From the resurgence of Chinatown to an eclectic food scene, thriving art hubs and symbols of cultural harmony at every turn, ...

Indonesia is pressing ahead with construction of a new network of dams in Borneo to power a major “green” industrial estate ...

WHEN CHAN SOO KHIAN WAS growing up, he lived in a shophouse in Penang’s George Town. The vernacular townhouse typology is ...

creating a picturesque forest landscape. “Despite their remarkable adaptations, many of Sabah’s pitcher plants face increasing threats, and there is an urgency for conservation efforts to ...

About 90 kilometers (56 miles) southeast of Cape Town lies the tranquilly-named town of Betty’s Bay in South Africa, home to ...

THE nation plans to clear forests about the size of Belgium to produce sugarcane-derived bioethanol, rice and other food ...

Thailand is the most visited country in Southeast Asia and her favourite country outside of Australia, says Teresa Russell. Bias declared. I’ve happily visited Thailand around 20 times over the last ...

One of the driest places on Earth – the Saharo-Arabian Desert – may not have always been the arid landscape it is today ... barrier to the dispersal of plants, animals, and early humans ...

With 25 UNESCO World Heritage Sites, Japan is ideal for those who like to explore the historical and environmental aspects of ...

It has been designated as a Centre of Plant Diversity for Southeast Asia and is exceptionally rich in species with examples of flora from the Himalayas, China, Australia, Malaysia, as well as ...

Take a dip in some of the most beautiful hot springs in the world, including in Costa Rica, Iceland, and Japan.