Among the first landmarks around the world to dim their lights for the Earth Hour 2014 environmental campaign was Australia’s Sydney Opera House and Harbour Bridge, which plunged into......
Impressions: T J S George in Shanghai The speed at which China is transforming itself is not just impressive; it is scary. Can such massive cities come up in the twinkling of an eye? Can such......
It has taken nearly 14 years to complete a 3-km feeder road in Kolkata, while the Chinese took just 5.5 years to complete the 1,956 km Qinghai-Tibet Railway over high mountains and permafrost. Even......
Benjamin Wood swings his bulky frame over the saddle, straps on his helmet, and settles onto a vintage motorcycle with sidecar. The American architect kicks the engine into life with a single......
A few weeks ago, driving back from the industrial town of Huzhou to Shanghai in China, I called for a stop. We had been driving for a good hour on a four-lane highway, passing mostly small towns......