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Top recipes to Celebrate the Lunar New Year

Ring in the Year of the Dragon with these delicious Asian-inspired dishes. Gong Xi Fa Cai!

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Kheeraj with Rose Petals and Pistachios

Kheeraj is a traditional rice pudding, often served in Indian homes. You will come across different versions, as all Indian […]

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My Indian Kitchen

Inspired by her mother’s cooking, Ashia Ismail-Singer brings her earliest food memories to life with this delicious recipe book. Featuring traditional recipes as well as a range of modern Indian tastes and textures these recipes are sure to inspire.

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Art star and Laser Beak Man creator triumphs over gloomy autism diagnosis

New bestselling book about a mum seeing beyond son’s autism diagnosis and recognising his artistic talent

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Diwali: India’s festival of lights

Hindu devotees around the world celebrate colourful Diwali, the festival of lights.

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Surrogacy: In want of a womb

The road to parenthood is paved with good intentions – and is not always conventional. As many people pursue surrogacy as a way to start a family, we look at the surrounding issues.

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Explore the tropical island of Panasesa

Located in the pristine waters of The Coral Sea, Panasesa in the Conflict Islands boast the most extensive biodiversity and coral reefs in the world.

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International Tourism is Up

Despite ongoing economic doom and gloom, the latest statistics indicate that we still have a passion to explore the world […]

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Coming of age in Japan

Over a million youths have taken part in Coming of Age Day celebrations in Tokyo, manu in traditional dress.

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East Asia top’s global education rankings

China easily tops the rest of the world in areas of science, maths and reading, the latest global education data shows.

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The Hungry Ghost Festival in pictures

It is believed that the gates of hell are opened during The Hungry Ghost Festival and the dead ancestors return to visit their relatives.

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Japan’s subway hero

A Japanese man in a mask and a green outfit hauls bags and strollers up and down Tokyo subway stairs.

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French woman provides breast-feeding service for gay couples

A French woman has caused quite a stir after posting an ad offering to breast-feed the babies of homosexual couples.

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Travel through Bangladesh

Take a look at some colourful images from our recent trip to Bangladesh in this online gallery.

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Taipei attempts Guinness world record for facial masks

Beauty is skin deep in Taipei! More than a thousand people broke the Guinness Record for most facial masks in 10 minutes.

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Ex North Korean child beggar wins Masterchef

A former North Korean child beggar has won the Korean Masterchef contest after fleeing her hometown.

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Tokyo Facials At A Snail’s Pace

Lie back, relax and prepare to be slimed – a beauty salon in Tokyo uses live snails to revitalise skin.

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China’s great space ambitions

Three Chinese astronauts returned to Earth this week touching down after a successful 15-day mission, the country’s fifth space exploration since 2003. We take a look in pictures at the super-power’s great space ambitions.

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Gone in sixty years

With surrounding sea levels rising, Kiribati’s President Anote Tong has predicted his country will likely become uninhabitable in 30-60 years because of inundation and contamination of its freshwater supplies.

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Homeless In New Dehli

As homeless struggle in India, Amnesty International warns that inaction on human rights makes world increasingly dangerous place for migrants.

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Technologists see apps as the answer to third world problems

App developers there believe they have the answer to poverty-related problems. Smartphone technology, they say, can improve quality of life for the millions affected.

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China earthquake in pictures

We take a look in pictures at China’s Sichuan province after an earthquake, the worst in three years, killed 186, injured 11,800 and left many more homeless.

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The hunt for lion bones

With the recent focus on rhino-poaching in Africa, lions – which face extinction in five to ten years – deserve our immediate attention.

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China hit by more bird flu cases

Officials in Shanghai and Beijing report new cases of bird flu, which has now infected 55 people in China and killed 11.

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