Japanese Style Cat Cafes Coming to UK?
Cat cafes are big business in Japan. For over a decade, stressed out city dwellers have been able to enjoy a cup of coffee and a furry cuddle in their …
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AGI Bites: Naamyaa Cafe
Located near Angel Station in Islington, London, Naamyaa Cafe is a new Thai dining experience that is well worth the trip. Billing …
Read MoreAsia’s Easter Bunny Hotspots
If you happen to find yourself in the trendy Jiyugaoka suburb of Japan then it’s quite possible that you may come across one the countries …
Read MoreLondon Calendar (Nov 18-24)
NOTE: This is an unusually slow week for Asian events in London. Hopefully things will pick up again next week… EAT The ‘House of Ho‘ is a new Vietnamese restaurant …
Read MoreIntroducing Asian London, Part 2: Brick Lane
This is a new column that intends to introduce Londoners and visitors to another side of this great city – the stories of its Asian communities and places of interest …
Read MoreMayor of Korea’s ‘Peace Village’ on His 7-Year Struggle Against the Government
Kang Dong-kyun is the mayor of Gangjeong village on Jeju Island in South Korea where the government and the navy are currently in the process of building a new …
Read MoreIn conversation with Shoojit Sircar
[youtube height=”HEIGHT” width=”WIDTH”]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RA9EF75Xc-8[/youtube] With his upcoming film, an espionage thriller Madras Café nearing its release (August 23), director Shoojit Sircar who rose to fame with his last movie Vicky …
Read MoreAn Interview with Krys Lee
Earlier this week, one of AGI’s resident reporters held a wide-ranging conversation at the London Review of Books cafe with a brilliant new writer, rising Korean American literary star Krys Lee, …
Read MoreKyrgyzstan’s Migration Tragedy
The Kyrgyz Republic is frequently confronted with the problem of shrinking human capital, better known as the brain drain. Every year 2,000 young Kyrgyz professionals leave the country, according …
Read MoreAn Interview with the Man Behind London’s Bubble Tea Boom
The bubble tea revolution is underway in London. For the uninitiated, bubble tea takes many different forms and can really be tailor made. In its most popular manifestation it is …
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