Garment factories, missing buttons and Antarctic trips

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David Amanor invites Akbar Hossain of BBC Bangla, Giang Nguyen of BBC Vietnamese and Anastasiya Gribanova of BBC Ukrainian to share stories from inside and outside the Covid-19 pandemic. Including lockdown and Bangladesh's garment factories; the long journey of Ukrainian scientists to their Antarctic base; and what coronavirus has revealed about supply chains in Vietnam. Nepal's puppet marriages Rama Parajuli of BBC Nepali describes a tradition from a remote part of the country, where two girls are chosen as bride and groom in a pretend "puppet" marriage. It has all the feasts, dances and gifts of a real marriage, but ends the same day. Pink dolphins BBC Chinese recently ran a beautiful online story about the pink dolphins of Hong Kong. They’re a big draw for tourists, but also critically endangered. For reporter Martin Yip, this was his first encounter with them. Venezuela's young 'farmers' Some young Venezuelan gamers have found it can be easier to earn a living in the virtual world than the real one. They call it 'farmeo', winning points and credits in video games that can be sold for real money. BBC Mundo’s Guillermo Olmo has spoken to some of them. Picture: Garment workers in Dhaka, Bangladesh Credit: EPA