A Tale of Two Flowers in Afghanistan

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It's a bumper year for two lucrative flower crops in Afghanistan. Rose-growers are harvesting flowers for rose oil whilst at the same time, opium production has reached a record high. BBC Afghan's Auliya Atrafi tells the stories behind the flowers. An Indian perspective on Vietnam Political relations between India and Vietnam are getting closer, but how much do the Indians and Vietnamese know about each other? BBC Hindi's Zubair Ahmed went to Vietnam to find out. Brazilian slavery This month sees the 130th anniversary of the abolition of slavery in Brazil. It's usually presented as the benevolent act of a ruling elite, but BBC Brasil tells the lesser known stories of the slaves, former slaves and free blacks who fought for abolition. Amanda Rossi has the story. Life next door to North Korea's nuclear test site As North Korea announces the destruction of its Punggye-ri nuclear test site, BBC Korean reporter Kim Hyung Eun talked to defectors who used to live just a few kilometres away. My Hometown: Athens, Greece In this episode of My Hometown, we speak to Elisa Kriezis of BBC Brasil about her hometown, the Greek capital Athens. Shanghai's millennial choir The Shanghai Rainbow Chamber Singers are a young choir whose eclectic hits have covered parental pressure, losing keys and finding love. Their latest, 'A Trip to the White Horse Village', is about a utopian village, far from the stresses of modern day life in China. Howard Zhang explains. Image: (L) Damask Rose in Syria (R) and Poppies in Afghanistan Credit: (L) LOUAI BESHARA/AFP/Getty Images Credit: (R) JAVED TANVEER/AFP/Getty Images