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...forbade nomadic slash-and-burn farming practices, forcing hill tribes to settle down. Complaints of corruption in doling out the land have been rife here as elsewhere in the country. In the 1990s coffee helped fuel a 12% average growth rate in Dak Lak, encouraging more settlers to flock to the region. Almost all were members of the Kinh majority, which makes up 90% of Vietnam's population. Dak Lak's population has nearly doubled in 10 years, to 1.9 million. In 1975, ethnic minorities made up half of Dak Lak's population. Now, they number only 25%. Some officials...
INDIA Baisakhi Day on April 3 has special significance for Hindus and Sikhs. Across the country Hindus host huge community feasts that feature singing and dancing. Crowds flock to temples and to holy rivers like the Ganges for ritual dips. The day is also the anniversary of the founding of the Sikh brotherhood and a time to celebrate the harvest with wild Bhangra dancing. To an ever-changing beat, the strenuous dance portrays life in the fields, moving from plowing to sowing to weeding to reaping. Catch the festivities in any Punjabi village...
...really planning to give it his all this time YAO MING The top Chinese player watches from his cramped dorm as shorter Olympic teammate Wang heads to the N.B.A. and decent housing EMINEM Britian's biggest toy retailer, Woolworths, pulls the rap star's doll from the shelves. The Flock of Seagulls playset is still widely available
...fans who flock to the park each year, Opening Day is the start of a unique lifestyle. They will chant one person's name in unison with 33,000 total strangers and yell with delight when a Yankee strikes out. Young couples in cramped, ancient seats will buy overpriced hot dogs and warm beer. On a bright summer's day, overlooking an emerald baseball diamond, they will fall in love...
...religion, pointing to its millions of worshipers. Phan Thi Lan Huong is one of them. Surrounded by clouds of incense, the 59-year-old grandmother clutches her hands in prayer in front of an altar ringed with painted Buddhas. She is one of up to 20,000 who flock each day to the Chua Huong Pagodas southwest of Hanoi during the pilgrimage season. "Of course we are free to worship," she says, blinking with surprise. "The government never stops us?just those who have bad practices...