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Culture, cocktails, castles, camels, fast cars and faster space ships -- only in Abu Dhabi.

When the record-breaking Shinkansen high-speed rail line opened in 1964, it was perfect timing.

Skywalks, viewing platforms, observation decks -- various experiences with one result -- the promise to do it again soon.

Just 30 minutes away from the casino glitz, Macau's island of Coloane feels a world apart from the fast-paced gambling mecca.

Crematoriums, morgues, funeral homes. These buildings, all of which are involved in rituals around death, often look as mournful as they sound.

A shortlist of six buildings as stylistically different from one another as Britain's St Paul's Cathedral is from Spain's La Sagrada Familia have been announced as finalists for the first RIBA International Prize.