Jul 26 Hey, Isn’t That… Kim Jong Un’s Wife? By Larisa Epatko Spotted: Smartly dressed woman on the arm of North Korea's young leader Kim Jong Un, strolling through an amusement park and attending official events. Continue reading
Jul 24 Big Fish: Vietnam’s Fish Farmers Scale Up for Global Distribution By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy As the world looks to feed a growing population, fish are seen as one solution. But fish farms have a long history of disease, pollution and interfering with the surrounding ecosystem. Marketplace reporter Sam Eaton traveled to Vietnam to look… Continue reading
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May 22 Pakistani Women Counter Country’s Violence With Textbooks, TV Shows By Larisa Epatko Pakistan is experiencing a surge in many types of violence, and some of the women working to counteract it place some of the blame on the country's schools. Continue reading
May 14 Helping women with career-building and empowerment in Pakistan By Larisa Epatko ISLAMABAD, Pakistan | Saima Anwar lives in the Swat area of northern Pakistan. Her family was poor and couldn't pay for her education, so she worked a part-time job to get through school. But when she wanted to become a… Continue reading
May 04 Japan Flips the ‘Off’ Switch on Its Last Nuclear Reactor By Larisa Epatko More than a year after an earthquake and tsunami battered Japan's northeastern coast and damaged its nuclear power stations, the country plans to shut down its last civilian reactor this weekend. Continue reading
Apr 30 Inside a Madrassa in Pakistan By Larisa Epatko KARACHI, Pakistan | The Jamia Binoria Madrassa in downtown Karachi is considered one of Pakistan's more moderate Islamic institutions. Within these whitewashed concrete walls, students receive a mixture of secular and religious education. Continue reading
Apr 24 Opposition Politician Imran Khan: How to Fix Pakistan’s Corruption, Terrorism By Larisa Epatko ISLAMABAD, Pakistan | From his veranda, cricket player-turned-politician Imran Khan recently told a group of visiting U.S. journalists that if he were in charge of Pakistan, he would introduce a streamlined, non-corrupt government and withdraw all troops from Pakistan's troubled… Continue reading