“Between 2010 and 2022 … we’ve hovered around anywhere from 10 plus per cent to currently 11.6 per cent … but I think if the measures had not been put in, we... Read more »
In recent years, as Japan has seen a steady surge in overseas visitors, the issue of overtourism has come to the fore. Kyoto, in particular, is bearing the brunt of it: reports... Read more »
This comes days after nearly ten schools and one college in the national capital received bomb threats via email over the last three days, prompting police action and temporary closures. More than... Read more »
On June 30, the performance artist and environmental activist known as Nut Brother (坚果兄弟), along with his collaborator and art curator Zheng Hongbin, disappeared after returning from a trip investigating industrial pollution... Read more »
BANGKOK – Reverence for the saffron-robed Buddhist monkhood is deeply woven into Thai society, but a sex extortion scandal has besmirched the clergy and left the devout questioning their faith. The police... Read more »
Japanese convenience stores, particularly 7-Eleven, carry quite the tasty selection of sweets. However, ever since Covid pandemic restrictions were first introduced, their frozen sweets section has become more popular for its convenience... Read more »
With the weekend ahead, viewers are certainly planning to update their weekend watch list. Henceforth, the OTT platforms are now ready with a new set of releases that will follow a blend... Read more »
A 60-year-old man from Nanjing became the biggest trending topic on Weibo recently after news circulated that he had cross-dressed as a woman, lured 1,691 men into having sex with him, recorded... Read more »
SEOUL – A new K-pop boy band made their global debut on July 18 with two members who defected from North Korea and an album that includes a song about the consequences... Read more »
Karachi – Pakistanis are increasingly ditching the national grid in favour of solar power, prompting a boom in rooftop panels and spooking a government weighed down by billions of dollars of power... Read more »