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China is hot. The world sees a glorious future for this sleeping giant, three times larger than the United States, predicting it will blossom into the world's biggest economy by 2010. According to Chang, however, a Chinese-American lawyer and China specialist, the People's Republic is a paper...

The "Kingdom on the Roof of the World" with its magical mountain peaks that has preserved its culture and remarkable ancient architecture to this day. A fascinating documentary about Nepal, the land of snow-capped mountains, home to the gods. Pokhara, Kathmandu, Patan, Bhaktapur, Pashupatinath, Bodnath, Changu Narayan, Sankhu, Kirtipur, Chobhar, Panauti, Banepa, Dhulikhel In the shadow of the mighty main ridge of the Himalayas lies Pokhara. Seven freshwater lakes, known as Pokharis, gave the once important trading city its name.

Indonesia is an island continent of thousands of islands stretching from the Malay Peninsula to New Guinea. With tropical rainforest, smoking volcanoes, rugged cliffs and dreamlike palm beaches. Indonesia is a melting pot of cultures and religions, of ancient villages and modern civilization. The largest island country in the world, which lures with ethnic diversity and the magic of the exotic.

Armenia lies between Asia Minor and the Caucasus. A small country surrounded by Georgia, Azerbaijan, Turkey and Iran. The first country in the world to adopt primitive Christianity in 301. Armenia has been inhabited for thousands of years and historical sites are evidence of high culture. The "Land of the Cross Stones" and the Armenian Church, the fascinating culture between Europe and Asia and between Christianity and Islam.

India is a subcontinent with a long history, a land of legend, fantasy and reality. A country that extends from the Himalayas in the north to the semi-desert terrain and tropics of the south. A place of incredible contrasts and fascinating splendour. Delhi is the political and administrative capital of India and a melting pot of both culture and religion. A constantly expanding metropolis built on the site of twelve former cities and centre of power for almost a thousand years.