Rare Costa Rican orchids on display at Gardens by the Bay’s Cloud Forest
The display commemorates 35 years of diplomatic relations between the two nations and will showcase over 30 species of orchids.
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Pulmuone sponsors Korean food documentary by US culinary school
South Korean food giant Pulmuone and the Culinary Institute of America will also produce food documentaries on China, Japan, and Southeast Asian cuisine.
Balinese hoteliers host Ukrainian refugee family
Plagued by fear and anxiety, families like that of the 36-year-old Hanna Liubychenko and her two daughters, have found temporary peace in Bali.
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…
Malaysia to give pets more paw-tection with new laws
The Malaysian National Animal Welfare Foundation is proposing pet identification and legalisation of pet ownership in high-rise buildings to counter animal abandonment.
Floating city in the shape of a brain coral rises from the Indian Ocean
The floating city large enough to house 20,000 people is being built in a turquoise lagoon – just 10 minutes by boat from Male, the Maldivian capital.
Thai report on cat-to-human Covid-19 infection captures global attention
In the case reported in August 2021, genomic sequencing revealed that the cat’s owners, the cat and the veterinarian were all infected with the same version of the Delta variant.
Hong Kong floating restaurant Jumbo sinks in South China Sea
The restaurant, a once famed but financially struggling Hong Kong tourist attraction, capsized near the Paracel Islands after it "encountered adverse conditions" on June 19.
S. Korea’s former presidential office Blue House turns into concert venue, tourist hot spot
Open to the public from May 10, the Blue House has drawn more than 770,000 visitors in a month, all curious for a glimpse into the life of their former leaders.
Bangladesh flood situation likely to get worse, cry for help grows louder
Locals said many people have taken shelter on nearby highways or river banks as the flood centres are either overcrowded or located far away from their homes.