Why Penang’s Auntie Gaik Lean’s Old School Eatery deserves its Michelin Star
Along Penang’s Bishop Street, Auntie Gaik Lean’s Old School Eatery stands out with its brilliant blue door and old-fashioned signage.
Anxious, avoidant or somewhere in between? Koreans tap into attachment theory to hack love
Identifying with one of four attachment styles, young South Koreans navigate complexities of intimate relationships to level up in love.
When men cook, care, and connect: The era of new masculinity
Today's men are not shy to change diapers, cook dinners, or communicate with their families. They are not expected to only focus on career and financial stability, while women…
Complexity of transgender life in Janakpur
Too often, impeachment serves as a bargaining chip for partisan gain or monetary benefit; in other words—a political tool. But the allegations leveled at Duterte, being imbued…
They love to fish and hike: Migrant workers share how they have fun in Singapore on new SMRT concept train
The train – which has photographs and stories printed on its interior of these migrant workers talking about what they do for leisure – will run from Dec 9 to 22 on the…
Heirs to Kyoto talent: Handweaving artisan uses skill to repair cultural properties
The workshop of Nishijin textile manufacturer Hironobu Orimono Co. is filled with colorful pieces of cloth called kire. Some are silk canvases for Japanese-style paintings and…
Traditional Medicine in Hanoi: A timeless remedy
Once the only method of cure for Vietnamese people, traditional medicine, along with the age-old tradition of culture and medication, are making a comeback to improve living…
Chinese master of embroidery shows how a delicate touch creates works that last
Under a magnifying glass, more than 100 Chinese characters of shou in different fonts manage to set themselves clearly apart from one another on a cloth the size of a match box.…
Sake-making added to UNESCO Heritage List; hopes raised for exports, domestic consumption
The committee praised the traditional knowledge and skills of sake-making with koji mold for having significant cultural importance to local communities, noting that sake is an…
Singapore’s Bird Paradise welcomes two baby gentoo penguins and a rescued northern rockhopper
The first chick, which hatched on Nov 25, thrived under its parents’ care, but keepers noticed that the second chick was being underfed.