Preserving Tibet’s Potala Palace
A team of specialists and modern technology and equipment maintain the building's structural integrity and safety.
Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City gears up for 50th anniversary of the South’s liberation
The streets are bursting with pride and people are ecstatic to prepare for the exciting activities such as military parades, fireworks and aircraft displays.
Sweet tradition: Cambodian farmer’s dedication to pure palm sugar
For 20 years, Chhat Chhoeum and Sun Nan have poured their hearts into crafting palm sugar the old-fashioned way — no additives, no shortcuts. They are not the only remaining…
Asia mourns Pope’s death: ‘His humility brought many back to the fold of the Church’
In the Philippines, home to Asia’s largest Catholic population with 85 million, the bells of Manila Cathedral tolled on the afternoon of April 21 as news of the Pope’s passing…
A showcase of Brunei’s rich indigenous heritage
The Murut Cultural Night featured performances from the Lun Bawang Murut Brunei Association, as well as cultural groups from the Lun Dayeh Sabah, Lun Bawang Sarawak, and Persatuan…
Nepal’s Sindoor Jatra festival celebrated with colour and chariot processions
The festival, part of the Bisket Jatra, marks the Nepali New Year and the arrival of spring with vermilion powder, music, and devotion.
In this Penang church, women are now included in traditional Catholic ritual
The “Washing of the Feet” during Holy Week has traditionally only involved men. However, at George Town's Church of the Assumption, women are now included, symbolising change…
The art of herbal healing in Hanoi’s old quarter
Tucked away in a street, the scent of healing herbs lingers and centuries-old traditions endure. Alongside common remedies, it’s the family-kept formulas that have shaped each…
Here’s a variety of holy things you can do every day this Holy Week in the Philippines
So even if I did fail my Lenten sacrifices of alcohol, chocolate, and coffee, these movies did help me reflect on the value of faith. And if you’re spending Holy Week in Manila,…
New year, new festivals in Dhaka
City dwellers are out and about, attending various programmes organised to usher in the Bangla new year.