Is there really a correlation between extra tuition and better grades?
ANDREA LEUNG
A touching movie that lets us vicariously walk several miles in two Filipino migrant workers’ shoes.
AU WAIPANG
After a two-hour flight, the writer wakes up to the Taiwanese capital and its many quirks.
JOSE DALISAY, JR.
Peanut and pork for breast milk? Linda Shiue explores a traditional Chinese postpartum recipe
LINDA SHIUE
Taiwanese blogger Chensumi’s post about the lessons to be learnt in the way the Japanese reacted to the disaster was one of the most shared posts among the Chinese. Here are some translated excerpts.
The asia! team
Taiwanese-American food blogger Linda Shiue debunks the myth that too many cooks spoil the broth.
LINDA SHIUE
It’s the Chinese Year of the Rabbit! To celebrate all that is fluffy and floppy, we bring you 12 of the world’s most famous bunnies.
CLARISSA TAN
As anti-Japanese demonstrations erupt across mainland China, Hong Kong netizens prefer a cooler approach.
SIMON SHEN. Translated by ROLAND SOONG
Provocative economist Lord Meghnad Desai warns against taking Asia’s re-emergence for granted.
VIVIENNE KHOO
London School of Economics professor Lord Meghnad Desai discusses India’s slow growth.  
VIVIENNE KHOO
The iPhone may have an American face—the face of the bearded, balding Steve Jobs—but its innards are pure Taiwanese.
LEE HAN SHIH
Childish or creative? Fun or weird? Matching outfits for lovers are endearing, says our blogger, CC Huang. Check out how some couples do it.
CC HUANG
In Canada, there is a 99% chance that you will not be a professional, you will not find employment, and you will not be in the place you feel you deserve.
SUSANNA NG
These are exciting times for Chinese immigrants in Canada as China rises in status on the world stage. But with great change comes great conflict.
SUSANNA NG