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Legend of the Chinese Zodiac

In my family, we have a dog, an ox, a rat, a tiger, and two dragons! When such a varied bunch sit...

Malaysia / Singapore / China Audrey Lim

Front cover for Warrior Odyssey

Book review: Warrior Odyssey - Antonio Graceffo

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to set off on a quest around Asia, researching and d...

Vietnam / Myanmar / Cambodia David Calleja

The floor to ceiling tree in a Hong Kong shopping mall

Christmas in Hong Kong

I've lived in Hong Kong for six years and people from North America always ask me "How do you cel...

China MaryLou Driedger

'In the Mood for Love' Film Review

'Mood' is the operative word in this 1960's bittersweet period piece, written and directed by Kar...

China Celeste Heiter

Tony Leung and and Wei Tang in Lust, Caution

Film Review: Lust, Caution

Ang Lee steps into the world of film noir with his World War II romantic thriller starring Wei Ta...

China Celeste Heiter

Hong Kong film director Wong Kar-wai 's 2046 stars Tony Leung, Faye Wong and Zhang Ziyi.

Wong Kar-wai's 2046

* * * It was a film some cynics suggested would never be finished. But after four years in the ma...

China AFP/Neil Western

View of Hong Kong's Victoria Harbour, from the Peak.

You Need Massage?

What am I doing in a Gucci shop? It's an accident, of course. Somehow, on my first full day in Ho...

China Joe Lavin

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Chinese Teens Respond To Amy Chau's Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother

Amy Chau has gained international attention since an excerpt from her new book Battle Hymn of the...

Singapore / China / Taiwan MaryLou Driedger

The Chi Lin Nunnery

Hong Kong's Chi Lin Nunnery

The Chi Lin Nunnery is a 'must see' when you visit Hong Kong. No cost has been spared in making t...

China MaryLou Driedger

View from Victoria Peak at sunset.

Hiking Hong Kong’s Victoria Peak

Whenever I need a quick escape from the urban canyons of Hong Kong, I head up to Victoria Peak, s...

China Steven K. Bailey

The Home Song Stories promotion poster

Film: The Home Song Stories

The Home Song Stories, an entry to the 2007 Berlin Film Festival, is inspired by the true story o...

Singapore / China Diana Tan

Filipino maids in outside the Hong Kong Law Courts Building.

Maids Day Off in Hong Kong

Sunday is maid's day off in Hong Kong and they congregate in groups all over the city.

China MaryLou Driedger

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American Boarding Schools - a book review

A directory of American Boarding Schools, compiled with international students in mind...

Vietnam / Singapore / Thailand Ernie Yap

Dr. Sun Yat Sen Museum Hong Kong

Dr. Sun Yat Sen Museum

Museums in Hong Kong, Shanghai and Macau tell the story of Dr. Sun Yat Sen - The Father of China

China MaryLou Driedger

Go to the movies with Celeste...

Celeste Goes to the Movies

Film Reviews by Celeste Heiter

Vietnam / Thailand / Japan Celeste Heiter

Shanghai Old Street, Shanghai, China.

Afghanistan Kabul shopping * * * China Death of a Beijing Flea Market A Geek's Guide to China * *...

Vietnam / Malaysia / Singapore ThingsAsian

The Big Buddha on Hong Kong's Lantau island. It is the world's largest seated outdoor Buddha.

Look for the Big Buddha when Landing in Hong Kong

Flying into Hong Kong? Then don't forget to look for the giant bronze Buddha. He sits cross-legge...

China Steven K. Bailey

Hong Kong cemeteries have high rise apartments for the dead.

High Rise Apartments for the Dead

Not only the living but also the dead are housed in high rise apartment buildings in Hong Kong. W...

China MaryLou Driedger

In the late 1980s, author Pico Iyer embarked on an Asian journey with the purpose of discovering ...

China / India / Indonesia Kenneth Champeon

Zhao Hitches a Ride to Three Gorges in 'Getting Home'

On the Edge of Our Seats at Cinequest 18

Mystery and suspense take on many forms in the seven Asian entries in San Jose's 18th annual Cine...

Japan / China / Nepal Celeste Heiter

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