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Asia

Japan's agenda for 2014, why New Taipei's mayor could be the saviour of Taiwan's ruling party and how Ho Chi Minh City is reaching for the skies.

  • Issue #69
  • 4 min read
Asia
Travel and restaurants

Their bright materials

In Taiwan’s cultured capital, independent shops are abuzz with creativity. We’ve been taking a fresh look at its wares, from cycling to ceramics, and talking to those lighting up the city.

  • Issue #63
  • 13 min read
Their bright materials
Affairs

Harbour dreams

The city of Kaohsiung in southern Taiwan is considerably more relaxed than the capital Taipei. But behind city hall doors, a formidable team is seeing through some ambitious plans.

  • Issue #61
  • 12 min read
Harbour dreams
Affairs

Asia

We put Burma's president Thein Sein under the sartorial spotlight. We also find out why Taiwan is making more babies and get the latest on the Malaysian elections

  • Issue #61
  • 4 min read
Asia
Affairs

Asia

Protecting Yangon's architecture, tackling illegal mining in Goa, and understanding seismic activity in Taiwan.

  • Issue #57
  • 5 min read
Yangon skyline showing colonial and modern architecture with golden pagoda at center.
Affairs

Asia

The view from Kabul, the Taiwanese president's modest motorcade and health insurance for Tibetan monks.

  • Issue #50
  • 9 min read
View from Kabul
Affairs

Asia

China's version of Google Earth, Turkmenistan plans to hold the Olympics, and good news for Taiwan travelers.

  • Issue #40
  • 5 min read
A Buddhist monastery with golden roofs and white walls perched on a mountainside in Bhutan surrounded by forested peaks.
Business

Business

Why computers are not happy in Taiwan, and Japan's biggest technology firms join up to create a nuclear power mega-corp.

  • Issue #36
  • 5 min read
Licence to make money
Travel and restaurants

Expo 35: Taipei

The right mixture of progress and chaos makes Taiwan's capital a fun place to live. It has the world's most advanced cashless payment system alongside sprawling, hectic night markets.

  • Issue #35
  • 4 min read
Student Zu Pei-Shar, 17, walking near Humin market
Affairs

Asia

The Malaysian PM's motorcade, Japan's special town for pensioners, and how the Haitian earthquake became a chance for Taiwan to make its mark.

  • Issue #34
  • 4 min read
Asia

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