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The 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea have begun. It's an exciting challenge for one of the ´óÏó´«Ã½'s newest language services, ´óÏó´«Ã½ Korean. Editor Su-Min Hwang and local reporter Hyung Eun Kim take us behind the scenes to discuss cheerleaders, the Phantom of the Opera and more.

Bishkek cold snap
People living in the Kyrgyz capital Bishkek had a chilly few days when temperatures dropped to -31 degrees Celsius, and the city's Central Heating Station broke down. But it takes more than a cold snap to put the ´óÏó´«Ã½ Kyrgyz team off its stride, as Almaz Tchoroev explains.

#HerChoice in India
Divya Arya, Women's Affairs Editor for India, tells us about #HerChoice, a series telling the stories of 12 women across the country, living apparently ordinary lives but confronting big decisions about their happiness.

Mapping Afghanistan
´óÏó´«Ã½ Afghan recently published the results of an ambitious project to assess the Taliban's influence across the country. Helmand Province in the south is the most affected area, and also home territory for ´óÏó´«Ã½ Afghan reporter Auliya Atrafi.

Vietnam's Tet Offensive
The Tet Offensive launched in January 1968 by Communist forces proved to be a turning point in the Vietnam War. Fifty years on, Giang Nguyen, editor of ´óÏó´«Ã½ Vietnamese, explains why this offensive remains an open wound in Vietnam, and tells his own story.

Colombian coffee
For decades Colombians produced some of the best coffee beans in the world, but hardly ever drank it… until recently. Juan Carlos Perez of ´óÏó´«Ã½ Mundo explains what's changed and how he takes his cup of "tinto".

Image: Olympic skier on the slopes
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