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"Get stuck with us in morning rush-hour traffic!"

First AR Tour in Lan Kwai Fong

 

Explore the history of Lan Kwai Fong through the use of an AR Tour app on your mobile phone.

"Get stuck with us in morning rush-hour traffic!"

Changing Asia – The New Normal Metaverse Photo Gallery

 

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Hong Kong Visitor’s Guide

 

Explore Hong Kong through our AI-assisted website – created in early 2023 with the use of Generative AI. 

"Get stuck with us in morning rush-hour traffic!"

Changing Asia – The New Normal

 

3 years after its start, we look at COVID’s unexpected impacts on Asia and what lessons they taught us.
"Get stuck with us in morning rush-hour traffic!"

Choking Congestions

 

Traffic is one of the most present and talked-about issues in city people’s lives. On 14 December 2017, we live broadcasted from the heart of morning rush-hour traffic across Asia.
"Get stuck with us in morning rush-hour traffic!"

Battleground PolyU

Tensions during the Hong Kong protests reached a peak in November 2019 after a protester was shot by a traffic policeman. Students occupied university campuses across the city and blocked key highways. 
Visit these places before it's too late, text overlaid on 6 360 degree scenes of Asia

Asia’s Ailing Heritage

Asia is home to cultural and natural treasures, but several of these sites are at risk. Go on location with 360° virtual reality to learn about the threats facing Asia’s heritage.
Could you live on minimum wage in Asia?

Living on Minimum

Six Asian news organizations work together to look at how well minimum wage policies are protecting vulnerable workers in the continent’s fast-growing economies.

"we are human." Nepali transgender activist Bhumika Shrestha participates in an experimental artificial intelligence interview

Bhumika Can Speak For Herself

Bhumika Shrestha is a transgender activist and politician in Nepal. Her country has made rapid progress towards LGTBI inclusion, and is the first country in Asia to explicitly recognize sexual and gender minority rights in its constitution. We use cutting-edge voice recognition and artificial intelligence to create a unique multimedia experience where you get ask Bhumika about her life, work and country.
Map depicting deaths due to shipping pollution.

Shipping’s Dirty Secrets

Cargo passing through Asian ports has more than tripled since 2000. We take an in-depth look at the impacts of this traffic surge on the health of coastal residents and the global environment in order to answer whether Asia, or the world, is doing enough to tackle the environmental fallout.