Search results for "Southeast Asia"

Nov 06, 2012 • 4 min read

Top 5: death penalties

The pain inflicted on each other by human beings in the name of ‘justice’ is hard to fathom
By Southeast Asia Globe

Nov 05, 2012 • 6 min read
Wildlife Photography

Game, set and trap

Camera traps are crucial tools for better understanding the composition and populations of wildlife in the region. They also tell us what is being lost
By Jeremy Holden

Nov 03, 2012 • 4 min read
Conservation

A grizzly truth: Vietnam bear rescue centre

Life has never been so good for a group of bears at one of the country’s leading animal sanctuaries, but a dark threat looms
By Marianne Brown

Nov 01, 2012 • 4 min read

Saving little souls

Sexual temptation results in hundreds of unwanted babies being abandoned by young female factory workers every year, but things are finally moving in the right direction in Vietnam
By Marianne Brown

Oct 31, 2012 • 3 min read
Working Elephants

With a heavy heart

In a sad twist of fate, elephants are forced to fuel an insatiable logging industry that contributes to the slow demise of their species
By Brent Lewin

Oct 25, 2012 • 3 min read

NFC: The next wave

Big plans, small chips: near field communication awaits breakthrough 
By Southeast Asia Globe

Oct 16, 2012 • 5 min read
Architecture in Vietnam

Saigon: Lost in progress

Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam is rapidly developing, resulting in many of its beautiful historic buildings being bulldozed to make way for high-rise complexes
By Marianne Brown

Oct 12, 2012 • 1 min read

Rice, rice baby

While rice consumption in Asia is declining rapidly as a consequence of the region’s economic growth, rising disposable income, lifestyle changes and massive rural-to-urban labour migration, the staple remains Asia’s most important crop. It continues to be the single largest source of calories for the majority of consumers who are…
By Southeast Asia Globe