A woman from the Akha tribe of China's Yunnan province becomes a tea entrepreneur as her daughter grows up in California in Lisa See's latest, The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane. The Tea Girl of ...

Spread across the northern reaches of Vietnam, Laos, Burma and Thailand, and into southern China, in a region that has long been isolated and neglected, the hills are largely the preserve of a ...

On the Sunday of the Word of God , the story of Thailand-s mountain tribes who are preparing a Bible dictionary, the first step towards a complete translation of Scripture. In Asia there are still 751 ...

he Akha’s giant swing, located on the hill of Pha Mee village in Mae Sai district, Chiang Rai, Thailand, was made of woods, ropes and tire. No safety equipment was seen around the swing, only a ...

Lisa See’s latest novel, “The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane,” takes place in the fascinating world of pu’er tea, from the picking of tea leaves to the distribution of aged, fermented tea cakes in ...

Participants in the Akha Ama Coffee Journey experience the true life of a coffee farmer in the remote village of Maejantai. It is hard work, and that is how it is supposed to be. If you have ever ...

This beautiful Kagurazaka coffee shop is the Tokyo outlet of a small Chiang Mai-based craft coffee roaster, which began in an Akha village in northern Thailand. Started as a family business, Akha Ama ...

Akshaya Tritiya, also known as Akha Teej, holds significant cultural and religious importance in Hinduism and Jainism. Celebrated on the third lunar day of the bright half of the Indian month of ...

A Polk County couple known for their human rights activism and Falls City-based farm were arrested in December and are now facing charges of sexual abuse, child abuse and assault. Matthew McDaniel, 59 ...

Akshaya Tritiya 2025: Akshaya Tritiya, also referred to as Akha Teej, is a significant and sacred day for Hindu communities. It will be observed on April 30, Wednesday. Muhurat timing to buy gold on ...