Asia Audio & Video

Lyrical and witty, tragic and deliriously romantic, Running in the Family is an inspired marriage of travel narrative and family memoir by one of our most poetic writers.

Start speaking Japanese in minutes, and grasp the language, culture and customs in just minutes more with Survival Phrases - Japanese, a completely new way to travel with confidence! Survival Phrases.

NPR's Beijing correspondent Rob Gifford recounts his travels along Route 312, the Chinese Mother road, the longest route in the world's most populous nation.

In Ankara, learn about ancient capitals of the great Anatolian civilizations, including the complex culture of Catalhoyuk.

A tale of overwhelming passion, the story of the Taj Mahal has the cadences of Greek tragedy, the ripe emotion of grand opera, and puts a memorable human face on the marble masterpiece.

Start speaking Japanese in minutes, and grasp the language, culture and customs in just minutes more with Survival Phrases - Japanese, a completely new way to travel with confidence! Survival Phrases.

In 1862 Anna Leonowens accepted an offer made by the Siamese consul in Singapore, Tan Kim Ching, to teach the wives and children of Mongkut, king of Siam.

Bangkok is a city that is at the leading edge of Asia yet still somehow stuck in the past. It is a place of contrasts: ancient temples neighbour internet cafes, luxury automobiles compete…

Theroux recounts his early adventures on an unusual grand continental tour....

Whether you're just curious about life in China or seriously considering spending some time or setting up a business in the largest economy on earth, Hollie and Nora are here to answer all of your questions about living, working and playing in China.