The Philippines, blessed with rich forest resources, remains one of the world’s major suppliers of rattan, producing an ...

In the heart of Cambodia, a centuries-old tradition is alive and flourishing. In the commune of Bralay, Kampong Thom province, nearly 200 families are keeping the art of ropeak (rattan) weaving ...

The art of rattan weaving has gone long past its heyday in Singapore. Rattan is used for a variety of purposes, more notably in the making of furniture, handicraft, and as building materials or ...

Another exhibitor at the expo Chen Qinghe, 78, comes from Anxi county in Fujian province. He is also a master of a Chinese arts craft that pays attention to a material that's normally underestimated.

From Bintulu, it takes about 10 hours by four-wheel drive (4WD) to reach the deep interior of Lusong Laku, a Penan resettlement in Sarawak’s Belaga district. For this writer, who was among four other ...