How laphing made it to Kathmandu
Laphing, is originally a Chinese dish – ‘La’ means cold and ‘Phing’ refers to the jelly-like texture of the snack. It travelled to Nepal with Tibetan refugees.
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Many reforms began during President Duterte's time but no narration of his legacy would be complete without a mention of his shortcomings.
Malaysian-born aviation engineer’s paper plane breaks Guinness World Record
Julian Chee earned a Guinness World Record in the "Farthest flight by a paper aircraft” category.
Bongbong Marcos’ presidency a chance to scrub family’s name: Senator-elect
Senator Robin Padilla said the family was getting a chance to clean its name after a long time.
Kindred soles: Japan workwear firms target hybrid shoes market
The companies efforts in the footwear can be traced to the diversification of working styles — and clothing — engendered by the novel coronavirus pandemic.
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Flood damages: Farmers face hunger after loss of crops
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People earned living from ammunition, sunken ships in Okinawa during WWII
Amid the devastation following World War II, many residents of Okinawa found a source of income in the ammunition fired during the “Typhoon of Steel” of naval bombardment…