Peacocks lead to success in hometown business
Known as the "golden peacock", Sun Jiaojiao’s business of selling peacock feathers as a series of tourism products continues to grow, developing rural tourism in the area.
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Long road ahead: Life as nonbinary in Indonesia
Merely inviting a gay couple to appear on one of the most popular YouTube podcast channels in Indonesia brought up rehashed “discourses” and hate speech on social media.
Boxing titles shared among Thailand, the Philippines and Vietnam
Thailand won four golds while the Philippines and Vietnam secured three titles each on the last day of the SEA Games 31 competition on May 22.
Petite nun, 67, stands tall as Singapore’s first taekwondo world champion
Sister Linda Sim picked up taekwondo for self defence as a teenager and is now a fifth-dan black belt holder.
Preserving the Mekong Delta’s floating markets
A cultural researcher said that floating markets represented the cultural features, tourism specialties, and the pride of the land and people of the Mekong Delta.
Blind masseur becomes a lawyer in Guangzhou
Pan Mingjing was the first blind person to pass the national legal vocational qualifying examination in the city of Guangzhou.
Even in defeat, Efren ‘Bata’ Reyes’ legend grows in Hanoi SEA Games
Despite his loss to hometown bet Tranh Thanh Tu Nguyen in the men’s 1-cushion carom semifinals, Reyes was treated like winner from a predominantly Vietnamese crowd.
Age is just a number at the SEA Games
Age isn't always a limit, as these athletes display talents and passion that more than make up for their age.
Felt flowers help smooth over cracks
Strolling around Nanting village in Guangzhou, one can see bright flowers "blooming" on street corners and walls, but a closer look reveals these flowers are actually made of felt.
Carving out a fruitful career
29-year-old Zhu Mengjia from Jiangsu province, East China, sculpts out ingenious creations from challengingly hard, tiny, and rugged pits of fruit images of animals, plants, and…