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In 1949, the government of the Republic of China was defeated in the Chinese Civil War. The Nationalist Government fled the People’s Liberation Army to Taiwan, along with two million troops and civilians. Gao Binghan escaped alone at the age of 13.

VICE’s Erica Matson trekked out to Routt County National Forest to attend the week-long Rainbow Family gathering to see if peace is real, or if it's just an acid trip.

Host, Jamie Clifton, looks at some of the chaos caused by recreational drug prohibition.

Photographer Gabriele Micalizzi was given rare access to Russian troops fighting in Ukraine.

Libs of TikTok began as an anonymous account. Now it is one of the most influential political forces in America - with the LGBTQ community firmly in its crosshairs.

Franco Pagetti has been referred to as one of the most seasoned, accomplished photojournalists of his generation.

We meet one of the internet’s most notorious creators as she builds a secretive new life in Sarasota, Florida, off the back of a number of high profile controversies.

Drug cartels are more innovative than most legitimate companies. From narco-submarines to sex toys, we look at the most inventive ways cartels have smuggled drugs.

When Naeem saw the violence around him evolve from fists to weapons, he knew that something had to change. He decided to settle disputes in the ring, not on the streets with weapons.

Fentanyl is the deadly drug driving the North American overdose crisis. Ben Westhoff infiltrated China’s fentanyl labs to reveal the role of the Chinese government.

From poaching endangered shellfish to smoking quaaludes, this is the wild origin story of how meth took over South Africa.

Off the coast of Thailand is an island Tantric community who claim to have found sexual enlightenment.