Pink peach flowers dress up Japan mountain village
Local residents planted the peach trees about 20 years ago with the aim of utilising dilapidated farmland.
Bottled water industry can undermine progress towards safe water for all: United Nations
According to the report, the bottled water sector used 35 per cent of the PET bottles produced globally in 2019 with 85 per cent wind up in landfills or unregulated waste.
Baeyul Kinzang: Glimpses of the hidden valley
Baeyul Kinzang known commonly as Bai Kinza, is considered a hidden land that has a close connection to Terton Drukdra Dorji, a saint.
Rare plant in Cambodia fetches high prices from Thai, Chinese
The people who live in Taing Bompong village seem to be blessed as many of them can earn good income from these coral plants.
Catfish species found for first time in Singapore’s only freshwater swamp
The surreptitious species – known as Encheloclarias kelioides – is among Asia’s most poorly understood clariid catfish.
Pink Trumpet trees draw crowds to festival in Nakhon Pathom province
Some arrived wearing traditional Japanese kimonos and Korean hanbok to take photos of the annual event.
Wild boar carcasses in more parts of Singapore test positive for African swine fever
The disease, caused by the virus of the same name, affects only wild boars and pigs. It is not zoonotic, meaning it does not infect humans.
Ill and immobile: The plight of Karachi Zoo elephant Noor Jehan
Noor Jehan, 17, is one of the two elephants who have been caged at the zoo for years now.
All-natural skincare cream rooted in Khmer tradition
One Cambodian woman is processing curcuma raktakanta root as a medicine for health and skin care in Sala Kanseng village of Siem Reap.
New species of cockroach found in Singapore, named after Pokemon character
The cockroach’s identity was a mystery when a few male specimens were collected between 2016 and 2017 in a secondary forest in Bukit Timah Nature Reserve during an insect survey.