When I hear people flatteringly say, 'You're an expert on East Asia...' I'm certainly an observer of East Asia, and central Asia, and ASEAN, and to a lesser extent South Asia and the Gulf, but there's always something behind the wall in China.

Brunei Darussalam is one of the oldest kingdoms in South East Asia.

The European Tour plays all over the world: from the U.K. to China, from Korea to South Africa, and from the Middle East to southeast Asia.

the people who live in the last places - the people who are most neglected and least valued by the larger world - often represent the best of who we are and the finest standard of what we are meant to become. This is the power that last places hold over me, and why I have found it impossible to resist their pull.

I had siblings from South Asia, from East Asia, from depressed communities around America, and you know, we'd have long conversations.

My vision is to make Seoul the center of East Asia in terms of economy, culture and tourism.