Yuezhou fan inheritor in Central China’s Hunan
The craft of making these fans was listed in the fifth batch of national intangible cultural heritages in 2021, and is one of the most famous fans in China.
Arts
Shenzhen museum spotlights xieyi-style oil paintings
Oil artists integrate the technique of xieyi ("expressing the meaning"), of classic Chinese painting, into the creation of oil paintings.
‘Broker’ wins top prize at Munich International Film Festival
Japanese auteur Hirokazu Kore-eda’s “Broker” centers on relationships formed through “baby boxes” installed at churches or institutions in Korea where desperate parents…
Quang Ninh’s unique craft: coal carving
Endowed with the biggest coal reserves in Vietnam, the northern province is also the birthplace of the unique craft. Local carvers turn rough black coal blocks into beautiful…
Everything, Everywhere, All at Once and Hollywood’s wake up call to Asian excellence
Everything, Everywhere is a welcome addition to a growing line of Asian media that has overturned box offices and captivated global audiences within the last year and a half.
Thailand Fashion Week 2022 to present Vietnamese culture
The designs will present the intersection between Vietnamese cultural identity and characteristics of countries across five continents.
China’s museums reopen to a new age
Since the first Covid-19 outbreak, museums in Shanghai had started introducing online events to maintain contact with the public and are well-prepared for the latest wave.
NFTs going mainstream in Singapore’s art scene
Non-fungible tokens have taken the art world by storm, with pieces going for eye-watering sums and every other practitioner jumping on the bandwagon.
Vietnamese ceramic artist sets two Guinness World Records
The ceramic works include a sculpture of a toad and a carved and embossed ceramic plate.
Memories of Korean War outbreak on June 25 transcended in art
Also known as “6.25 War” in South Korea to remember the date of the war’s outbreak, the Korean War remains an unforgettable pain in the nation’s history.