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Hong Kong's single-use plastics ban off to smooth start
Published on 22/04/2024
» HONG KONG: Hong Kong's single-use plastics ban started smoothly on Monday, with many people in a busy business district opting for their own utensils when buying takeaway food and drink instead of paying extra for alternatives.
Songkran moving out of Hong Kong’s ‘Little Thailand’
Published on 09/04/2024
» HONG KONG: The water-splashing portion of Thailand's Songkran festival in Hong Kong's Kowloon City will be moved from its traditional site to a basketball court next week for the first time, following the arrest last year of three men for soaking police officers and reporters at the event.
China urges US to stop ‘unreasonably suppressing’ TikTok
Bloomberg News, Published on 14/03/2024
» BEIJING - China called on the United States to stop "unreasonably suppressing" TikTok, as the popular video-sharing application used by 170 million Americans moves to the centre of lingering tensions between the superpowers.
Colombian cannabis industry withering
Published on 22/12/2023
» SUBACHOQUE, Colombia - More than 17 acres of land owned by a Colombian-Canadian company near Bogota were once meant to grow 25 varieties of cannabis, but over the past year weeds have overtaken greenhouses and 200 of its 218 employees have been fired.
'Pooper' figures star in nativity scenes in Spain
AFP, Published on 22/12/2023
» BARCELONA - Look closely at a nativity scene in Spain's Catalonia region and you will likely spot an unusual figure -- a peasant with his pants down and doing his business in the holy scene.
US announces 10-nation coalition to combat Huthi attacks in Red Sea
AFP, Published on 19/12/2023
» DUBAI - The United States on Monday announced a 10-nation coalition to quell Huthi missile and drone attacks on ships transiting the Red Sea, with Britain, France, Bahrain and Italy among countries joining the "multinational security initiative."
Far from Venezuela-Guyana oil flap, Mango Landing just wants peace
AFP, Published on 14/12/2023
» MANGO LANDING (GUYANA) - Robinson Flores, a Venezuelan who has been living in Essequibo for years, has no time for politicians fighting over the disputed oil-rich region run by Guyana.
Nepali TikTok influencers reel after sudden ban
AFP, Published on 13/12/2023
» KATHMANDU - Nepali influencer Anjana Aryal went from homemaker to entrepreneur by sharing recipes on TikTok, but her lucrative business collapsed last month when the Himalayan republic banned the Chinese-owned short video app.
China approves 87 new video games
South China Morning Post, Published on 06/12/2023
» China approved 87 new video game titles in November including the local version of Tencent Holdings-backed Ubisoft Entertainment's The Division Resurgence - a mobile third-person shooter based on the French publisher's flagship franchise, Tom Clancy's The Division - as the domestic market continues to recover after Beijing eased its regulatory crackdown.
HMV reopening raises revival hopes for London's Oxford Street
AFP, Published on 24/11/2023
» LONDON - British music retailer HMV returned to the iconic site of its former flagship store in central London on Friday, in a much-needed boost to the flagging fortunes of the capital's premier shopping street.