New Zealand seizes record amount of meth in maple syrup jugs from Canada
When New Zealand police cracked open plastic jugs of maple syrup that had arrived from Canada, they found something decidedly less sweet inside.
2023-06-15 16:25
Bali considers banning mountain climbing following spate of bad tourist behavior
Bali's governor has announced a ban on tourist activities on its mountains with "immediate effect," in a bid to preserve its sacred peaks following a rise in violations by misbehaving tourists.
2023-06-14 09:58
BTS 10 years on: Superfans make pilgrimage to Seoul to celebrate the K-pop band that conquered the globe
BTS has racked up more than 20 Guinness World Records, won several global awards, championed Asian representation in the global music industry and paved the way for other K-pop acts to follow in their footsteps.
2023-06-13 15:24
Myanmar junta suspends aid access to a million people in state devastated by Cyclone Mocha
Myanmar's ruling junta has suspended humanitarian access to western Rakhine state, where more than a million vulnerable people are in urgent need of aid a month after a powerful cyclone devastated the region, the United Nations said.
2023-06-13 14:49
Chinese airline defends flight attendant weight restrictions after backlash
Chinese carrier Hainan Airlines has defended imposing weight requirements on flight attendants after reports of the new policy went viral on social media and sparked a public backlash.
2023-06-12 16:46
Two planes 'likely collided' at airport in Tokyo
Two airplanes have "highly likely collided" with each other at the Haneda Airport in Tokyo, Japanese public broadcaster NHK is reporting, citing the country's transport ministry.
2023-06-10 16:16
'I wondered what I'd done wrong in life,' says man next to passenger who opened plane door on flight
If you think you always get the bad seat when taking a flight, then spare a thought for Lee Yoon-jun. He was sat next to the man accused of opening the emergency door on an Air Asiana flight last month -- while the plane was still in the air.
2023-06-09 12:59
Subway plans to open nearly 4,000 stores in China in one of its biggest deals ever
Subway, the world's biggest sandwich chain, announced Tuesday that it would open almost 4,000 new stores across the country over the next 20 years, increasing its current retail footprint there by more than seven times.
2023-06-07 12:55
This chef visited 48 African countries to create a new 'Afro-fusion' cuisine
Restaurant Meza Malonga combines ingredients and food cultures from different countries, embodying the heritage and traditions of a vast and varied continent.
2023-06-05 16:59
Australia to triple size of protected marine park to area larger than Germany
Australia plans to triple the size of an ecologically important marine park and close off an area larger than Germany to fishing and mining, the government announced Monday, protecting millions of vulnerable seabirds and animals.
2023-06-05 11:57
Sherpa who saved climber in Everest death zone says it was hardest rescue 'in my life'
Gelje, who was guiding a client to the 8,849-meter (29,032 feet) summit, made a decision: they would abandon their journey in a bid to save the Malaysian climber.
2023-06-02 12:29
Asiana Airlines to stop selling seats near emergency exit on Airbus A321s
Asiana Airlines will no longer sell tickets for certain emergency exit seats of its Airbus A321-200 aircraft, the airline said Sunday, following a recent incident in which a man allegedly opened a jetliner door during a flight.
2023-05-29 13:19