Visiting Vietnam for the First Time: The Wary Backpacker Edition

In this week’s spread of tasty news – pay-a-vegan pays people to eat plant-based meals, cell-based firm Shiok Meats launches lobster meat, pink pineapple now available, white strawberries coming soon, the most underrated foodie destinations in the world, and RecoMentor launches site.

While it may be a must-have for students, not everyone can afford a scientific calculator. Casio has stepped up to support schools and education by launching the full PLUS suite of its web service free of charge. Take a look at how this can help you.

For a generation, Roya Sadat has been a voice for Afghan women in one of the world’s worst places to be one.

The best and fastest way to learn makeup trends is through YouTube. Asian beauty vloggers on the platform are on the rise, here are some of the favorites to check out.

Two restaurants in Bangkok have each earned a pair of coveted Michelin stars, the first time the leading guide has awarded the accolade to local establishments offering Thai cuisine.

A 112-year-old Japanese man has been crowned the world’s oldest male, claiming that smiling is the key to longevity.

India’s total coronavirus cases passed five million on Wednesday, health ministry data showed, as the pandemic extends its grip on the vast country at an ever-faster rate.

Liu Yantao and six co-workers start toiling on a frozen river in northeast China before dawn, using hand tools and machines to carve large ice blocks for an annual winter sculpture festival.

Sri Lanka’s government said Monday that it was building trenches and erecting electric fences to stop elephants eating plastic trash at open garbage dumps.

Before COVID-19, going to the library to read a good book was considered one of life’s greatest pleasures. But due to the emergence of the virus, many library-goers have become paranoid to borrow books. To remedy this, Japan rolled out UV book sanitizers.

A rapid surge in coronavirus cases saw South Korea become one of the world’s worst-affected countries outside China, but it has since cut infection rates significantly and has one of the lowest fatality rates anywhere.

South Korea’s biggest golf tournament was moved to Las Vegas because of coronavirus restrictions on Tuesday, as the rest of the US PGA Tour’s $30 million ‘Asian swing’ also looked in doubt.

Meicai is a website-slash-phone application that allows users to get produce delivered from a farm straight to the comfort of their homes. It was established in 2014 by owner Liu Chuanjun.

Get ready to have the time of your life (in your couch!) as you watch some of the best Thai movies ever made.

China is offering state-sponsored marriage counseling to couples before they tie the knot in an attempt to slow rising divorce rates.

A Chinese university’s guidelines warning women students not to wear “revealing” clothes on campus “to prevent arousing temptation” have whipped up online fury in the socially conservative country.

The humble manhole cover might not seem like much of a blank canvas, but one Japanese city is reimagining the possibilities with illuminated versions featuring anime characters.

A feisty four-meter king cobra was pulled from a sewer in southern Thailand in an hour-long operation, a rescue foundation said Tuesday, describing the reptile as one of the largest they had ever captured.

A former Japanese postman faces possible charges after police discovered he stockpiled a mountain of mail at his home, reportedly saying it was “too much bother” to deliver the items.

Hair in milk tea colors has taken Asia by storm with its fusion of cream-colored and soft hues making it one of the prettiest and fast-growing hair trends in the world

On sweeping fields once blanketed in lush purple, a thin and bedraggled crop of flowers is all farmers in Indian-administered Kashmir’s saffron-growing region Pampore have to show for this year’s harvest.

Virtually blind and penniless, Leung Ping-kuen usually spends his nights dozing in one of Hong Kong’s many 24-hour McDonald’s but now finds himself back on the streets because of the coronavirus.

China’s annual ice festival in Harbin has kicked off with couples lining up for a snow-themed mass wedding, swimmers braving frigid waters and frozen palaces rising from the ground.

Snacks, underwear, jewellery and even rabbits — Chinese hard-hit by this year’s economic turmoil are selling their wares on the street after a top leader offered support to hawkers despite long-standing curbs on the practice.

Acclaimed South Korean film director Kim Ki-duk, who won global recognition for his violent works and faced allegations of abusing his actresses, died from coronavirus in Latvia on Friday, the country’s top film official said.

As China moves to intimidate and punish anyone who voices support for Hong Kong independence, an unlikely source has inadvertently ignited a Twitter trending hashtag advocating just that –- the city’s police force.

Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou has accused Donald Trump of “poisoning” her chances of a fair trial, according to newly filed documents that outline her emerging strategy in fighting US fraud charges.

Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe plans to announce a state of emergency as soon as Tuesday in several parts of the country, including Tokyo, where coronavirus infections are spiking.

Japanese cinema needs an overhaul. At least that’s what acclaimed director Koji Fukada thinks, calling for less reliance on manga adaptations, more money for arthouse and better treatment of workers.

A flawless 102-carat oval diamond will head to auction on October 5 in Hong Kong at Sotheby’s.

The British Museum unveiled the largest Manga exhibit outside Japan to celebrate the outstanding legacy of the Japanese entertainment form.

All over the world, more establishments are realizing the need to eliminate disposable packaging. A café in Laguna, Philippines has solved their waste problem in the most amazing way possible by using locally made hand-woven pizza boxes.

Dozens of mostly young Thais wearing striped “Harry Potter” scarves rallied Monday against the government, vowing to “cast a spell” for democracy as the nascent movement grows increasingly bold in targeting the powerful elite.

As coronavirus infections climb in Mumbai, authorities in India’s worst-hit city are turning to high-tech “smart helmets” to speed up screenings and identify suspected cases in the financial capital’s densely-populated slums.

A glimpse into this mythical country and what makes Thailand so dang enticing

The Philippines boasts one of the world’s longest Christmas seasons, kicking off in September with fairy lights and artificial trees decorating malls, festive tunes on the radio and party-packed calendars.

Henry Tong and Elaine To were preparing to spend their first wedding anniversary in separate prison cells — until their acquittal for rioting during Hong Kong’s pro-democracy protests.

Thailand’s King Maha Vajiralongkorn has stripped his 34-year-old consort of all titles for “disloyalty” and apparent “ambition” to match the Queen’s position, a royal command issued late Monday said, less than three months after she was bestowed with the honour.

A fast and cheap paper-based coronavirus test will soon be available across India, with scientists hopeful it will help turn the tide on the pandemic in one of the world’s worst-hit nations.

A written character that evokes everything people in Japan were urged to avoid this year — crowds, confined spaces and close contact with others — was on Monday voted the country’s top linguistic symbol of 2020.

When Muhammad Ali survived 14 brutal rounds with Joe Frazier in the ‘Thrilla in Manila’ 45 years ago, it wrote a page in boxing folklore but left both men forever diminished.

Ordinary South Koreans rushed to pour more than $50 billion into the initial public offering for the management agency of K-pop sensation BTS, sale organizers said after it closed Tuesday.

Shanghai: Everything You Need to Know When Traveling China’s Largest City

Formed in the Hangzhou flat of co-founder Jack Ma in 1999, Alibaba has ridden the seemingly insatiable Chinese appetite for online shopping to become one of the world’s most valuable companies.

A network of makeshift barriers has kept residents walled in their neighborhoods for weeks in Wuhan, the Chinese city at the heart of the coronavirus pandemic.

A rags-to-riches millionaire, media tycoon Jimmy Lai is a self-styled “troublemaker” who has been a thorn in Beijing’s side for decades thanks to his caustic tabloids and unapologetic support for democracy.

Zhou Guanyu played with toy cars as a little boy and dreamed of being China’s first Formula One driver. Now 21, he is within touching distance of making that a reality.

Since the pandemic, phone sanitizers have been popping up left and right. But there’s a new kid on the block that’s about to make others pale in comparison: The Casetify UV Phone Sanitizer. Get to know more about the product below.

At least 122 children have been killed in the Philippines’ war on drugs — often deliberately, two non-governmental organizations said Monday, urging the UN to take action.

Pride games have a positive effect in stemming homophobic slurs among teams taking part, says a new study published Wednesday, but they fail to stop anti-LGBT behavior.

Pawan Kumar feels zero sympathy for the four men he is due to hang next month for a 2012 gang rape and murder that appalled India.