From a revenge-seeking barber to a film titled "Toilet," we explore why Indian films are resonating so strongly with other Asian audiences. In late November, Indian film Maharaja made about 3.13 ...

It’s durian but ten times the funk and the umami-ness. Image via Panganpedia. Imagine durian, but tangier, slightly sour, and packed with umami. That’s tempoyak in a nutshell. It’s a fermented durian ...

The Japanese-originating custom handbag wave ties Chinese Gen Z and Alphas to their fashion-forward peers. Have you ever noticed the younger crowd—predominantly girls—carrying transparent backpacks ...

Rudolph: Stop calling me names! Reindeer #5: Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer! Santa: [glares at Donner] Donner, you should be ashamed of yourself! What a pity! He had a nice takeoff, too! Comet: [blows ...

Did you know you lose 50% of your body heat through your belly? No? That’s because it’s not true. But you could be forgiven for thinking that was the belief among a certain segment of Chinese society, ...

Rock Master Scott & the Dynamic Three may have hit the big time with their 1984 hip hop classic “The Roof Is on Fire”… but it’s all fun and games until the roof of Notre Dame Cathedral actually lights ...

If you felt that Kenny G popping up in Kim Kardashian’s living room last month was some sort of harbinger of end times for us as a species, then you might want to look away now. In Shanghai, a story ...

Though some seem to still hold fast to traditional values in regards to women’s rights, others are increasingly fighting back After a netizen made sarcastic remarks about 61-year-old dancer Yang ...

Though Darlie's English name changed in the 1980s, its racially-charged Chinese name has remained intact until today Darlie, the Chinese toothpaste brand infamous for its blackface packaging, will ...

A new Chinese drama, which attempts to examine the lives of Chinese international students in the United States, has drawn the ire of viewers Released in mid-June, Over the Sea I Come to You is a ...

Although “Stranger in the North” was actually released last year as part of Malaysian rapper Namewee’s album Crossover Asia, it only started to draw attention after the music video dropped on March 4.

The Wǒ Men Podcast is a discussion of life in China hosted by Yajun Zhang, Jingjing Zhang and Karoline Kan. Previous episodes of the Wǒ Men Podcast can be found here, and you can subscribe to Wǒ Men ...