Demographic 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 …
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3D 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 …
Read MoreAn Oriental Fantasy on England’s South Coast
Brighton’s Royal Pavilion is perhaps the most romantic of English buildings, but it doesn’t look very English. It is the only building in Europe which combines a mock-Chinese interior with …
Read MoreTempers Flare Over Disputed Island Chain
A long running territorial territorial dispute has raised its head once again with two incidents of opposing Chinese and Japanese activists making unauthorized landings on Uotsuri island, between the Japanese …
Read More‘Inspired Luxury’ from Kyrgyzstan Designer Dilbar Ashimbaeva
Not many in the West know a great deal about Kyrgyzstan, a small country in Central Asia, let alone its top designer, Dilbar Ashimbaeva. But remember this name; it may …
Read MoreIrezumi – Japan’s hidden treasure
Since 1929, in an effort to preserve pre-modern art forms, the Japanese government has bestowed the title ‘Living National Treasure’ upon practitioners of traditional crafts perceived as under threat from …
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