Matthew Chung Archive
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Feb 12, 2011
My Kind of Place: The Chilean city offers visitors to South America a slow-paced, leisurely holiday. Read Article Savour the sights and tastes of Santiago
Jan 06, 2011
In the past month a wave of support has emerged across Latin America for an independent Palestinian state, as Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia, Ecuador and Uruguay have given their approval. Now it could be Chile's turn. Read Article Chile warms to a Palestinian state
Dec 31, 2010
Following their "must-see-TV" rescue watched by an estimated one billion people, the miners received an avalanche of invitations to all-expenses-paid holidays, football matches in England and Spain, and requests for paid interviews on international news programmes. Read Article Chile's trapped miners step out of the darkness and into the limelight
Nov 16, 2010
Plight of about 300 waiting to be paid is lost amid fanfare for the 33 rescued from a pit in Copiapo. Read Article Anger of Chile's forgotten miners
Oct 14, 2010
As Chile celebrated the rescue of 33 miners who had been trapped underground for more than two months, many worried about how a similar disaster could be avoided from happening again. Read Article What about next time? Chileans ask
Oct 13, 2010
Miners are finally emerging from a 700-metre shaft in the northern Chilean desert, more than two months after they were first trapped. Read Article Free at last: Rescue of Chilean miners underway
Oct 08, 2010
Chile's trapped miners are the perfect news story, an accidental reality TV show. But is the real story being lost amid the media frenzy? Read Article Trapped miners provide a rich seam of news
Jun 29, 2010
Road deaths have fallen by 10 per cent in the UAE since March 2008 but safety experts and pedestrians agree streets remain dangerous. Read Article A year on, what has changed?
Jun 28, 2010
After a spate of fires at the onset of summer, firms are stepping up their focus on safety with crash courses to teach firefighting techniques. Read Article Emergency training put to the fire test
Jun 28, 2010
Matthew Chung braves the summer heat to cycle around the Yas Marina circuit. Read Article Our man on track ... for roadkill