Soul of sanya

A food festival celebrates not only Hainan island's cuisine but also its way of life, Liu Zhihua discovers.

Award-winning restaurant makes the most of Thai flavors

A bite of Chiang Mai larp canape - minced guinea fowl amped up with mint, lemongrass, cumin and other spices - is just an example of the culinary journey of discovery one can expect at Nahm, one of the world's top-rated restaurants.

Bubbly as a young girl

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The eyes have it

A Korean artist paints celebrity faces to tell stories, reflecting the emotions of their time, the painter's own soul and even the viewer's likely reaction, he tells Deng Zhangyu.

New fair opens doors to Asian art collectors LIN QI

Singapore Contemporary, a new art fair, will be presented from Jan 21-24, adding new luster to the city-state's developing, vibrant art landscape.

Revived newspaper gears up to fill culture gap

Art News of China, the first national newspaper in Chinese focusing on fine art, was reborn in Beijing on Saturday after being closed for about 15 years.

WInning At The Cinema

A rundown of the year's best and best-selling Chinese movies shows that it will take time for the two to converge. RAYMOND ZHOU

Wu gives ancient instrument a new stage to communicate

After a two-year hiatus, musician Wu Tong returns with a crossover concert, titled The World and Sheng, which will be staged at Tianqiao Performing Arts Center in Beijing on Thursday and Friday.

From antiquity to creativity

Classicalism's cradle has sired a hip progressive outlook, Erik Nilsson discovers in Thessaloniki, Greece.

The magical woods where Aristotle lived with nymphs

Welcome to the land of the nymphs - the enchanted forests that clutch the ruins of Aristotle's School.

What it's like to be an American in France now

A couple recounts their experience in the country