Healing mugwort fixes poverty as well as aches
The Qichun county is attracting more investments as growers of mugwort – leaves that are used in a traditional Chinese healing therapy gains popularity nationwide.
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Japanese start-ups entering reforestation market
Companies like Green Foresters engages in reforestation in the Kanto region of Tokyo. Owner Shotaro Nakai says, “mountain restoration is an area [that] has room for growth”.
Shanghai shuts KTV bars in wake of virus
The karaoke bar and a board game room that were linked to 24 locally transmitted Covid-19 cases, had their licences revoked for failing to implement disease prevention protocols.
Network operators face hefty fine for failure to help curb scams
Limiting the number of phone numbers each user can register with their operators, the restriction aims to prevent criminal gangs from using hoarded SIMs for call-centre scams.
Imagine and explore the Singapore of 2030 with IPS Web app
Known as Quest2030, the new interactive, game-like Web app hopes to engage the public in reimagining the country's future, said the Institute of Policy Studies’ deputy director.
Moscow turns the screws on foreign, including Asian, firms
President Vladimir Putin's officials are intent on shutting out foreign firms, their actions in Sakhalin projects show.
Local ice cream brand faces heat from netizens
The concerns stem from a series of videos published online that show the ice cream melts extremely slowly.
Chicken shortage hits Philippine fast-food chains
The shortage underscored the deepening supply chain problems that have emerged in the postpandemic period.
American company Yum Brands close to selling KFC business in Russia
Western companies leaving Russia have sped in recent weeks as Moscow advances a new law that would allow them to seize assets and impose criminal penalties on foreign firms.
Hami melons sent to overseas markets
Hami customs will guide more local orchards to obtain customs registration qualifications so that more melons with certificates of origin can be shipped overseas.