A Saudi woman, Raha Muharraq, on Saturday reached the summit of Everest, the world's highest peak, in a first for the conservative Muslim kingdom where women's sports are severely restricted, her proud father said.

Lots of people find a home on the National Geographic Channel, from tuna fishermen to Mormons with more than one wife and “preppers” stocking up their bunkers for the end of the world.

Nicole Kidman and “Amelie” star Audrey Tautou kicked off 12 days of red carpet fashion at the opening of the Cannes Film Festival on Wednesday.

The Hong Kong international wine challenge held in May in conjunction with HOFEX, Asia's leading hospitality trade show, revealed a handful of innovative wines.

A miniature replica of the Great Synagogue of Warsaw will be installed on the site of the original, almost 70 years to the day after the Nazis leveled it, an architect for the project said Sunday.

South Korea has one of the highest rates of college graduates in the world, with over 80 percent of high school graduates going to university. About half of them are women.

The Taipei 101 Observatory and the Tokyo Skytree, landmark skyscrapers in the capitals of Taiwan and Japan, respectively, launched a partnership deal yesterday aimed at boosting tourist visits to the two buildings.

Bubbles are a serious business. While they're beloved as a childhood pastime and a bathtub luxury, the physics behind the delicate, iridescent clusters remains remarkably complex.

Men in Singapore are more open to dating older members of the opposite sex than women, a survey has found.

A hot cup of Ceylon tea is better known as being soothing and relaxing, but Sri Lanka is now marketing its most profitable export as a luxury boost for the libido. The tea industry is increasingly plugging Ceylon's supposed aphrodisiac qualities in a bid to radically change perceptions of the brew, which manufacturers say can sell for less than water in some markets.