Lily Yeh calls herself a barefoot artist: she travels the world with a suitcase full of art supplies, working with whoever wants to join her. In an inspiring talk, she shares the fruits of her collaborative art projects that bring color,...

Is musical ability genetic? And were there more species of ancient humans than we once thought? SciShow News investigates!

SciShow News shares new research into how music festivals can lead to high levels of drugs in your drinking water, and celebrates the man who created the world’s first geological map.

Air travel opens our eyes to the world, but it also comes at a high cost to the environment. Piloting us into a future of green aviation, innovator Ryah Whalen shares three ways to lower the industry's carbon footprint through smarter...

As a gay couple in San Francisco, Jenni Chang and Lisa Dazols had a relatively easy time living the way they wanted. But outside the bubble of the Bay Area, what was life like for people still lacking basic rights? They set off on a...

Every once in a while, we like to take a moment and focus on health systems around the world. Today, we're looking at Taiwan, which made the transition to a single payer system kind of suddenly, and pretty recently.

Officially, China is an atheist society, although freedom of worship is guaranteed under the Chinese constitution. Religious beliefs vary widely, which isn’t surprising in a country with 56 officially recognized national minorities....

China is the third-largest country in the world after Russia and Canada, covering 3.7 million square miles (9.6 million square kilometers). Its massive geography stretches from the Himalayan Mountains of Tibet in the west to the Yangtze...

Although myth indicates that Japan was founded in 660 BCE by Emperor Jimmu, the first clear records concerning Japan are provided by the Chinese almost one thousand years later, in the third century CE. Since its beginnings, Japan has...

Hong Kong and Shenzhen are each racing to finish multi-billion dollar mega-bridges across the Pearl River Delta to take advantage of inexpensive land and labor costs on the western side.

Gandhi gains power and leads India's independence movement. Part 4 of our timeline of the greatest revolutions in history--moments that shaped modern civilization.

South-to-North Water Transfer Project: The huge populations filling China's northern megacities have a shortage of the single most necessary resource for life: water. To solve that problem, the Chinese will soon be moving 44.8 billion...

China is building the world's largest airport, the Beijing Daxing International Aiport, to serve the Jing-Jin-Ji megalopolis.

Jing-Jin-Ji: China is in the midst of a construction spree unparalleled in human history. These are the Megaprojects that will lift China into the future. China wants to make its capital, Beijing, the center of the world’s largest...

This summer, China's frankenstein-like, hybrid economy turned on its creator, forcing the government to take unprecedented action to prevent its collapse.

A short video describing how different countries in Asia experience economic success.

A video that describes how civil war caused China to split into two different nations.

What you are dealing with here is the original legendary mango shaved ice store, if you will. Smack dab in the middle of Taipei's main shopping district of DONG CHU, stop in to restore your worn body with a ginormous bowl of BAO BING...

If you've been wandering through Taipei as of late, surely you've noticed the rising trend of burger joints that seem to have popped up on every corner. But all burgers aren't created equal and you're looking for a great, dependable and...

So you like curry. What Cari De Madame has done is create an evolved and statement-making experience around the traditional dish. A phonetic play on the colloquial saying for “F*** Your Mom,” the “Madame of Curry” delivers innovation to...

James Kitchen exalts classic Taiwanese dishes from a cozy space on the quiet side of Yong Kang Street. Hidden in plain sight, James's understated storefront can confuse unsuspecting new patrons looking for this much heralded spot. The...

Located in Dong Chu, this local lounge is a must - whether you're stopping in for a solo happy hour, meeting friends for an extended catch up or on that weekend transition from coffee to cocktails, Woo TPE is a welcoming hearth for all...

You can’t walk more than a few blocks in Taipei without passing by a sign that says 麻辣火鍋 (spicy hot pot) or 刷刷鍋 (Japanese style shabu shabu). At the pinnacle of the shabu shabu world sits Orange - the first to elevate the hot pot genre...

A boutique that reflects an eye for bright, minimalist decor and equally simple, yet creative window displays, think of Artifacts as a place to go for a tastefully-edited collection of products for modern life.In addition to the latest...