Pride in Indonesia is longer than a coming-out story
Three queer Indonesians, three different relationships with the closet and one thing they all share: a conversation that never ends.
From Harvard to Tsinghua: Indonesian students look east as ties with China deepen
This marks a shift away from a decades-long tilt towards the West.
School bags of siblings who were lost in 2011 tsunami displayed in Japan’s Miyagi
Kento Suzuki was in the sixth grade of elementary school when he died in the tsunami, while his sister, Hana, who was in fourth grade, was swept away and remains missing.
Koreanosaurus, 1st dinosaur fossil named after Korea to become natural monument
Natural monument designation grants the fossils legal protection as nationally significant natural heritage, restricting damage or alteration while supporting its preservation and…
Daily milk run connects Bhutanese farms to Indian households
For many residents of Dadgari, a small town in India bordering Bhutan, the milk van has become part of their morning ritual.
Myanmar’s Vinaya Dinugaha Festival, suspended during Covid, returns this year
The festival was held annually from its original inception in 1932 to 2019. It was not held for more than 6 years due to the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, record-breaking floods in…
The boat that rocked: From Taiwan to Philippines’ Batanes, a voyage 300 years in the making
A traditional Tao boat sailed from Taiwan’s Orchid Island to Batanes, reviving a 300-year-old sea route between Tao and Ivatan communities.
Siam-ultaneously creative: how Bangkok is turning old concrete into new cultural capital
Bangkok’s creative economy is thriving through adaptive reuse, design festivals, street culture, and intellectual property, positioning Thailand as a regional hub for Asia’s…
Atomic bomb survivors council in Nagasaki commemorates 70th anniversary
The council was founded on June 23, 1956. Since then, the council has worked to improve support for "hibakusha" (survivors) and held campaigns for the elimination of nuclear…
Ancient Chinese arts find new life
From Dunhuang murals to Wudang martial arts, young people are giving ancient traditions new meaning across borders at the World Youth Development Forum.