The map below shows the location of Vancouver and Beijing. The blue line represents the straight line joining these two place. The distance shown is the straight line or the air travel distance ...

The mass of shanties on the sixth floor of a landmark is no Tower of David, the skyscraper that Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez gave slum-dwellers, but it is home to many families for decades The City of ...

Vancouver Canucks defenceman Quinn Hughes will be joining the team as an injury replacement, as another injury would be required for him to play. Hughes has been skating with his Canucks teammates ...

Mumbai: State housing board Mhada and the SRA (Slum Rehabilitation Authority) will expedite work on 17 slum redevelopment projects involving 25,000 homes being undertaken in joint partnership.

The City of Vancouver is looking for feedback on the idea of allowing bars to stay open until 3 a.m. and restaurants to keep serving until as late as 2 a.m. Anyone who lives, works or plays in ...

Here's a list of family-friendly things you can do around Metro Vancouver during spring break, across all sorts of price ranges. Developers of Vancouver's Olympic Village challenge post-Games ...

VIJAYAWADA: Om Shanti Charitable Trust, Vijayawada, an NGO, has become a lifeline for the underprivileged, particularly in slums. Founded by Chartered Accountant Sri Lakshmi Pinnamaneni ...

She lives in Korail, where 50,000 people live in less than half a square kilometre. It’s one of five slums in Dhaka. Also squeezed into the alley is a communal cooking area, where women huddle ...

Luxury on wheels: Bringing hygiene and dignity to women in slums Posted: February 14, 2025 | Last updated: February 14, 2025 The bus runs 12 hours a day, supporting the Swachh Bharat mission and ...

Of particular concern was the loss of the one-up-one-down cottage – better known as a 'slum house' – on the Garden Street side of the site. It is thought the slum house was one part of a wider ...

Vancouver’s mayor and police chief have revealed the details of a new $5 million plan to crack down on gangs and crime in the city’s troubled Downtown Eastside (DTES). Mayor Ken Sim first ...

The Ugandan government requires over Shs 1 trillion to construct affordable and decent housing in slum areas nationwide, according to Judith Nabakooba, minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Development ...