I’ve written about how Singapore, which celebrates the 60th anniversary of its independence from the United Kingdom this year, could...

The 23rd floor reception of the Club Lusitano in Hong Kong The Portuguese presence in East Asia is firmly anchored in Macau, which Ming...

It is a common lament among Portuguese people living in Asia why there aren't more direct flights to Portugal. Currently one can fly...

Portugal celebrated 50 years of democracy a few weeks ago on the 25th of April. On that day in 1974, a military coup ended 48 years of...

It is Christmas Eve today and Christmas tea has made its annual appearance. Typically flavoured with cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg and orange...

Luís Vaz de Camões, the 16th century poet, is such a towering figure in Portuguese literature that the Portuguese language itself is...

The Catholic Church's World Youth Day that just ended on August 6 saw thousands of pilgrims from all across Asia travel to Portugal. One...

My family and I are back in Toronto for a home visit to see friends and family, and folks here are still talking about the recent mayoral...

In an earlier post, I explained how China became known as China thanks to the Portuguese: https://www.portuguese.asia/post/how-china-beca...

In the Chinese language, China is referred to as 中国 (zhōng guó), or 中國 in traditional script, meaning the middle kingdom. This wasn't...

When I visited Minas Gerais in Brazil more than ten years ago, I made it a point to go to the city of Ouro Preto to check out some of the...

A merchant, a pirate, a smuggler, an adventurer, a captain, and even an official representative of the Portuguese authorities: Bartolomeu...

While China long had contact with Europe through the Silk Road, the Portuguese were the first Europeans to show up by sea. And they...