The Best of Bangkok
The forthcoming Hot Soup School Challenge will see four victorious students win a four-day trip to Thailand! Here’s just a taste of what the winners can expect during this adventure-filled itinerary.
Sidewalk sacrifices
The 7th lunar month sees incense and food left on sidewalks in Asia, but experts and Taoist believers cannot agree on why or how the practice came to be.
This Is What The Man With An Asteroid Named After Him Thinks Of Asia’s...
His suggestions: flying out to meteorite craters and lying on a mattress in the middle of the desert.
Text Rachel Genevieve Chia
Amar Sharma might not...
Thailand’s Hill Tribes See Their Last Days
As elders pass on and youth surrender to the tide of modernisation, the once-proud villages who lived off the land are surrendering their diligently preserved traditions for basic food and healthcare
Post Report: Asian Geographic Images of Asia (IOA) Photography Competition
The Asian Geographic Images of Asia Photography competition exhibits the work of photographers from all across Asia, culminating in a night of appreciation and celebration.
Photographer Spotlight: Abhishek Nandy
Black & White Category January 2020 Winner, titled “Caravan”, by Abhishek Nandy
As ASIAN Geographic’s annual Images of Asia (IOA) 2020 Photo/Videography Competition looms closer,...
Chinese Researchers Lead the Fight Against Poisonous Seafood in Asia
This dangerous toxic algae has become the priority for some of Asia's top researchers in the last few years
Photographer Spotlight: Akshay Upadhya
Landscape Category January 2020 Winner, taken in Uttarakhand, by Akshay Upadhya
As ASIAN Geographic’s annual Images of Asia (IOA) 2020 Photo/Videography Competition looms closer, submissions...
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