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How places work, and what holds them together — reporting on the social and political currents shaping life across Asia.

Vice · Featured

How Ashley Madison Pulled Back the Curtain on Japan's 'Infidelity Economy'

The explosive success of 'affair dating' website Ashley Madison in Japan revealed just how widespread adultery is in the country.

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North Korea · Print

'Pyonghattan': Meet North Korea's Nouveau Riche

The emergence of a newly moneyed class means more Pyongyang residents have cash to burn. But appearances can deceive.

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Japan

Japan Kicks its 'Loophole Herb' Drug Habit

The rise and fall of the previously legal 'loophole herb' is a telling tale of Japan's effort to tighten its control of intoxicants.

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Mongolia

Modern Mongolia: From Genghis Khan to Traffic Jams

Mongolia shed its one-party system in 1990. Now both its economy and its traditional culture are booming.

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Myanmar

Ashin Wirathu: The Monk Behind Burma's "Buddhist Terror"

A TIME Magazine cover story has riled Thein Sein along with much of the nation.

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Tibet

Tibetan Schools: Preserving the Socio-Linguistic Ties That Bind

Tibetans today thrive in the modern world, but struggle to remain connected to their cultural roots.

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Tibet

Tibet on Fire: Self-Immolations Rising

Self-immolations by Tibetan monks have spiked with China's leadership change. Beijing continues to ignore their message.

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India

Kumbh Mela: Consuming the Greatest Show on Earth

Have mass media and consumerism hijacked India's holiest event?

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North Korea

Why Rodman's Trip Isn't Ping Pong Diplomacy

Dennis Rodman may be winning the hearts of North Korean fans, but this trip isn't statecraft.

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China · Print

Good Vibrations

Sex toys and social change in Shanghai.

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