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Scent of luxury: Indian jasmine infuses global perfume
AFP, Published on 15/08/2023
» MADURAI, India: Heady scents fill the air as skilled pickers in India pluck white jasmine before the still fresh buds are rushed for processing into a valuable ingredient for global perfumes.
Syria attacks blamed on IS kill at least 41
AFP, Published on 17/04/2023
» BEIRUT - Suspected Islamic State group fighters killed at least 36 truffle hunters and five shepherds in Syria on Sunday, a monitor said, in the latest attacks by jihadists in the war-ravaged country.
Covid pall over Vietnam's pink incense village as Lunar New Year nears
AFP, Published on 12/01/2022
» Vietnam's "incense village" is dazzling pink as workers prepare the fragrant sticks for the Lunar New Year holiday, but strict rules to stop the spread of Covid-19 are dulling its lustre.
In London, rail-side gardening blossoms during pandemic
AFP, Published on 26/04/2021
» LONDON: A busy commuter train station is an unlikely place to find a haven for flowers, bees and hedgehogs.
Saudi Arabia's city of roses blooms in Ramadan
AFP, Published on 16/04/2021
» TAIF (SAUDI ARABIA) - Every spring, roses bloom in the western Saudi city of Taif, turning pockets of the kingdom's vast desert landscape a vivid and fragrant pink.
Growing fear: anxiety mounts over Vietnam's food staples
AFP, Published on 16/11/2020
» HANOI: Vietnam's fragrant noodle soups and fresh spring rolls have won fans across the globe, but mounting food safety scandals on the country's streets are sparking a rising tide of anxiety among millennials about what they eat.
Bali's open-air burials endure despite Covid-19 crisis
AFP, Published on 16/06/2020
» TRUNYAN, Indonesia: For centuries Bali's Trunyanese people have left their dead to decompose in the open, the bodies placed in bamboo cages until only the skeletons remain.
Burning issue: China's incense makers toil ahead of Lunar New Year
AFP, Published on 01/01/2020
» QUANZHOU, China: Dozens of workers toil through the night coating thin lengths of bamboo in herbs, spices and richly coloured powders to create incense sticks that are spread out under the rising sun to dry.
Crunchy delight: Chinese farmer breeds roaches for the table
AFP, Published on 16/04/2019
» YIBIN, China: As farmer Li Bingcai opened the door to his cockroach farm in southwest China, an insect the size of a dart flew into his face.
Vietnam's 'incense village' blazes pink for lunar new year
AFP, Published on 08/01/2019
» HANOI: In Vietnam's "incense village", dozens are hard at work dying, drying and whittling down bamboo bark to make the fragrant sticks ahead of the busy lunar new year holiday.