Popularity of Red tourism jumps among Chinese youth
The tourism features tours of sites related to the nation's revolutionary history.
Culture
Indonesia not involved in joint bid to grant ‘kebaya’ UNESCO heritage status
The multinational bid in effect serves as a counterproposal to Indonesia’s own Kebaya Goes to UNESCO campaign, for which it is the sole nominating country.
Book Review: Learning about Chinese Indonesians from Tjong
The novel traverses several tumultuous historical events of China and depicts the Indonesian National Revolution and the Cultural Revolution.
Making art within reach
Get to know some of the museum curators in Hong Kong museums who contribute so much to the exhibitions that you’ve enjoyed.
Kebabs, soups, momos and more: Welcome to the street food scene of Mohammadpur
The tea stalls offer all kinds of gourmet tea, from chocolate tandoori to pistachio, and the red-hot terracotta cups kept on fire lend an extra gusto to the roadside stalls.
Singapore and 3 other nations to nominate kebaya for Unesco intangible cultural heritage list
The idea, proposed by Malaysia, is also supported by Brunei and Thailand where the kebaya is a popular garment.
Chef’s wife honours husband’s memory with legendary tantanmen noodle dish
Customers increasingly seek out this restaurant, and it was even ranked highly on a website introducing ramen restaurants across the nation.
Dog meat restaurant shuts up shop
However, for many in the business, it’s a way of life, so leaving the industry can be difficult.
Century-old row house attached to bathhouse transformed into community space
In Japanese society, the public bathhouse has long served as a community hub, and the renovated space is renewing that sense of commonality and leading people to form new…
Philippines rejects same-sex marriage: We’re not ready for that, says DOJ’s Remulla
“We just don’t recognise it because the premises have not been laid out properly”, said the Justice Secretary.