International Youth

Sun Lingsheng and his band are enjoying their first taste of success. RAPH and Li Qiuqiu own a skateboard shop and organise hip-hop events. Wang Momo markets her comic character Tutzki on the Internet. They provide a glimpse of the day-to-day life of Peking’s creative youth.More ...

The children born around the time the Iron Curtain fell found some items of interest among the things which had been "forbidden fruits" for their parents and, unexpectedly, set a new course. Unlike their parents, they had no past to come to terms with.More ...

Yes! The boom is huge. They have got oil, they have got money. What Dubai is experiencing at the moment is almost like a tale from the Arabian Nights. But what is every day life like for young Arabs?More ...

Algeria is a young country. A good three-quarters of the total population are under 30 years old. In Germany being young means being able to make the most of one’s freedom, to make plans for the future, whereas many people in this “young” country of Algeria feel that their youth was taken away from them, that they were cheated out of it.More ...

People in this erstwhile Soviet Republic are torn between old traditions, on the one hand, and Western influences and the ongoing economic upswing, on the other, in Kazakhstan, the ninth-largest country on Earth. The young generation faces the challenge of having to redefine their culture and lifestyle.More ...

Young people in Yemen move on unsafe terrain. Their free time is dominated by the drug khat and shooting practice with kalashnikovs. Meeting people of the opposite sex is also tricky. Luckily, mobile phones help establish contact.More ...

Korea’s youth determines what is “in” and “out” in whole economic branches. More and more firms are adapting to the needs of the hightech-oriented young people. Youth marketing with completely new dimensions.More ...

Young Egyptians have a difficult time – their lives are full of hurdles. Growing up in their families, they are watched carefully; life outside is dominated by conservative Islamic values. How do they go about gathering experience with the opposite sex? This is where the Internet comes to the rescue. A look at three very Egyptian places.More ...