How an heiress became K-pop’s most-watched rookie
From chaebol roots to late-blooming idol, Annie charted her own path to the stage.
Unearthed: Burial artefacts from Singapore’s Bukit Brown Cemetery find new life
Chinese funerary artefacts from the cemetery were unearthed from about 4,000 early Chinese graves. These graves made up about 5 percent of the site’s estimated 100,000 graves,…
From ‘soft no’s to hidden anger: Why Koreans communicate indirectly
In Korea’s group-oriented, hierarchical culture, confrontations are avoided, which often leads people to express negative feelings indirectly, turning frustration into…
In Bhutan’s Zhemgang, even the forest has a voice
Needless to say, Zhemgang is Bhutan's true eco-tourism capital, a district where 93.87 percent forest cover turns the landscape into a living, breathing wilderness.
Silent caregivers: Bhutanese medical escorts in India’s Kolkata
Every month, dozens of Bhutanese escorts arrive at the city's hospitals, struggling with language barriers, navigating bureaucracies, and translating medical jargon into words…
Storm in a tumbler: A missing cup sparks debates about empathy in Indonesia
A commuter's missing Tuku tumbler, worth US$13.50, from a cooler bag on a Jakarta train sparked a social media storm after she blamed a station officer for the loss.
A celebration of South Asian heritage and a renewed commitment to social impact
The region can be referred to as a cluster of food nations that are consistently ranking among the best in the world for their culinary traditions.
From fragmented memories of shame, Korea-born adoptee author weaves a home in language
'This story is not only for Korean adoptees in Switzerland. It is for anyone who has been rejected, anyone who has been shamed,' says Laure Mi Hyun Croset, a writer who was born…
Why we overwork (and what that might be hiding)
Some of us overwork because we care. Others, because we’re afraid to stop. Either way, it’s time we paid attention to what’s underneath the effort.
Chinese trains, tourists and money are flooding Laos. Locals wonder if it makes sense
Chinese investments – like the high-speed rail from Yunnan to Vientiane – have transformed parts of the country and brought tourists in, but also saddled it with debt. Facing…