Kuala Lumpur — Hidden in a corner of the city, surrounded by age-old shop houses and two-story townhouses, lies a modest,  authentic Malaysian eatery that has unlikely ties with an exclusive private club in Hong Kong.

HONG KONG — Nutty, with a vanilla-caramel undertone. Cherry aroma and a chocolaty finish. These taste profiles are used to describe the coffee sold by Glory Coffee, but they don’t seem to fit the burlap sacks of odorless, straw-colored beans sitting on the roasting warehouse floor.

Hong Kong — A walk on one of Hong Kong’s outlying islands is only a short ferry trip from the hustle and bustle of downtown. Our reporter takes time out to explore Cheung Chau’s local food and attractive beach. Cheung Chau, the dumbell-shaped island in Hong Kong’s western waters...

Kuala Lumpur / Hong Kong — Food is an important part of the Lunar New Year and Chinese families the world over gather to feast on traditional delicacies that are said to bring prosperity and good luck in the year ahead. Vox Asia correspondents explore the Lunar New Year specialities served up...

Hong Kong — “I made only 20 cups a day when I started the business. But now I sell up to 150 cups a day,” Johnson Ko, the owner of Coco Espresso, said. “I’ve seen rapidly increasing numbers of coffee drinkers in Hong Kong.” Ko is one of a number of young entrepreneurs to have embraced...

HONG KONG – The Fair Trade movement may be small in Hong Kong but it is beginning to take off, said Anne McCaig, a leading activist in the movement to help small farmers in the third world. McCaig (pictured right) is CEO of Cafédirect, a company co-founded by the British charity, Oxfam, and other...