Tan Chin Seng is Malaysia’s first professional violin luthier, or maker of string instruments like violins, cellos and ...

Someone made very sophisticated wooden tools in China 300,000 years ago, and it might have been Denisovans or even Homo ...

From furniture and flooring to instruments and incense ... It comes from Aquilaria trees found in Northeast India and Southeast Asia. Interestingly, it only forms when the tree is infected by a ...

The khene is believed to have originated between the 8th and 10th centuries AD in the Indochinese region. Historical records and temple carvings suggest it was in use across Southeast Asia over a ...

Crammed into the tiny upstairs of the small Northwest Iowa County Museum in 1980 was a collection of rare and historic musical instruments.

Deep in the sweltering jungles of central Laos, Long Tieng played a central role in the United States’ fight to stop the spread of communism in Southeast Asia. Fifty years after its fall, we ...

Political dynasties are stronger than ever in Southeast Asia, as the offspring of former leaders hold power in half of the region's countries.

Hollywood Thailand has inked a theatrical distribution deal with Commercial Films Siam for “Dream!,” an English-language musical that will hit cinemas across Thailand and the Southeast Asia ...

A number of those rental instruments are starter violins from China, which the owner of Payton Violins, Samuel Payton says are cheap and easy to play. The Peterson Institute of International Economics ...

Overfishing in Southeast Asia’s coastal waters has been reported since the 1970s, driven by overcapacity, high demand and population growth. While most studies point to the depletion of ...

Music Instrument Museum, Arizona Most museums are quiet places. Not this one. The Musical Instrument Museum in Phoenix is alive with sound, packed with rare instruments from every corner of Earth.

Sony Music Entertainment (SME) has promoted Kevin Foo to the role of Managing Director for Southeast Asia (Philippines, Indonesia and Thailand), effective immediately. In this role, Foo will oversee ...