In Thailand’s Golden Triangle, Leisa Tyler discovers a project to put Thailand’s street elephants back on the right path

The historic Vietnamese city of Hue took a battering during the Vietnam war. Gemma Price reports on how the restoration process is progressing

Algeria’s Tuareg can survive in desert conditions that would be fatal to most people. Mark Eveleigh joins them

Travellers on the China-Tibet railway will have plenty of time to consider the long, complex relationship between the two places, says Gary Bowerman

CNN’s Beijing correspondent John Vause wonders how Olympic preparation, wrecking balls and etiquette training will change the city’s landscape

After 50 years spent on a Cold War front line, the people of the Kinmen Islands are ready to share their experiences. Mark Stratton reports

Say no to Chinglish. Daniel Allen reveals Beijing’s plan to end a unique language

Mikey Leung goes in search of Royal tigers in the swamps of Bangladesh

Michael Buckley meets the canoeists who ride the rock-strewn waters that rise in the shadow of Mount Everest

The Tujia boatmen of China’s Hubei Province are keeping a tradition alive