California gets behind Lunar New Year
The festival was made a state holiday, which lets any state employee take eight hours of vacation, annual leave or compensatory leave to celebrate the occasion.
Handwriting ability on the wane in Japan: Survey
Among other factors, 89.4 per cent of respondents expressed concern over “decreased opportunities to write by hand”.
Famous Phuket vegetarian festival underway
The Phuket Vegetarian Festival is considered one of the most-famous events in Thailand, and never fails to draw crowds and worshippers.
On the hook: Hong Kong’s fishermen
Older generation of fishermen at Hong Kong's iconic Tai O fishing village and the youngest at the Aberdeen port shed light on how the industry has changed over the years.
Wedding rings grows in popularity amongst non-Christians in Indonesia
Whatever pagan or mystical symbolism rings had has largely been lost with time. Today, Indonesians, like most others in the 21st century, see wedding rings in a different light.
Local Japanese festivals work to decarbonise
The electricity needed for the Aomori Nebuta Festival this year was provided by solar panels on most days, establishing its role as an “environmentally friendly” event.
Cambodia’s youths seek to promote the unique art of making Num Ansom
Num Ansom cake is known to all Cambodians and is popular during major festivals, especially Pchum Ben.
Leading writers to gather at Seoul International Writers’ Festival
Poet Kim Hye-soon, the first Asian woman to win the Griffin Poetry Prize, and Pulitzer-winning poet Forrest Gander will deliver the opening keynote speech of the event.
Covid-19, Asean Summit behind cancellation of Water Fest: Hun Sen
The annual festival, originally scheduled to take place from Nov 7-9, was cancelled during a Council of Ministers meeting on Sept 9.
Japanese university pageants move away from focus on looks
There is now a growing movement to focus more on internal beauty and make such events gender-neutral.