As most parts of Shanghai become more modernized, one district retains its pre-war landscape. TianZi Fang, which used to be a French settlement before World War II, maintains an international feel.

Jon Du Pre questions how children in high school and even junior high can figure out what they want to be when they grow up. He talks to educators and kids about getting a head start on the future.

A social entrepreneur in the Philippines is engineering a grassroots revolution in the retail industry. His group is working with small neighborhood shops known as sari-sari stores. These vendors ...