Asian Geographic

Uncharted Territorie­s A look at some of the unexplored kingdoms of medicine – and why they’ve remained unmapped The Tree Man Long Live the Noodle Longevity noodles are steeped in ancient tradition, and have endured the rise of mass production The Silent E

Abul Bajandar made headlines last year with his tree-like warts. Now, this extremely rare illness has given him a life he never expected Sixty percent of the world’s diabetic population is Asian. And yet, many people don’t understand this disease

- BY YD BAR- NESS BY ZIGOR ALDAMA BY BRENT LEWIN BY MANGAI BALASEGARA­M, BY MANGAI BALASEGARA­M BY RACHEL CHIA, SCOTT WOODWARD

An uncertain future faces the street eats sellers of Asia. As government­s make plans to sweep woks of hot oil off the sidewalks, the livelihood of the hawker hangs in the balance

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