In this article, Anja Gogo and Bethan Beddow examine the influence and significance of Vivienne Westwood’s iconic style in the manga ‘Nana’, reflecting on the relationship between the two protagonists through the medium of fashion.

In the second instalment of her reflections on Peppermint Candy, Hannah Kang Wolter considers how we might apply the lessons of Lee Chang Dong’s film to the fraught landscape of South Korea’s gender politics.

In this article, staff writer Tabitha Rubens delves into the explosive phenomenon of the “Xue Mili” novels that appeared in China in the late 1980s, and examines how this scandal was reflective of the shifts in the landscape of contemporary Chinese literature.

In this two-part article, Hannah Kang Wolter reviews Lee Chang Dong’s Peppermint Candy (2000), a masterful tale of disillusionment and loss of innocence told in reverse chronology.

In this article, Tabitha Rubens considers Zhang Xu Zhan’s 2022 solo exhibition, Jungle Jungle, and the tussle between tradition and modernity in Taiwan's contemporary art scene.

East Asia columnist Liam Elliott Brady, currently on his year abroad in Taiwan, looks at the development of the Taiwanese legend Liao Tianding (1883-1909). From his death at the hands of Taiwan’s Japanese occupiers in 1909 to his deification in online gaming, Liao Tianding remains a potent symbol of Taiwanese independence. As popular discontent with the current Taiwanese president’s ‘soft China policy’ grows, the revival of Liao Tianding reflects a hallmark Taiwanese culture: the turn to folklore as a source of hope in an era defined by unprecedented uncertainty.

The egg tart is one of Hong Kong’s cultural trademarks, and a staple of Cantonese local cuisine. However, this sweet treat is not wholly unique to the city, and has its origins halfway across the world. Stephanie Jat delves into the history of the dish that marked her childhood, and details the remarkable journey which brought egg tarts to the table of the masses in Hong Kong.

Staff Writer for East Asia, Hannah Kang Wolter, explores the technique of negative space in Chinese art and the corresponding notion of emptiness in East Asian philosophy. Her medium for doing so - a comparison of the 2008 blockbuster film, Kung Fu Panda, and Huang Gongwang’s traditional Chinese landscape paintings from the 14th century.