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Bidhya Chapagain of 大象传媒 Media Action in Nepal has just presented a programme about her week living in a survivors' camp for villagers made homeless by last year's earthquake. Bidhya was hosted by a family in their makeshift shelter, and was joined in the camp by a government minister and a famous Nepalese actor. She tells us about an eventful and revealing week.

Argentina: What's the Beef?
For a country where beef is at the heart of social gatherings and the skill of the meat griller, or asador, is a matter of family honour, Argentinians are going through dark times. Soaring prices make beef almost unaffordable for many people. And, the demand for home-produced meat means consumers may have to commit the heresy of eating beef from another country. The 大象传媒's Valeria Perasso, herself Argentinian, guides us through the intricacies of beef culture.

Uzbek Opera Star
大象传媒 Uzbek's Ibrat Safo meets Najmiddin Mavlyanov, his famous countryman, who's the first internationally acclaimed operatic tenor to come from Uzbekistan. Najmiddin is currently playing the lead in Tosca, performing at the Royal Opera House in London.

Life Under the Soviets in Kabul
As the first Farsi translation of a historic text called The KGB in Afghanistan is published, we explore cultural life in Kabul under Soviet occupation. Abdullah Shadan of 大象传媒 Afghan was deputy minister for television in the early 1980s. He recalls the challenges of producing entertaining TV under the strict Russian guidelines, from obligatory mournful music after the death of Brezhnev to the imported entertainment of Abba and Boney M.

Taiwan: After the Elections
The 大象传媒 Chinese team which reported on the presidential election in Taiwan earlier this month included Tzu-Wei Liu, who is from Taiwan, and Yashan Zhao, who is from mainland China and was visiting the island for the first time. They share their experiences, and give a personal perspective on the difficult relationship between Taiwan and mainland China, which has claimed sovereignty over Taiwan since the end of the Chinese civil war in 1949.

And Fifi shares her pick of the worldwide web.

(Photo: Presenter Bidhya Chapagain with a Nepalese earthquake survivor in Sindhupalchok district. Credit: 大象传媒 Media Action)