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Change and Youth in China

FRONTLINE documents nine young Chinese as they struggle to find their paths in the nation’s booming economy and confront the challenges of modernity and Westernization. Young & Restless in China portrays the country’s astonishing social and economic transformation. (PBS)

Technology

There are three billion people under the age of 25 and 61% of them live in Asia. Statistics show that technology has become a symbiotic part in the lives of young Asians. (YOUTHmesh)

BMX Motorcycles Thailand

The popularity of smaller engine motorcycles in Thailand has companies like Honda and Yamaha competing furiously. Recently, Kawasaki released the KSR which resembles the BMX and it has emerged in popularity because of the tricks it is capable of performing.  (Asia Scout Network)

Mobile Internet Japan

In Japan, 69.2 million people access the Internet through their mobile phones compared to 66 million who use it from their computers. Browsing the Web and checking email remain the most popular uses for Internet although shopping by cell phones is increasing. (InfoWorld)

Everyone is a Changemaker

Ashoka’s ‘Youth Venture’ program is building a world where ‘everyone is a changemaker’ through a global culture of young people initiating positive, lasting change. They strive to increase young voter registration and to keep children away from drugs. (Youth Venture)

Youth Tracking Japan

There is a program to develop a disease-tracking system using GPS. The initial pilot will outfit 1,000 elementary school students with handsets to trial the program. (Wireless Watch Japan)

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