US citizens scramble for food aid
The number of unemployed Americans continues to rise and some are now struggling to put food on the table, becoming increasingly dependent on food stamps to help them get by.
Food stamps are a state-subsidised programme that helps people with a low income buy food at lower prices. But for many US citizens it may not be enough to help them weather the economic crisis, as Al Jazeera’s Lucy Keating discovers in the US town of Knoxville in Tennessee.
South Korean blogger under fire
The South Korean economy has been hit hard by the global downturn, with more than 100,000 losing their jobs in the past month alone.
Now the government is going after internet critics of its handling of the economic crisis.
Al Jazeera’s Harry Fawcett reports from Seoul.
Chinese provinces battle worsening drought
Parts of northern and central China have been hit by one of the worst droughts in 50 years, and the government has moved quickly to irrigate fields and revive crops.
Al Jazeera’s Melissa Chan reports from one of the hardest-hit areas in Henan province.
