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   The Chinese Consider Ginseng A Cure For All Ailments

   First mentioned by the Emperor Sen Nug 5,000 years ago, ginseng has long been thought by the Chin...

   China Habeeb Salloum

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   Ginseng Festival, Geumsan, South Korea

   At the Ginseng festival in Geumsan, South Korea. Geumsan county, 81 miles south of Seoul, is the ...

   Korea, S AFP/Nam You-Sun

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   A Day on Sisowath Quay

   It was with some trepidation that I ventured to visit Sisowath Quay, after an absence of a few ye...

   Cambodia Graham Simmons

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   Silent Meditation on Koh Phanyan

   The tiny shaven-headed nun stands, bows and leaves us. All 27 of us file silently out of the hall...

   Thailand Julia Thompson

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   The quieter side of Koh Phanyan

   Koh Phanyan, known for its full moon parties, does in fact have a rather more peaceful side. Perc...

   Thailand Julia Thompson

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   Korean ginseng

   Korea's "root of life" has ever-growing fan club - many attribute a variety of powers including s...

   Korea, S AFP

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   Koishikawa Botanical Gardens

   In the heart of busy Tokyo, there, Koishikawa Botanical Garden is the perfect place to get away f...

   Japan victor wong

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   Samui

   Surprisingly to some, Samui has a high season in July and August. This precedes the September/Oct...

   Thailand Tom Aikins

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   Seven Hours in the Soul of Seoul

   A couple of hours before dawn and xenophobia hangs thickly in the air. I'm standing at the tail e...

   Korea, S Joshua Samuel Brown

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    Book Review: The Red Thread by Nicholas Jose

    An ambitious undertaking by acclaimed author Nicholas Jose , The Red Thread picks up where the cl...

    China Celeste Heiter

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    The Food of Thailand

    A blend of the Chinese and Indian cuisines, the food of Thailand is unique among the cuisines of ...

    Thailand Habeeb Salloum

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    A food street grows in Pakistani Kashmir

    A riverside food street is now a symbol of hope as Muzaffarabad, capital of Pakistani Kashmir, sl...

    Pakistan AFP/Masroor Gilani

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    Thai Cooking Schools

    * * * BANGKOK, June 20, 2005 - The maze of stalls at the Bangrak morning market stock a bewilderi...

    Thailand AFP/Griffin Shea

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    Recipes

    Beef Soup (pho bo) Cuisines of Southeast Asia by Gwenda L. Hyman. Published by Thomas Woll, Copyr...

    Vietnam Global Directions Inc.

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    No coup de grace, just guts and glory at Korean bullfights

    CHEONGDO, South Korea, March 28, 2005 - With steam pouring from their nostrils and hooves poundin...

    Korea, S AFP/Park Chan-Kyong

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    Chiangrai and the Golden Triangle

    Any visitor to Chiangrai cannot fail to recognize the richness and obvious affluence that abound ...

    Thailand Tom Aikins

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    World Cup 2002, A Global Festival in Korea

    The FIFA World Cup 2002 marks the first global festival of the 21st century. For the first time e...

    Japan Doreen Cheong

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    A Local Paradise

    Being Malaysian, it is very easy for me to take my country for granted. I mean, come on... I see ...

    Malaysia Audrey Lim