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India the incandescent

The intrepid Ziyaad Dockrat sets forth on a wild and beautiful journey into the country of his ancestors. 25 August 2010 06:00


48 hours in Beijing

Beijing is China's rapidly changing and endlessly exciting capital, a modern metropolis clinging on to the vestiges of a proud imperial past. 23 August 2010 03:40


Hong Kong has bumper tourism season

Hong Kong welcomed a record 3.1 million visitors in July, the highest ever number of visitors in a single month. 20 August 2010 02:22


Racing to preserve India's Parsi past

Time and neglect have left the Bharot Caves complex in a dangerous state of disrepair that now threatens them as a place of pilgrimage for India's fire-worshipping Parsi community. 18 August 2010 04:57


Don't forget the sushi

Foreign tourists visiting Japan enjoy sushi above any other national dish, according to a survey by the Japan National Tourism Organisation. 16 August 2010 07:10


Mumbai's Taj hotel reopens after '08 attacks

Architects, designers and restoration experts from India and around the world spent more than 21 months assessing and restoring the Taj hotel. 16 August 2010 03:55


Actors 'suffer' for their art

Frightened visitors at a Taiwanese theme park have repeatedly attacked actors dressed in ghost costumes in a "haunted theatre" attraction. 12 August 2010 07:08


Stalking the world's most magical bean

Winston Aldworth finds a coffee culture of a different kind in this Balinese village. 10 August 2010 02:59


Your in-flight mag - electronically

Singapore Airlines is to introduce an electronic version of its in-flight magazines as part of its plans for paperless planes. 30 July 2010 12:11


After three-year absence, historic hotel reopens

Shanghai's iconic Peace Hotel has reopened after a three-year, $64-million renovation to restore what was once the Far East's most luxurious hotel to its 1930s glory. 28 July 2010 10:07