this nation of nearly 70 million people is looking to refocus its economy. It wants to evolve from industrial work to innovative entrepreneurship. Thailand is tapping into its creative spirit and unique culture to create new engines of growth.
6) MyHanoi
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Hanoi is the alluring capital of Vietnam, where French colonial aesthetics commingle with dizzying signs of development in one of Asia's fastest growing economies. The center of Hanoi is the mythical Hoan Kiem, the Lake of the Restored Sword, which is buttressed by the Old Quarter, where tourists can be found wandering among street stalls and colonial buildings. We'll follow six Instagrammers, based in Hanoi, as they showcase the best that their city...
7) The Keepers
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To call it a nation of incredible diversity would be an understatement. Indonesia’s 17,000 islands are home to nearly 260 million people. You can count more than 700 languages and six official religions. The Keepers will navigate Indonesia's unique history using culture as a compass. Art, dance and food provide a link to the past and a window to the future. Meet the people helping to preserve these traditions, while defining Indonesia’s modern...
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Will Indonesia become the largest democracy in the Muslim world or will it succumb to its demons? Young, unstable, and wealthy, Indonesia sits at the crossroads of many different fracture lines and at the center of many different power struggles. With 235 million inhabitants on its 772 thousand square-mile area, Indonesia is a semi-circle scattered over nearly 3,100 miles. It is the largest nation in Southeast Asia and also the world's largest Muslim...
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They've come by the hundreds of thousands on a dangerous crossing. The Rohingya of Myanmar are a Muslim minority on the run, unwelcome at home in majority Buddhist Myanmar, and in neighboring Bangladesh, where hundreds of thousands have fled, seeking refuge. CNN correspondents Ivan Watson, Clarissa Ward, and Alexandra Field have continued to cover the tragedy firsthand, speaking to the Rohingya people, seeing what life is like in the squalor of refugee...
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Dr. Farish goes in search of the Bajau people, the last remaining sea nomads to understand what the "pirates" or seafarers of the Southeast Asian seas were all about. With the upcoming integration of ASEAN in 2015, Dr. Farish visits a school and then travels to Yangon to meet with high school students in order to get an understanding of what ASEA means to them. We later board the Fuji Maru Tokyo and meet with some of the young people who are participating...
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China, a single-party state run from the very top, yet bubbling up from beneath, grassroots activism is pushing for much needed change. In recent years, NGOs and activist groups have sprung up around the country. From protesting against factory pollution, to striking for better salaries, to even delivering free meals to village children. And with the explosion of social media, these groups are more connected and better resourced than ever before....
15) Kazakhstan
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We continue our 8,000 kilometer journey across the old silk routes, traveling west from China, across remote deserts and snow-topped mountains, to explore the Central Asian nation of Kazakhstan. Sumnima Udas begns her journey at the China-Kazakhstan border exploring the countryside on a train destined for Uzbekistan. Other topics include Astana's architectural progress, the Green Bazaar in Almaty, and whitewater rafting at Turgen Gorge.
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Island-hopping is a popular pastime for tourists. But what do you do with over 7,000 islands to choose from? That's the happy challenge facing any visitor to the Philippines. Renowned for its tropical climate and beautiful beaches, there's so much more to discover in this culturally rich Southeast Asian archipelago. From the geological wonder that is Taal Volcano to the world-renowned hot air balloon fiesta, tourists have a wealth of options to choose...
19) Kyrgystan
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Osh is the first place Alfred visits in Kyrgyzstan. He saunters down the aisles of its bazaar, but soon realizes that the real Kyrgyzstan is to be found on the endless steppes and vast mountains, where you lose all notions of boundaries. Alfred learns about Kyrgyz identity from a girl student who tells him the tale of local legends at the foot of the "Throne of Solomon," the hill that overlooks the city. Then he sets off to find out more about the...
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Alfred is awestruck by the modernity of life in Tashkent, the capital of present-day Uzbekistan and a major central Asian city. There is an incredible mix of ethnic groups in this part of the world. Our guide visits a silk factory--a must for anyone retracing the Silk Road. Then he treads the age-old route through the mountains to his next destination: Kyrgyzstan, the land of the nomads
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