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ASIA NOW: The Mystical Banyan Trees of Yogyakarta

It’s perhaps the most difficult thing I have ever done – walk in a straight line. I wasn’t inebriated, but you’ll have to hear this tale from Yogyakarta, ...
On July 28, 2014 / By Steve Miller
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PODCAST: Asia News Weekly (7.25.14)

Updates on Malaysian Airlines flight 17, the UN tells Japan comfort women were sex slaves, and will South Korea get cozy with China. These stories and more are ...
On July 24, 2014 / By Steve Miller
Asia Life 2
Kimbap: A Documentary

Have you ever looked down at your food and wondered, how did all that end up on my plate and what was the process to get it there? ...
On July 24, 2014 / By Ben Cowles

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Travel

Travel 0
Of Men and Monkeys: Arishiyama Monkey Park, Japan

“WHY DO YOU CARE ABOUT MONKEYS SO MUCH?” asked my Kyoto-based Couchsurfing host. It was a good question, and one I hadn’t thought about too much before. I mean, the ...
On May 16, 2014 / By Simon Slater
Travel 4
The Big Chunky Charlie: Tourist Guilt at Maya Bay

I heard that the place was going to be busy. The weird moronic western dude behind the desk at our hotel told us as much when we enquired ...
On May 6, 2014 / By Ben Cowles
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Hindu Times in Kuala Lumpur

A couple of things struck me right away upon exiting Kuala Lumpur International Airport. One: The unbearable humidity; and two: The multiculturalism. Having spent more time than I’d ...
On April 23, 2014 / By Ben Cowles

Asia News Podcast

Asia News Podcast 0
ASIA NOW: The Mystical Banyan Trees of Yogyakarta

It’s perhaps the most difficult thing I have ever done – walk in a straight line. I wasn’t inebriated, but you’ll have to hear this tale from Yogyakarta, ...
On July 28, 2014 / By Steve Miller
Asia News Podcast 0
PODCAST: Asia News Weekly (7.25.14)

Updates on Malaysian Airlines flight 17, the UN tells Japan comfort women were sex slaves, and will South Korea get cozy with China. These stories and more are ...
On July 24, 2014 / By Steve Miller
Asia News Podcast 0
PODCAST: Korea’s Boryeong Mud Festival

It’s one of the most popular festivals in South Korea and reminiscent of an American Spring Break. Is the Boryeong Mud Festival the country’s ticket to lure in ...
On July 23, 2014 / By Steve Miller

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