Tate, Exquisite Forests and Raqib Shaw
On his second collaboration with Tate, Kashmir born artist Raqib Shaw, presents a short animation, seed of the “Forgotten Forests of Xanadu”, a reference to the summer capital of the …
Read MoreThe Historical Divide That Underlies Current Tensions in East Asia
The tit for tat demonstrations by Chinese and Japanese activists over the ongoing sovereignty dispute of the Diaoyu/Senkaku islands are representative of a deeper historical and ideological divide between the …
Read MoreDemographic Trends Setting the Education Agenda in Asia
China has been known as the country with the biggest population in the world, but this is about to change. The infamous one-child policy has taken its toll on the …
Read MoreMiss China Wins Miss World
Britain has for the most part lost interest in this exclusively female competition, but in Asia and other parts of the world, many young women still regard it as a …
Read More3D Reality
The successful experience of such giants as Facebook, Google and Yahoo! implies there are only two things which are sufficient to build a world famous corporation. One is a bright …
Read MoreKim Jong-un, the New Face of North Korea
Following the death, in December 2011, of Kim Jong-il, ‘Dear Leader’ of the secretive pariah state of North Korea, his hitherto largely unknown son, Kim Jong-un, has undergone a meteoric …
Read MoreOkan: a little pocket of Osaka in the heart of Brixton Village
TEXT BY LUCY CAREY PHOTO BY VERA DA SILVA Okan is determinedly Japanese. Unlike British restaurants, serving a hotchpotch of Japanese foods on their menus, in Japan restaurants tend to …
Read More5 Knowledge Cities of Asia
Have you stumbled upon the term ‘knowledge economy’ recently? Or perhaps found it in the course of some intelligent reading? If not, it does not really matter, because ‘knowledge economy’ …
Read MoreA Colourful Collaboration of Art and Fashion
Louis Vuitton’s Yayoi Kusama collection combines art and fashion, creating a vibrant and lively clothing line which is sure to bring new life to any wardrobe. Hailed as one of …
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