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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...

Taiwan / Malaysia / Singapore 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...

Taiwan / Vietnam / Myanmar David Calleja

Friends and families enjoy shopping and eating at the night market.

Taipei's Famous Night Markets

No doubt about it, people in Taipei love night markets. The author shows you where to go, and mor...

Taiwan Dawn Stanton

Book cover for Antonio Graceffo's upcoming book, Warrior Odyssey.

A Warrior's Odyssey - Interview with Antonio Graceffo

Antonio Graceffo's eagerly anticipated new book, Warrior Odyssey, covers the beginning of his tre...

Taiwan / Vietnam / Myanmar David Calleja

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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...

Taiwan / Singapore / 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...

Taiwan / Vietnam / Singapore Ernie Yap

Sunset on Sun Moon Lake, Nantou County, Taiwan.

Your First Trip to Taiwan: A Suggested Itinerary

So you've decided to go to Taiwan! Or maybe you're considering it but want to research what the i...

Taiwan Dawn Stanton

Shanghai Old Street, Shanghai, China.

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

Taiwan / Vietnam / Malaysia ThingsAsian

Monks on a Train

Taiwan on the Fast Track

Its fun to throw around numbers (‘287 kilometers per hour,’ the hair-raising speed the train ...

Taiwan Joshua Samuel Brown

To The Chinese, Jade Is The Elixir Of Life - The Stone Of Immortality

The first time I was exposed to the fascinating world of jade on a large scale was in Malacca, Ma...

Taiwan / Singapore / China Habeeb Salloum

Free Samples on Tihua Street

Five Reasons to Spend Chinese New Year in Taipei

Chinese New Year in Taipei? No, dear reader, We are neither drunk nor insane; While the Taiwanese...

Taiwan Joshua Samuel Brown

Celebrating Chinese New Year - Firecrackers

To scare away the terrible Nian, the daring villagers lit hissing, popping firecrackers. Now the ...

Taiwan / China Tricia Morrissey

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Art, Culture and Candy: The Small Museums of Taipei

Stuffed gorillas, miniaturized Vaticans and gigantic blocks of gold-encrusted nougat; diversity i...

Taiwan Joshua Samuel Brown

Recipes & Photos for 'Eat Drink Man Woman' Taiwanese Dinner

Shrimp & Water Chestnut Croquettes 1 pound shrimp, peeled & deveined 4 water chestnuts, finely mi...

Taiwan Celeste Heiter

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How to Get a Job - and a Life - in Taipei

The Chinese have a saying about being a stranger in a strange land: "Ren sheng, di bu shu." Liter...

Taiwan Dawn Stanton

Antonio Graceffo (left) learns the Khmer martial art of Bokator under the watchful eyes of Master San Kim Saen in Phnom Penh.

Learning History and Culture Through Martial Arts

David Calleja talks with Antonio Graceffo, host of Martial Arts Odyssey, and leading Filipino kun...

Taiwan / Vietnam / Myanmar David Calleja

The artist with one of his creations.

Subject to Interpretation: The Art of Ju ming

Interpretation is the sole domain of the viewer" - Ju ming, on his art. On the grounds behind Jum...

Taiwan Joshua Samuel Brown

Film Review: Eat Drink Man Woman

Eat, drink, man, woman. Food and sex. Basic desires. Can't avoid them. Take one widowed Taipei ma...

Taiwan Celeste Heiter

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Japanese Colonial Architecture

SEOUL, Aug 5, 2005 - Like the British, the Dutch, the Spanish and the French before them, Japanes...

Taiwan / Singapore / Japan AFP

Main prayer hall, Foguangshan, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

Fokuangshan Monastery

Never mind the image of the Buddhist monastery high atop the mountain, beyond the reach and under...

Taiwan Dawn Stanton

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