Gathering Storm -- A 'Typhoon' of Regional Asian Films

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When it comes to movie making in East and Southeast Asia these days, producers and directors follow this motto: Think globally, act regionally.

Why? The region has never been as integrated or as wealthy as it is now, two decades after the end of the Cold War. Tastes have grown horizontally as commerce, travel and communications intensify in a region whose cultures previously knew little of one another. Japanese girls love new Vietnamese designs of ao-dai dresses; Koreans love Thai martial arts star Tony Jar; Japanese mangas are popular everywhere; and everyone seems to love traveling to Vietnam, and watching Korean movies and soap operas.

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Elegant Convergence

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The recent wave that has seen Korean dramas, Korean music and Korean stars triggering heart palpitations in territories across Asia is now hitting global media shores and capturing the imagination and the pocketbooks of some of the world’s biggest media players.

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The rise of Seoul food

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Before Jewel in the Palace dominated the boob tube, most Filipinos summed up Korean cuisine in one word: Kimchi. But now that the popular Korean drama has taken the country by storm, many a Pinoy housewife probably has an intimate knowledge of the inner workings of an imperial kitchen.

From ingredients to preparation to presentation, Jewel introduced us to the meticulous world of Korean imperial cuisine, when food preparation was an elaborate ceremony that reflected not only the nutritional benefits of the various ingredients but also the different flavors of Korean dishes.

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