The Temple of Literature in Hanoi is hosting an exhibition featuring 32 works of calligraphy, most of which showcase exquisite verses from “The Tale of Kieu” by great poet Nguyen Du, particularly ...

It’s amazing what a flower will tell you about a society, if you let it. In Sri Lanka, I wanted to follow the lotus out of the murk, where it was cultivated by men like Asoka, into shop stalls ...