Did Chinese noodles come from Italian pasta? Or was it the other way around? The popular legend says that when Marco Polo brought noodles to Italy, the food we know as pasta was born. Jen Liu, a Chengdu based chef and author of 'On the Noodle Road...

Chinese is all about change. The festival marks the start of the new year, beginning on the second new moon after the winter solstice and ending on the full moon fifteen days later. Marked by visits to family and friends, special meals, fireworks, an...

The Silk Road is a series of trade and cultural transmission routes that were central to cultural interaction through regions of the Asian continent connecting the West and East by linking traders, merchants, pilgrims, monks, soldiers, nomads and urb...

The Silk Road is a series of trade and cultural transmission routes that were central to cultural interaction through regions of the Asian continent connecting the West and East by linking traders, merchants, pilgrims, monks, soldiers, nomads and urb...

San Francisco is arguably the culinary capital of America but as much as it is known for its unique cuisine based upon local and sustainable ingredients, it is hard to find a decent Indian restaurant --on that serves authentic cuisine that has not be...

This season of Asian Thread focuses on change and transformation. Today, on the last episode of 2013, Reenita Malhotra Hora features the highlights of the season thus far. (Sun 8.30am-9am)

The Winter solstice marks the transformation of the sun's journey, reversing the gradual lengthening of nights and shortening of days.

Worldwide, interpretation of the event has varied from culture to culture, but many see the reversal of the Sun's...

It's hard to think of Hong Kong as anything but Asia's most prosperous city. Yet one in seven of our population lives in poverty. Is this the downside of capitalism?

Leo Goodstadt asserts in his recent book, 'Poverty in the midst of Affluence' asse...

Andrew Lam, the web editor of New America Media, came to California as an eleven-year-old refugee during the Fall of Saigon. Over the years, he has been witness to an Asianization of California in just about every way, shape and form.

Glen Duncan w...