🍷 It’s an ancient beverage turned cultural icon, so cherished in France that the legendary Victor Hugo once provocatively wrote: “God made only water – but man made wine”. Aside from being a […]
Reaching the bottom of the barrel: Coronavirus pandemic batters European wine production
Hyundai first to export hydrogen-powered trucks with shipment to Switzerland
South Korea’s Hyundai Motor has become the world’s first company to export hydrogen-powered trucks. It shipped ten of them today a model called the XCIENT to Switzerland. Hyundai aims to export 40 […]
Falling tree narrowly misses pedestrians at London crossroads
A large tree narrowly missed passing pedestrians when it fell on to a busy crossroads in Ealing, west London.
Japanese app uses AI to scan for the highest-grade tuna for sushi and sashimi
Japan’s sushi and sashimi restaurants have traditionally relied on people with tuna-grading skills handed down through generations to help select high-quality tuna they serve to customers. But the human skills recently faced […]
China and South Korea open enormous industrial zone to promote bilateral collaboration
China and South Korea say they will collaborate on IT, high-end equipment and intelligent manufacturing, food, medicine and other fields through a new zone made up of several industrial estates. The China-ROK […]
Best of Hong Kong’s gourmet scene according to food writer Agnes Chee
From wet markets to Michelin-starred restaurants – Hong Kong’s diverse food scene never ceases to impress food writer Agnes Chee. There have been many noteworthy changes to Hong Kong’s gourmet landscape in […]
Bulgaria: 12,000 fans arrive at stadium for football cup final in Sofia
Up to 12,000 fans were admitted to the Bulgarian Cup final match between CSKA Sofia and Lokomotiv Plovdiv in the country’s capital city on Wednesday, as authorities relaxed COVID-19 rules to allow […]
Discover a Japanese sculptor’s life-long mission to complete La Sagrada Familia
An architectural marvel has sat incomplete in a residential corner of Barcelona since its architect, Antoni Gaudí, died during construction in 1926. For decades, La Sagrada Familia has been an example of […]
Climate change in the desert
Climate change is leaving its mark on Morocco’s oases, too. Sandstorms are becoming more and more frequent, groundwater levels are sinking and palm trees are shrivelling up and dying. An age-old way […]
Chinese internet companies take the lead in affordable health insurance for working class and poor
Government-provided health insurance in China only partially covers medical expenses to people when they get sick, and private health insurance companies mainly cater to the wealthy or middle class. That’s left hundreds […]
