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Hit cookbook explores the multiethnic roots of Taiwanese cuisine
Clarissa Wei highlights diverse influences to argue that the island's cooking is not 'Chinese' food
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Provincial family tale challenges established Thai 'truths'
Uthis Haemamool's 'The Fabulist' pits small stories against grand narratives
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Books: Kurosawa studies offer intriguing new takes on Japanese film great
Writers place renowned director's 30 movies in historical context
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Books: Nascent tiger Vietnam constrained by politics
Will economic prosperity fall victim to communist state's authoritarian system?
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Books: Veteran Singapore diplomat makes a case for 'realism'
Bilahari Kausikan says ASEAN has overstepped, warns countries hosting Chinese diaspora
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Books: Photographer captures kaleidoscopic Japan
Hans Sautter and a range of essayists focus on rarely seen aspects of society
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Books: Penang in the steps of William Somerset Maugham
Malaysian author Tan Twan Eng comes home to present his latest novel
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Book review: An essential anatomy of what went wrong in Myanmar
Author Oliver Slow deftly explores the unraveling takeover and troubled path ahead
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Biography brings Hollywood icon Anna May Wong back into focus
'Daughter of the Dragon' revives image of first Chinese American film star
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'Indonesia Out of Exile' shines light on literary masterpiece
New history recounts writer-activist Pramoedya’s brave fight against persecution
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Book review: Untangling the mysteries of wartime allegiances
Ian Buruma's 'Collaborators' shines fresh light on World War II
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Korean novel earns Western acclaim, decades on
Cheon Myeong-kwan's 'Whale' resurfaces in top literary competition
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The exhilarating visual spectacle of 1970s Tokyo
Photographing the drama of a wilder, more sensual era
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Book review: China's de-risking strategy
Xi Jinping's economic policy approach has implications for multinationals
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Books: War and redemption in Vietnam, 60 years after Agent Orange
George Black's 'The Long Reckoning' charts the lasting impact of chemical use
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Connecting 'Unseen Burma' with picture postcards
Through painstaking sleuth work, Thai author recaptures a lost society
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Book review: Exploring the lives of Asia's 'visible invisibles'
Authors pay tribute to migrant workers who keep regional economies running
Society
Message of Japanese feminist Chizuko Ueno resonates in China
Books fly off shelves as fame grew after University of Tokyo speech
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Book review: Fiction debut exposes dark side of Thailand
Mai Nardone's short story collection gives a nuanced view of the country
Interview
Murakami on new book: 'Time came for rewrite' of 1980 story
'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' is Japanese author's first novel in six years
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Book review: Lata Mangeshkar -- the immortal voice of India
Biography offers a comprehensive analysis of the famous singer's life and work
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Book review: How the world is failing Rohingya refugees
Kaamil Ahmed's 'I Feel No Peace' exposes prejudice and lack of interest
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Book review: The funny business of central banks and money supply
'The Price of Time' comes as incoming BOJ Gov. Kazuo Ueda in celebrity spotlight
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