Ronan O'Connell

Blue Canyon Country Club may have missed out on a turn as a venue on golf’s most lucrative tour, but it is reasserting its credentials as one of Thailand’s top clubs.

Asia’s roster of prospective UNESCO World Heritage sites includes royal tombs in India, minority villages in China and a colonial gem in Indonesia among others.

A divergence in the world’s most populous Muslim country, Bali traces its Hindu heritage to the Majapahit kingdom that once held sway over much of Indonesia.

Hanoi’s contemporary face belies the fact that the city comprises a collection of disparate villages, many of them with their unique specialism.

Chinese influence is prevalent in Southeast Asia’s cities, especially in these charismatic hubs of Sino culture and commerce.

Originally established by the Spanish colonists to fortify their new settlement, Intramuros is regarded as Manila’s most charismatic enclave.

Asia has more than its fair share of eerie legends. Here’s a selection of some of the spookiest sites around the region.

Long abandoned and off the tourist trail, Hue’s Tiger Arena was once the scene of epic face-offs between big cats and Imperial soldiers riding on elephants.

Nepal and India are reviving ancient architectural wonders to tackle modern water shortages.

A recent major exhibition put the spotlight on Ukiyo-e, artistic depictions Japan’s notoriously permissive “floating world”.

In the 1700s Korean painters brought fresh insight and reality to traditional art, cataloguing the country’s landscapes and society in exquisite detail.

Known for fire temples and unique burial rites, the Parsis are among Mumbai’s most fascinating communities. But, with their numbers dwindling, opportunities to witness their customs firsthand are limited.