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Plying the waters of prosperity, ships in Hong Kong crowd one of the world’s busiest harbors, a bridge between China and the ...
The Philippine Archipelago comprises thousands of islands (7459 for Marco Polo) and lagoons, rich in timber, spices, wildlife...
U.S.S. Blue Ridge
Staking a claim, the Philippines built this airfield to carry troops to a speck of land that China, Taiwan, and Vietnam also ...
Hainan, China
Showered with abundance by China's experiments with capitalism, residents of Hong Kong pay $1,300 each to rough it on an Outw...
Ferrying between two of China's laboratories of free enterprise - Haikou and Beihai - workers sleep away a 12-hour journey th...
Ferrying between two of China's laboratories of free enterprise - Haikou and Beihai - workers sleep away a 12-hour journey th...
Hiding out near Singapore, pirates fashion hooks to board ships. As the American and Russian naval presence in Southeast Asi...
When darkness falls, pirates will zoom close on a speedboat, board over the stern, and, armed with knives, rob the crews of s...
A tourist stands on the edge of Hainan Island China's southernmost point, considered to be the "end of the civilized world," ...
Under a captive bounty, visitors to Underwater World gaze at marine life of the South China Sea, source of a tenth of the wor...
In Taiwan's main harbor a refrigerator ship unloads tons of fish caught off Indonesia and frozen for transport. Kaohsiung, T...
State-owned oil raised the gold domes and granite minarets of Omar Ali Saifuddien mosque in this delta capital and lifted the...
Kampong Ayer School. Going to and from school. Modern school facilities have been built for the residents. Schools, hospitals...
Two girls walk home from school in "water village" where 10 percent of Brunei's 300,000 citizens live in houses erected over ...
Following peacetime rhythms, locals flock each morning to a beach in the city where the first U.S. servicemen sent to Vietnam...
The crystalization of salt depends on regulating the water flow into the evaporation pools.
Lit up like a show window, a port displays goods risk-taking entrepreneurs sell the world at huge profits. Hong Kong, China.
A "water town" house with the Sultan's Palace in the background. .Brunei
Kampong Ayer School. Going to and from school. Modern school facilities have been built for the residents. Schools, hospitals...
Kampong Ayer - "Water Town". Residents here asked to resettle in a new water village after a fire destroyed the port. Kampong...
Kampong Ayer - "Water Town". Residents here asked to resettle in a new water village after a fire destroyed the port. Kampong...
1 of 29 villages that make-up Kampong Ayer.
Refuse is supposed to disappear with the tide down river. Brunei
Interior of stilt home. Homes are built over water to stay cool. Residents prefer using the floor instead of western furnitur...
Baptism ceremony for family's granddaughter. Relatives and friends gather to honor the baby. A symbolic circumcision is also ...
Jerudong Theme Park. All for he rides are free, no admission fee. .Brunei
Jerudong Theme Park. All for he rides are free, no admission fee. .Brunei
Jerudong Theme Park. All for he rides are free, no admission fee. .Brunei
Jerudong Theme Park. All for he rides are free, no admission fee. Brunei
Pirates operate out of Riau Islands. Piracy is a big problem in the South China Sea. Piracy was the worst during the 1980's &...
On the Riau Islands, Indonesia, pirates make hooks to board ships.
On the Riau Islands, Indonesia, pirates test hooks that will be used to board ships.
On the Riau Islands, Indonesia, pirates test hooks that will be used to board ships.
Pirates practice climbing bamboo poles for boarding ships..Batam, Indonesia
Pirates prepare to leave the Riau Islands, Indonesia, and find there first ship.
Pirates on their speedboat near the Riau Islands, Indonesia.
Pirates on their speedboat near the Riau Islands, Indonesia.
Pirates on their speedboat near the Riau Islands, Indonesia.
Pirates operate out of Riau Islands. Piracy is a big problem in the South China Sea. Piracy was the worst during the 1980's &...
Pirates operate out of Riau Islands. Piracy is a big problem in the South China Sea. Piracy was the worst during the 1980's &...
Pirates, near the Riau Islands, board a ship at night.
Pirates board ships under cover of night using poles with hooks and speed boats. .Indonesia
Pirates, near the Riau Islands, board a ship at night.
U.S.S. Blue Ridge set sail for Hong Kong. The flagship of the 7th fleet is on a good will tour for the U.S. allies in Asia. B...
U.S.S. Blue Ridge Flagship of the 7th Fleet. Admiral Natter playing basketball with fellow crew members..Penang, Malaysia
U.S.S. Blue Ridge Flagship of the 7th Fleet. .Penang, Malaysia
U.S.S. O'Brien. Admiral Natter from the U.S.S. Blue Ridge pays a visit as his ship passes within 30 miles. .Penang, Malaysia
U.S.S. Blue Ridge Flagship of the 7th Fleet. .Penang, Malaysia