The geography of Korea is ideal for growing lacquer trees. Optimal climate, topography, and soil conditions can be found across the country, and the lacquer produced is of the highest quality. This led to lacquerware crafts being highly valued in Korea over the years, and a uniquely Korean culture of lacquerware being developed.

Wedding ceremonies in Thailand are generally divided into two parts: a Buddhist component, which includes reciting prayers and offering food and other gifts to monks and images of the Buddha, and a non-Buddhist component, which is rooted in folk traditions and centers on the couple’s families.

Bongsan Talchum, or the Bongsan mask-dance drama, was originally transmitted in Giryang-ri, Dongseon-myeon, Bongsan-gun, Hwanghae Province in the northern part of Korean Peninsula. However, with the relocation of administrative bodies, including the district office to Sariwon in 1915, the mask-dance drama and its transmission activities were also transferred to the area. In South Korea, Bongsan Talchum had been transmitted since its restoration by performers who originated from the North, including Jin-ok Kim and Cheon-sik Min, and was designated as Important Intangible Cultural Property No. 17 in 1967. The office of the Bongsan Mask Dance-Drama Preservation Society is currently housed within the Training Center for Important Intangible Cultural Properties in Seoul.

Yoga is a traditional practice from India that focuses on bringing harmony between mind and body. It is also known as the art and science of healthy living. Yoga is a combination of postures (called asanas), breathing techniques (called pranayama), relaxation, and meditation.

Prenatal education, or taegyo in Korean, is part of health care practices that pregnant women perform to deliver a physically and mentally healthy baby. The philosophy of prenatal education is based on the idea that a fetus is developing personality even before it comes out of the womb, and hence needs fetal education.

There are many aspects and dimensions to do research on Myanmar lacquer. Myanmar lacquerware has been studied by both local and foreign scholars from artistic and historical points of view. This research highlights the history of Myanmar lacquer, lacquer industry, and its prospects. Myanmar lacquer has a long history and remains as an active cultural phenomenon. But there are very few people who make a living from the lacquerware business. The main problems are the lack of market and scarce resources (labour and raw materials). This research’s objectives are to be able to preserve the traditional Myanmar lacquerware industry, to make it widely known internationally about the process of making Myanmar lacquerware, and to cherish the intangible cultural heritage of Myanmar. It also aims to show and record the current situation of lacquerware industry and to find ways of helping lacquer industry survive the challenges it faces today. In this research, a review of the relevant books, library survey, and field study are done, in addition to interviews with lacquerware makers, taking photographs on many aspects of Myanmar lacquerware, and foreseeing its prospects. The research areas focused on are Bagan and Kyaukka village.\nKey words: lacquer in Myanmar, Bagan, Kyaukka village, industry, production

Human Welfare Association aims to organize and empower the most disadvantaged sections of the society for sustainable and comprehensive development leading to improved quality of life. Registered in 1991, the organization intends to address the needs of the vulnerable minority communities (Dalits, OBCs) with focus on women and children. HWA has implemented various projects at the grassroots level with the support of international donor agencies. The knowledge base of the community is being further developed through awareness generation and information dissemination at all levels.

The coastline of Bangladesh spreads over 711 kilometers containing a wide network of river systems that drain the Ganges-BrahmaputraMeghna river system's massive flow. The coastline is separated into a\npacific-type deltaic eastern zone, a central deltaic zone, and an Atlantictype deltaic western zone (M. R. Islam 2004). The Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh (Volumes 3 and 4), released in 2008, listed 156 species in the coastal zone of Bangladesh, including brown algae, red algae, green algae and five different seagrass species (Kamal and Short 2009). In terms of faunal resources, the maritime environment\nof Bangladesh has 442 fish species and 36 shrimp species (Ben Belton, et al. 2011). \n\nAround fifty million people from various ethnic groups reside in the coastline zone, encompassing thirty-two percent of the country's total population. Although the Banglaees are the most populous ethnic group, ten other ethnic communities live along the coastal zone of the country: Chakma, Khyang, Marma, Munda, Murang, Rakhine, Tanchangya, Tripura, Mahato, and Pundra Khatrio (Kamal, et al. 2001). The distinctive water-land-forest ecosystem of this area has significantly shaped food production and consumption patterns among these communities throughout history. \n\nThe coastal inhabitants are exposed to both climatic, natural disasters and manmade hazards. This paper aims to discuss the food production system in the coastal area of Bangladesh as well as the impact of alarming climate change on the general food security of the region

According to official information, Kyrgyzstan is the only country in Central Asia where water resources are almost completely generated on its own territory, which boasts various hydrological features and advantages. These significant water and hydropower resources (see www.water.gov.kg) are one of the main aspects of national wealth.

This networking program is based on experiences and achievements obtained from the collaborative work of UNESCO-ICHCAP in the living heritage field in Central Asia over the last decade. \n\nFor reference, the networking program comes on the heels of a three-party MoU signed by ICHCAP and organizations in Uzbekistan in 2019 and was followed by a Central Asia network meeting in Kazakhstan in 2019. In 2020, ICHCAP in cooperation with International Institute for Central Asian Studies (IICAS), conducted a survey project about ICH festivals along the Silk Roads, particularly with countries along the steppe route. Regarding the survey result, ICHCAP, IICAS and Korea-Central Asia Cooperation Forum Secretariat of the Korea Foundation (KF) held an online webinar and a strategic meeting to consider the need for realizing the multilateral values of Silk Roads-related cooperation

Nepal boasts an abundance of temples, monasteries (or viharas), and other socio-cultural places where various ICH practices are performed. Here, various forms of religious and non-religious activities take place on a daily basis; but during special festivals and occasions, they are transformed into workshops of ICH practice. This article will touch upon the annual activities at the Buddhist viharas of Kathmandu Valley during the holy month of Gunla (August–September).

Human has made great progress beyond the speed of biological evolution by using tools. First, human used stones and wood as tools for hunting and gathering, and then invented earth-baked earthenware such as bowls for food, appropriate to farming life. The defects of woodenware and earthenware, however, were obvious. It was not able to contain liquid due to their moisture absorbency, and easily damaged. Earthenware has evolved into glazed ceramic but it required a high-tech kiln with high temperature, accompanied by a technology for metal refining as a key prerequisite. In East Asia, moisture proof and insect proof techniques to coat objects were invented much earlier. That is lacquer technique.\nProduction process of lacquer is delicate and complicated such as handling lacquer sap at the risk of skin disease, creating hot and humid environment for hardening process, etc. Nevertheless, in East Asia, people have used lacquer technique in many regions from the Neolithic Age, knowing its merits earlier on. Lacquer was used for adhesive and surface protection of leather, earthenware, ceramics and metalware. In particular, it has been inextricably linked to wooden objects. Whereas in West Asia and Europe various varnishes mixed with dry oil and resin has been used, in East Asia lacquer was used as a basic varnish in common. That shows that lacquer is great material and technique to represent the commonality of Asian culture.1) This article aims to briefly look into the origin of lacquer technique in Northeast Asia and share the information on it and its current status of transmission.