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Art of making brushes at riskJan 27, 2015In the workshop of the Wangyipin Brush Pen Store in Huzhou, 29-year-old Shi Wangli brushes goat fur in water with an ox horn comb to select appropriate strands to make a traditional Chinese brush pen... -
Sonia Gandhi biography a big hit in IndiaJan 27, 2015In 2010, when Spanish author Javier Moro wanted to publish his dramatized biography of the life of Congress president Sonia Gandhi in India, he was threatened with legal action and his effigy was bur... -
No books, no bags, no shoes, no uniformsJan 20, 2015MANEK URAI, Malaysia ― It was like a war zone, everything was in ruins. What was sadder still was that things were just the way they had been when I came to this town 100 km from Kota Baru a week ago... -
‘New challenges as Singapore enters next 50 years’Jan 20, 2015Singapore has come a long way in the last 50 years, but this milestone should be seen less as a final destination than a springboard to an even better future, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. In... -
Kabuki fans answer call for yellersJan 20, 2015OSAKA, Japan ― “Matsushima-ya!” Nine men and women in their 50s and 60s enthusiastically shouted as they watched a video of a kabuki play in Chuo Ward, Osaka. They were being schooled in the art of y...
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Pangkalan Bun: A small town with a big heartJan 13, 2015On a hot morning last Sunday, Ms. Saptuyah, 37, bought 200 packets of nasi bungkus ― takeaway rice meal ― and set out on a delivery. With the help of two friends, she took 150 packets to the militar... -
Drawing on heritageJan 13, 2015Street art ― some as high as 15 m ― is drawing droves of visitors to Malaysia’s old towns. Many have catapulted the buildings that serve as canvasses to fame while others have drawn the public’s ire.... -
Fighting for gender equality in MalaysiaJan 6, 2015Mary Shantini Dairiam believes that addressing inequality is key to improving women’s lives -
Look out, there’s a robot just waiting to take over your jobJan 6, 2015They are cheaper, don’t get tired, won’t strike, and they might be better than you. In a restaurant newly opened in Chengdu, capital of Sichuan province, four robots are busy waiting tables. The rob... -
Jakarta teens seek to end violence against womenJan 6, 2015Watching movies, hanging out in a shopping mall or chatting in a coffee shop ― these are the perceptions most people have about the ways teenagers spend their weekend, but for some young girls a chan...
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Business as usual for Ikea hackerDec 31, 2014When Yap Mei Mei, or Jules as she is better known online, said she was thinking about becoming a full-time blogger, no one really took her seriously. Little did her family and friends know that Yap’... -
For love ― and luxuryDec 31, 2014It is easier than ever to buy overseas items, but that’s not the real reason behind the booming ranks of China’s “haitao” consumers. Liu Xin, 32, a Beijing local, has been buying products for her ch... -
Restaurants bring back tableside service despite labor crunchDec 31, 2014Diners welcome special attention in fine dining -
Memories of massacre made publicDec 16, 2014Nanjing Archives Bureau releases 100 testimonials of war atrocities -
The sweet lifeDec 16, 2014Filipino vendor puts new spin on cotton candy
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