Asia

The K-Pop industry has a dark side, one that Lee Kyung-Mi – now Monk Bohyun – knows all too well. From performing pop songs on stage to singing Buddhist prayer songs on YouTube.

In 1984, one of the world's worst industrial disasters befell the residents of Bhopal, India, when a nearby pesticide plant leaked a toxic gas. Veteran photojournalist Raghu Rai was there to photograph its aftermath.

VICE heads to Bandung to meet Atung and his crew of gravediggers to learn what men who deal with death every day can tell us about life.

VICE met up with a pair of drag queens from Beijing as they prepared for a major ball in Shanghai, following along before they hit the stage for a competition with dozens of other queens.

Protests are in their second day following the death of two civilians Wednesday.

On this episode of VICE’s Foreign Film Club we go behind the scenes of China’s OBMs, or Online Big Movies. These online films bypass China’s restrictive censorship laws and are the playground for up and coming filmmakers.

VICE met up with the leading directors, producers, and screenwriters behind Indonesia's 80s exploitation films—marked by violence, sex, and a dedication to showing viewers a good time.

President Trump boarded Air Force One Tuesday, capping off his 12-day Asia trip, which he himself described as "a very fruitful trip for us and, also, in all fairness, for a lot of other nations."

After months of fighting, Marawi City has been left in ruins.

If you're black and have been to Asia you already know what the fuck going on. If not? Watch.

We revisit the trans community in China to hear how one trans woman is recovering after her gender reassignment surgery, and meet an advocacy group dedicated to educating people about transgender issues.

VICE China met up with trans men and woman across the country to hear about the discrimination they face at work, in social circles, and among family—and what they're doing to transform their place in Chinese society.