|  | | Char siu, or Chinese barbecue pork, is a tender and juicy masterpiece that fills your mouth with the flavor of a rich honey glaze. Are we salivating yet? This beloved comfort food, which is a traditional dish from the Canton region, can be found almost everywhere in Hong Kong, from fast-food eateries to Michelin-starred restaurants. "When I was growing up in Hong Kong, char siu was an essential dish to complement the dim sum at our weekly Sunday family yum cha," writes Nikkei Asia's Pak Yiu, who has selected four of the best places to have on your radar. For all the foodies out there, we also have a story on Virgilio Martinez, one of the chefs at the forefront of modern Peruvian gastronomy, who is on a mission to promote his country's cuisine both at home and around the world. |
|  | | The pieces are in place for Thai artists to shoot for the stars, especially with social media providing a free and global platform to those who want to share their artistry. "It's like a twilight zone," said Thai pop idol Stamp, whose own song went viral on TikTok. With music labels rushing to find the next big artist and the Thai government eager to raise its soft power game, will T-pop be able to recreate the international success of K-pop? |
|  | | When Thomas Shomaker moved from Brooklyn to Wakayama Prefecture in southern Japan, he imagined he would have to go through big adjustments. What he didn't expect was how much his family's lives would improve with access to Japan's national health care system. Shomaker, who lost his father to synovial sarcoma cancer, had witnessed his mother's battle with insurance companies over hospital bills. Having experienced the "luxury of not having to worry about the cost of health care," Shomaker says it is hard to envision returning to the U.S. for quite some time. |
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