China says its ban on Japanese seafood is about safety. Is it really?
In the busy streets of Hong Kong's Central district the lunchtime queues snake around the swanky Japanese restaurants where high-end sushi can sell at $150 a pop just for a tasting menu.
2023-08-28 09:47
The LYCRA Company Launches New LYCRA® Brand Products at Intertextile Shanghai
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2023-08-28 08:24
China’s Worsening Economic Slowdown Is Rippling Across the Globe
China’s economy was meant to drive a third of global economic growth this year, so its dramatic slowdown
2023-08-28 05:58
France to ban female students from wearing abayas in state schools
The education minister says female Muslim students will not be allowed to wear the loose-fitting robe.
2023-08-28 04:17
Alicia Witt chronicles how she overcame breast cancer and the tragic death of her parents with her music
Alicia Witt, singer and actor known for roles in "Urban Legend" and "Mr. Holland's Opus," tragically lost both of her parents when they were found dead in their home in December 2021.
2023-08-28 00:25
India Further Tightens Rice Shipments in Threat to Global Supply
India, the world’s biggest exporter of rice, imposed more curbs on shipments of the grain in a move
2023-08-27 22:47
Americans are being asked to consider tipping more often, but is it really required?
Americans are being asked more and more often whether they would like to tack a tip onto their check, sometimes facing a screen that reads "add a tip?"
2023-08-27 19:51
Why do we say tall instead of small? How Starbucks created its own language for ordering coffee
"One tall iced pumpkin cream chai tea latte please," is an order that will soon become a staple at Starbucks stores across the country.
2023-08-27 17:17
Airline loses passenger's dog at world's busiest airport
Delta staff lost a passenger's dog at Atlanta Airport. Paula Rodriguez's dog, Maia, escaped its cage as Delta staff were transferring her to her flight at Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson airport, the busiest in the world.
2023-08-27 16:19
'The more real it felt, the funnier it gets': Josh Greenbaum used actual dog footage for Strays
Josh Greenbaum wanted footage of real dogs to be used in his comedy film 'Strays' to add to the humour of the movie.
2023-08-27 15:16
This country is finally reopening after Covid. But it still requires a one-week quarantine
North Korea has announced it will allow its citizens living abroad to return home in an easing of its coronavirus-era border controls. But it will still require them to do a one-week quarantine.
2023-08-27 14:15
German Inflation Trauma of 1923 Strikes an Uneasy Chord Today
By late-1923, hyperinflation had rendered Germany’s currency so worthless that one woman used several billion marks of banknotes
2023-08-27 13:47