Reuters: Peking opera in China schools 25 March

Singapore once boasted the finest traveling Chinese opera troupes in Southeast Asia. Now, only a handful of under-staffed groups struggle on to keep the curtains raised on one of Asia's most vibrant traditions. An AFPTV voiced report.

Obama trounced his Democratic rival, taking 61 percent of the vote to Clinton's 37 percent. Exit polls showed that about 90 percent of African-Americans backed Obama, who is trying to become America's first black president. The victory in Mississippi extended Obama's lead over Hillary Clinton in pledged delegates to the August nominating convention. The next big showdown is in Pennsylvania in six weeks time. With 158 delegates at stake, it's the biggest single-state haul remaining in the race for the nomination.

The international community has appealed to China to use its influence on Myanmar's military generals to bring an end to the crackdown on anti-government protesters. The Chinese government has never been keen to get involved with the internal politics of its neighbours, particularly as it reacted in exactly the same manner to the 1989 Tiananmen Square pro-democracy rallies. Chinese news reports have played down the events in Myanmar, not wanting to give its people any ideas about public demonstrations and social unrest. An AFPTV voiced report.

The deaths of thousands of students in China's earthquake has sparked outrage among parents over the alleged shoddy construction of the country's schools.

Egypt is committed to bringing in 14 million visitors per year. But it means building more hotel space and a better training for tourist guides.

China's Communist Party Congress is being held this week in Beijing, a meeting to decide new leaders and the future direction of the country for the next five years. Once the Congress drew great interest from students, but now few young people follow it. Focused on work and their personal lives, they don't bother with politics, which they feel they have little influence over anyway.

Seaton Primary School in Devon - winners of a 2007 Ashden Award - is one of only a few UK schools to install a range of renewable technologies.

South Africa's Soweto township used to be synonymous with poverty, overcrowding, unemployment and political violence, but these days it has become the site of massive development with the opening of a new shopping centre called Maponya Mall. Its target customers are "Black Diamonds", local lingo for the country's new black middle class. An AFPTV report.

Increasing numbers of Chinese people are arriving in Kenya, both as tourists and business investors, so Chinese language classes have become the latest import. Most Africans already speak at least two languages, but for many students in Kenya, learning Mandarin has become the best way to get a job with one of the recently settled Chinese companies. Demand is high and the Chinese government is working to boost teaching staff in order to give more Kenyans access to their language and culture.