If Sydney’s birds aren’t your thing, you can get up close to more charismatic fauna at Symbio Wildlife Park. As well as Australian favorites like koalas and kangaroos, there are others from further afield like red pandas, lemurs and cheetahs, with opportunities to feed many of them. The park wraps around the Art Gallery of New South Wales, which has work by some big names, but more impressive is...

With restaurants in practically every city district, it’s fair to say that Vietnamese food has a firm foothold in South Korea. But while the restaurants are many, the options are not, with most serving the same dozen dishes, half of them pho. So when faced with the abundant options here, it’s hard to know where to start. Dishes come in tapas portions to suit the restaurant’s aim, but you can al...

The Camarata Chamber Singers won the “Best of the Best” Presidential Award at the 23rd National Choral Competition in Daejeon. The multicultural choir was among 40 that entered Saturday’s national choral competition, the only amateur competition recognized with a presidential award. Its upcoming concerts include “Diamond Gala” on Nov. 1, Camarata Chamber Singers winter concert, “The World’s Har...

HALONG BAY, Vietnam -- It’s an iconic Southeast Asian destination. With thousands of limestone islands jutting spectacularly from the sea, the scenery unfolds here like a fantastical Chinese painting. It’s no wonder it has been listed as a World Heritage Site. There are hotels in the area, but the only option if you want to see Halong Bay and do it justice is by boat. While day tours are popul...

The big Korean holidays are notorious for daughters-in-law. While their husbands enjoy the luxury of being banished from the kitchen, some women spend several solid days cooking and washing dishes before going back to work. Others married to less traditional families have an easier time. For women from overseas, the language and cultural barriers are another potential issue. “It really depend...

The back of the door in Sungkyunkwan University professor Navrati Saxena’s office is covered in photographs. The pictures are of current and former students, who come from across Asia and sometimes farther afield to study with her, but to Saxena it is something of a family tree. While some now work in industry, others have set up their own labs, and now have their own students. “I always say m...

Jeju Island has received more than 500 applications for refugee status from people fleeing the war in Yemen this year, most of them coming in April and May via the island’s visa exemption system. But the government’s welcome has been mixed. Faced with the sudden influx, the government has expedited permission for them to work. But at the same time, it has ended the visa-free access Yemeni natio...

If timing is all important in stage drama, there will be no margin for error in the Gwangju Performance Project’s next production. Twelve groups will storm through as many plays in two hours as they compete to win Pen in Ten. “We have a great variety of plays this time,” said Kelly Kim, one of the organizers of the competition. “There are comedies, dramas, even a musical. We hope to make our au...

It’s 20 minutes into the class and children’s illustrator Korky Paul is waving his shin in the air. He pulls back a trouser leg to reveal a shock of yellow and red as he exhorts his elementary school audience to come up with drawing ideas. The class is one of a series of workshops last week at Dulwich College Seoul. School visits are something he tries to fit in twice a month over most of the a...