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Japan's museums trapped between light and shadow
How a great artistic culture takes the glow out of precious works
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In Thai star vlogger's universe, wealth equals happiness
Smash-hit 'reality' show confuses female empowerment with material success
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Road testing Ayurvedic medicine
India's ancient 'science of life' demands persistence as well as faith
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Want to save Bangkok's shophouses? Don't count me in
Replacing most of these utilitarian structures has benefitted the Thai capital
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Some like it hot: why China cold-shoulders ice water
Japanese-style thirst quencher has little appeal for Chinese drinkers
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Australia takes immigration debate to a new low
A bigger, more diverse population makes the country richer and safer
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Graft is alive and well on Asia's 'badland' borders
Travel hassles along national boundaries drag on regional development
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Asian fans learn that all 'footie' is local
Japanese and South Koreans left behind as much as they took away from Russia
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South Asians unfazed by China's Great Firewall
In Yunnan's eternal spring, visitors navigate their way around internet controls
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How Thai girlband 'idols' inspire lonely male fans
Girl performers tap into needs of land that #MeToo movement passed by
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From Beijing to Bicester: surviving the age of 'Amazonification'
Hordes of Asian shoppers in UK town present flipside of tourism nightmare
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Dark art of politics clouds Southeast Asian soccer
Sport’s long-term goal should be to put its fans in charge of clubs
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For Thais, smiling is no laughing matter
Social pressures have made the appearance of happiness a patriotic duty
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Kuching's rise offers both inspiration and caution
Sarawak capital's tourism boom risks growing rift with hinterland
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Koreans glimpse a Pyongyang spring
Ignoring oft-dashed hopes many feel this time, it's different
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Australians realize their image is just not cricket
Sports scandal batters national pride in 'fair play'
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Thai junta reaps bounty of 'durian diplomacy'
Bangkok turns controversial fruit into diplomatic 'secret weapon'
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Sri Lanka weighs colonial ballast
Is it better to preserve and build on historical legacy or destroy it?
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Bringing Thailand together through costume
Boom sparked by soap opera offers chance to review the past
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Catholicism and caffeine in Thailand's hills
Priestly trio serve up mix of pastoral care, pizza and cappuccino