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The amazing paddy fields of England
Roger Crutchley, Published on 05/10/2025
» Important news from Blighty. Rice has been grown for the first time in Britain in the Fens of Cambridgeshire. Apparently this is a result of an unusually hot summer. For a project that had once been dismissed as a joke it's quite an achievement. Let's hope the notoriously fickle English weather doesn't spoil it all. It will probably start snowing tomorrow.
When Labubu dolls transform into a protest symbol
Oped, Published on 17/09/2025
» I was surprised to see Labubus, the mega-popular toy monsters with Puck-like grins, staring at me in the crowd at anti-ICE demonstrations in Los Angeles in June.
Wipe out scammers
Oped, Postbag, Published on 15/02/2025
» Re: "Chinese-led scam gangs leave Payathongzu", and "Police tighten screws on call centre gangs", (BP, Feb 13).
Tintin, Popeye, Hemingway among US copyrights expiring in 2025
AFP, Published on 01/01/2025
» NEW YORK - From "A Farewell to Arms" to the cartoon character Popeye the Sailor, thousands of artistic works will enter the public domain in the United States on Wednesday.
China to crack down on Halloween revellers
Kyodo News, Published on 25/10/2024
» SHANGHAI - Authorities in Shanghai are set to control Halloween cosplayers and decorations this year, US media Radio Free Asia (RFA) said, as the leadership of Chinese President Xi Jinping has been vigilant about the spread of Western culture and revellers’ costumes with underlying political messages.
Guru's Weekly Buzz: Aug 16-22
Guru, Published on 16/08/2024
» Guru By Bangkok Post's pick of the most exciting products, activities, food and travel to indulge in.
New releases for your streaming pleasure: Aug 2-8
Guru, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 02/08/2023
» Looking for a title to binge-watch this weekend? Here's our pick!
‘Punching Pooh’ patriotic badges a hit in Taiwan
AFP, Published on 11/04/2023
» TAIPEI: Patriotic badges showing Winnie the Pooh being punched in the face by a Taiwanese black bear — a humourous dig at Chinese leader Xi Jinping — have gone viral across the self-ruled island of Taiwan.
Chip war and censorship hobble Chinese tech giants in chatbot race
AFP, Published on 22/03/2023
» BEIJING - Search giant Baidu's lacklustre unveiling of its chatbot exposed gaps in China's race to rival ChatGPT, as censorship and a US squeeze on chip imports have hamstrung the country's artificial intelligence ambitions.
‘Pooh’ horror film cancelled in Hong Kong
Published on 21/03/2023
» HONG KONG: The screening of “Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey”, a horror film due to be released in Hong Kong this week, has been cancelled for “technical” reasons, movie websites said on Tuesday.