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Miyazaki craftsman creates wooden shochu keg that ‘transforms aroma, flavour’

Yukio Shiba, 77, creates his kegs using wood from yamazakura cherry trees and says it takes about a week for the wood’s flavour to permeate the distilled rice alcohol.

Why SK chief calls K-food the next big thing

SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won said, “If there are enough ideas and systems to support [Korean food’s] industrialisation, the potential seems almost unlimited.”

Festivities cut short as religious and indigenous groups deprived of holidays

While religious communities are often deprived of holidays during their festivities, indigenous communities also face a similar issue.

‘Ordinary’ Chinese vase sells at auction for 8 million euros

The vase, which the auction house described as "ordinary", attracted frantic bidding from potential buyers who seemed to be convinced it was an overlooked "heavenly sphere".

Men wear makeup, too: Desire to make a good impression boosts men’s cosmetics

To meet the new demand, department stores have even set up special areas for men’s cosmetics, products that go a step beyond the usual men’s skin care.

Challenges of ageing society imminent

Due to traditional Chinese culture, most of the elderly in China prefer to be cared for at home, and the demand for the service has grown over the years.