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Despondent underage bride forced to marry older man after ‘being caught seeing him around their village’

The 17-year-old girl, named Lay Generaloa, had been accused by fellow tribespeople of having feelings for the ‘outsider' after they were seen in conversation several times in recent weeks.

Villagers take part in bizarre human tug-of-war in the Philippines

Men and teenagers from rival tribes take part in the sports day event each year in Mindanao, southern Philippines.

Filipino tribe sacrifices live animals and bottles of wine to Mother Earth

The indigenous Lumad people of Bukidnon province in the southern Philippines were filmed performing the ritual.

Inside the Filipino slums where locals sell recycled food scraped together from restaurant bins

Tens of thousands of locals feast every day on the revolting left-over junk food - known as ‘pagpag' - which is scraped together from restaurant bins in slums around the capital Manila.

Bizarre race on stilts reaches new heights at hill tribe sports day in the Philippines

Youngsters from different clans took part in the annual festival in Mindanao, southern Philippines, on April 10.

One-legged boy can finally perform skateboard tricks after receiving prosthetic leg

Alrey Codilla Toring, 13, was born without a right foot and his lower leg not was not properly former due to a congenital defect.

Join this Vietnamese farmer as he fishes for shrimp and crabs in flooded fields

Nguyen Van Tu, 62, goes to work at the ungodly hour of 3 am to go to work in the Tam Binh district of Vinh Long province, Vietnam.

This spirulina production facility is run by a local in small Vietnamese village

The Mekong Spirulina was built by Van Huu Tai in the hamlet of Tan Nhon in Vinh Long province, Vietnam.

Weavers show how they make Vietnam's iconic straw hats as craft slowly fades away

The headgear, known locally as non la, has different designs but is typically made with straw, dried palm leaves, and thin bamboo strips.

Vietnamese fisherman catches crabs at sunrise for local market

Footage shows the local rowing out to a lake in Ca Mau, Vietnam at the crack of dawn to check on the crab traps he had laid the previous day.

Vietnamese sculptor builds fascinating models of wooden stilt houses

Artist Nguyen Tan Tai pieces together the intricate miniature homes from bits of metal cans, broken glass bottles, and scrap wood to recreate the traditional stilt houses that were prevalent in the country's western region.

Locals catch shellfish in Vietnamese village

Footage shows the residents with their families combing through the shore with their tools to find clams at Phuoc Hai Beach in Ba Ria Vung Tau province on November 30.

Vietnamese cricket farmer shows off his high-income insect farm

Footage shows the old man Le Thanh Tuong preparing food for the bugs that he cultivated in Hanoi on December 4.

Artist makes model trucks and planes from used beer cans

Ma Tan Phat, 63, fashions the DIY mini vehicles at his home in Can Tho city in southern Vietnam.

Gardener makes stunning bonsai trees from copper wire

Footage shows green-fingered Luu Thi Thu Thuy working on the incredible manmade trees at her roadside stall in Vinh Long, Vietnam.

Housewives prepare savoury cakes for festival in Vietnam

Footage shows the women stationed on the front of the house doing their designated tasks on mat-covered floor for the annual Tet festival on February 12.

Children fly kites in rice fields in Vietnam

Tran Nguyen Khanh, a farmer, spotted the kids playing with kites in the fields after a harvest in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam, on May 16.

Museum unveils stunning 433ft long painting of Vietnamese battle against the French

The Battle of Dien Bien Phu, portrayed in the panorama oil painting, narrates the historical story of the Vietnam-France war, featuring more than 4,500 characters set against the backdrop of the Northwest Mountains and forest scenery.

Kind Vietnamese restaurant ower sells food for three pence to hard up locals

Nguyen Vinh Hung decided to sell the buffet for just 1,000 Vietnamese Dong (0.03 GBP) to residents in the former French protectorate of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

Check out this town in Vietnam where red brick production is booming

Footage shows the factories and warehouses lining a river in Vinh Long province where the clay products are being made.
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