BTS shows shine light on flaws in Busan’s event management
Poor communication, pricey stays, scalping draw complaints among global BTS audience.
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What old newspapers reveal about Kathmandu’s World Cup fever in the 80s and 90s
A look at how newspapers chronicled football fever in Kathmandu before the internet age—from Maradona heartbreak and excitement over NTV to fears of loadshedding.
Ancient cave art site to boost heritage tourism in Laos’ Khammuan
The opening of the cave adds a significant new attraction to Khammuan’s growing tourism portfolio and is expected to enhance the appeal of the province’s popular tourism…
Meet the Gen Z Singaporeans building unconventional music careers
A number of Gen Z Singaporeans are choosing vocations that do not fit neatly into any category – part musician, part entrepreneur, part hustler – navigating a field that…
In ‘K-Everything’, Korean-American actor Daniel Dae Kim wants you to look past the Korean hype
The Hollywood star fronts a four-part travel series on South Korea's cultural rise — and finds himself rediscovering the country he left at age 1.
Event helps strengthen China-US youth bond
More than 100 students and scholars from the United States have gained firsthand insight into Chinese culture and technology in Chongqing to deepen communication between the two…
Bollywood brings romance to the shores of Vietnam’s Da Nang
The central city’s Culture, Sports and Tourism department has been boosting co-operation with film producer, Vivek Singania, in the development of the film, The Weekend, with…
Batang Bathala: Filipino teacher’s ‘mindful movement’ nurtures the inner light of every child
From breath to being, these yoga and meditation classes for children allow young people to express their full rainbow of emotions.
Woodprint art bonds China and Vietnam
New Year woodprint pictures are found across China and have wide distribution, with major production centers in Yangliuqing, Tianjin; Yangjiabu, Shandong province; Mianzhu,…
Punjab’s epic songs fade as fewer than a dozen performers keep ancient tales alive
Three brothers — Ghulam Haider, Allah Ditta and Mohammad Bakhsh — all past 90, sat on a cracked mud platform beneath a single bulb. They began after maghrib [sunset] and…