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Lunar New Year Celebrations in East Asia 

Growing up in Australia’s metropolitan cities like Sydney and Melbourne, there is a high likelihood that you’ve come across Lunar New Year celebrations hosted at your local suburb or Chinatown. As we welcome the Year of the Rabbit (兔年 in … Read More

Why Foreigners Should ‘Read the Air’ When Working in Japan

If you’re studying Japanese, you may have heard of the phrase “空気を読む” (kuuki wo yomu), one of the many unspoken rules in the culture.  Though seemingly similar to what is referred to as ‘reading between the lines’ in Western countries, … Read More

The Most Useful Resources for Australian University Students to Learn Indonesian [UPDATED 2022]

The COVID-19 pandemic has created disruptions and uncertainties for thousands of Australian university students including myself. We have had to adjust to a new reality. Remote learning will never replace the authentic experience of traveling to Indonesia. But it has … Read More

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Asia Travel & Visa Status Dashboard [August 2022]

Like our Asia Options team, we know many of have been waiting for the opportunity to finally visit (or return to) Asia! Be it for work, study, or simply some long-awaited travel. Asian countries are slowly opening up to the … Read More

Peter Friedlander’s Language Journey & Hindi at the ANU: An Interview

Are you interested in learning Hindi as part of your degree in Australia? The Australian National University provides one of only two Hindi programmes in the country where this is possible (the other being La Trobe University). Central to the … Read More

Internship experiences in Taiwan – insights from Rebecca and Mitchell

Ever wondered what is it like to work and live in Taiwan? Are you curious to know more about it? Today Rebecca Robinson and Mitchell Smoothy will share their own experiences with you, after both having completed their internships in … Read More

3 Reasons to Study in Rural Japan

With COVID restrictions in place in Japan preventing international travel and exchange opportunities for almost two years, there have been glimmers of hope for change. For those of you who anticipate an exchange in Japan, you may have considered undertaking … Read More