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One last stroll through Hanoi’s alleyway markets

Makeshift markets across Vietnam are being shut down – and with them, the bonds that hold communities together
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The Kiosk: with Scena9

The Kiosk is a new monthly feature from Translator where we profile a media outlet beyond the Anglosphere and invite them to curate a selection of three stories from their

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The Little Prince learns Portugal’s secret language

The translation of a literary classic into endangered Minderico is intended to bring one of Portugal’s least-known languages to a new generation
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What’s left of Uyghur culture in Xinjiang?

Experts warn of a “museumification” of Uyghur culture, driven by the forced disappearance of its leaders
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Forest and faith in Mentawai

How Indigenous life and spirituality remain bound to forests undergoing ecological and political pressure in Indonesia’s Mentawai Islands
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Own goal in Tunis

A searing investigation into the (mis) management of Tunisian football
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Love and punishment in Karnataka and Bihar

Two honour-killings expose the price of loving across caste lines
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When a city loses its name

Fifteen years after Masan, Jinhae and Changwon were merged into a single “megacity”, residents still grapple with the loss of their local identities and autonomy
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Danish dating gets the ick

Exploring the fine line between charm and cringe
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Workers of all nations, relax!

Аn essay explores how 20th-century socialism brought tourism to the masses in Eastern and Central Europe
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Beats of conspiracy

French rapper Freeze Corleone embodies how conspiracy theories and recycled anti-Masonic tropes seep into youth culture through underground rap
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Curtains on risk

How Italy's public theatre is being steered towards safety at the expense of creativity
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