DOCUMENTARY
Discover Asia
The Ins and Outs of an Up and Coming Land
Economic "dragons" and newly liberalized economies. Age-old traditions and cutting-edge modernity. Contrasts abound in the Asia of today, a land assuming increasing importance on the world stage. Discover where Asia is today, and where it's going.

A City Where Trucks are Built by Hand
(Bangladesh)

DC059606
A City Where Trucks are Built by Hand
©NHK

･NHK

･24 min.

･M/E & English Version

Truck transport is the lifeblood of commerce, but the lack of new vehicles has given rise to inventive handling of used parts. See this resourcefulness in action as apprentice mechanic Milon attempts to build a truck entirely from used parts.