Officials get in character to boost tourism
The intensifying competition, performing with various creative videos to attract tourists, has recently become a popular social media trend in China.
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New varieties light up Japan’s growing strawberry market
With the recent introduction of new varieties, those who love them are having fun choosing their favorites, while production centers face fierce competition.
Chinese provinces give 30 days’ paid ‘marriage leave’ to boost birth rate
A host of other supporting policies are still needed, including housing subsidies and paid paternity leave for men.
Food fraud: When what you eat isn’t what it’s supposed to be
Food fraud methods have notoriously made people very sick and have caused hundreds of deaths.
Antique jewellery pieces return home to Cambodia
A collection of 77 pieces of pre-Angkorian and Angkorian jewellery has been returned by the family of a late British antiquities trader.
Panic as fire engulfs a high-rise in the capital
As the flames consumed the apartments, three people could be seen jumping off the 11th floor to escape, leaving one dead.
South Korea shifts to rebuilding in Turkey
The decision was to factor in the realities of the rapidly closing survival window and the growing fears over looting and hygiene, a ministry official said.
Strawberry-filled giant parfait in Nara prefecture goes viral
The photogenic parfait has pushed the restaurant into the spotlight since it went viral on social media about two years ago.
Becoming a Korean
The good conduct clause in the 'naturalisation' process can make or break one’s chances at becoming a legal Korean citizen.
Safeguarding national security remains top priority: Hong Kong police commissioner
The overall social order and national security situation was stable last year but the city nevertheless had domestic terrorism cases, according to Siu Chak-yee.