December 2003Internationally, the definition for absolute poverty is living on an income of under a dollar a day. But the Chinese Government has a lower...
June 2004Tonga is the only South Pacific Country that has never been colonized. Their attachment to the all-powerful monarch goes some way to explaining this....
January 2009Sirin was the daughter of one of Thailands leading political figures in the fifties. In a secret treaty of friendship with Communist China, her...
August 2005China's controversial one child policy has stemmed population growth but at what cost? From forced abortions to heavy fines, many have suffered."If people tried...
August 2008Since the beginning of the mortgage crisis one and a half million Americans have lost their homes. With banks repossessing their houses, many have...
