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Thai textiles shine on Belgium’s iconic Manneken Pis statue
Online Reporters, Published on 13/07/2025
» In a striking fusion of cultural diplomacy and creative design, Thailand’s Department of Intellectual Property has teamed up with celebrated young fashion designer Shone Puipia to dress Belgium’s world-famous Manneken Pis statue in traditional Thai textiles.
Chinese man defies demolition orders to build madcap rural home
AFP, Published on 09/06/2025
» XINGYI (CHINA) - Surrounded by the rubble of demolished homes, Chen Tianming's ramshackle tower of faded plyboards and contorted beams juts into the sky in southwestern China, a teetering monument to one man's stubbornness.
Feng shui tips for dogs in the Year of the Snake, for health, wealth, luck and love
South China Morning Post, Published on 02/02/2025
» If your Chinese zodiac predicts a rough year ahead, fret not - feng shui is here to help.
Huge illegal drug lab exposed in Syria
Reuters, Published on 13/12/2024
» DOUMA - The industrial-scale drug lab sat just up a hill from a main road on the western edge of Damascus, the city that was the seat of power for the Assad family which long denied any links to the narcotics trade.
Fireworks, flowers in Wuhan for Lunar New Year but grief lingers
AFP, Published on 22/01/2023
» WUHAN (CHINA) - Three years after a once-mysterious virus plunged the Chinese city of Wuhan into a terrifying lockdown, residents are celebrating the arrival of the Year of the Rabbit with fireworks, flowers and offerings to the loved ones they have lost to Covid-19.
Defiance by candlelight as Kyiv adapts to blackouts
AFP, Published on 07/11/2022
» KYIV, Ukraine: When their apartment block in northern Kyiv goes dark just after 6:00 pm as scheduled, residents Iren Rozdobudko and Igor Zhuk are ready.
China warns of 'severe' threat to harvest from worst heatwave on record
AFP, Published on 24/08/2022
» BEIJING: China's autumn harvest is under "severe threat" from high temperatures and drought, authorities have warned, urging action to protect crops in the face of the country's hottest summer on record.
Biden warns Putin against Ukraine invasion in virtual summit
AFP, Published on 07/12/2021
» WASHINGTON - Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin opened a tense video summit Tuesday in which the US president planned to warn of painful sanctions and increased military support for Eastern Europe if Russia invades Ukraine.
Top Indian brands baulk after threats by Hindu hardliners
AFP, Published on 02/11/2021
» NEW DELHI: India's biggest festive season is in full swing but top brands are under pressure from right-wing hardliners accusing them of hurting Hindu sentiments.
Why a Hong Kong artist chose self-exile in Taiwan
AFP, Published on 13/08/2021
» TAICHUNG, Taiwan: As he queued to board a flight out of Hong Kong to Taiwan last month, dissident artist Kacey Wong was painfully aware of the extra immigration officials brought in to scrutinise each departing passenger.