Northeast Asia
In Korea, drinking is a national sport – with strict rules
If you want to have a few drinks in Korea, there are fouls, faux pas, and formalities that must be followed lest you inadvertently cause offence.
- Paul Marshall
The coolest part of this Asian city is actually underneath it
A visit to Zhongshan, one of Taipei’s up-and-coming neighbourhoods, is not normally on the dance card of first-time visitors to the Taiwanese capital.
- Kerry van der Jagt
I visited ‘Japan’s most boring city’ and found it was the opposite
The highlight of this city is not what it has, but what it doesn’t have: tourists.
- Paul Marshall
Japan’s extraordinary answer to the Camino trail
Japan’s Kumano Kodo is one of only two UNESCO World Heritage-listed pilgrimages in the world.
- Rob McFarland
New route launched as Australians flock back to former Asian favourite
The number of Australians visiting Hong Kong has surged by 40 per cent in recent months.
- Craig Platt
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Could this be the new world’s best business class? A resounding yes
Standing ovation, gold medal – this cloud-like flat bed with quilted topper and fluffy 400-thread-count duvet is a sky cocoon.
- Flip Byrnes
Asian tourist numbers to Japan are plummeting. A comic book is to blame
Holiday bookings to Japan from key Asian markets have plunged as a dire prediction made in a graphic novel goes viral on social media.
‘We cherish everything’: How the Japanese make perfect drinks
This is a country in which every art form and indeed every practice in life is taken seriously, with patience and skill applied to their perfection.
- Ben Groundwater
Japan’s next big thing is already popular, but many miss its highlights
On a self-guided tour through “little Kyoto”, I’m experiencing things that most tourists miss.
- Kylie McLaughlin
How to do Japan better than the rest, according to an expert
Our expert reveals her ultimate two-week itinerary around the Land of the Rising Sun.
- Danielle Demetriou
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