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Flavors of Jiangsu: A Culinary Journey through Nanjing, Suzhou, and Yangzhou
Published on 24/11/2025
» In the eastern heartland of China lies Jiangsu Province — a region that captivates not only with its classical gardens, canals, and ancient towns, but also with a culinary heritage as refined as its culture. Jiangsu is home to thirteen cities, each boasting its own distinctive local delicacies that reveal the soul of the place. From the rich duck dishes of Nanjing to the delicate sweetness of Suzhou and the world-famous Yangzhou cuisine, this province invites travellers to savour its stories — one bite at a time.
Rice prices a hot political issue in Japan
AFP, Published on 12/06/2025
» SANJO, Japan - All is calm at Satoshi Yamazaki's rice farm, with its freshly planted rows of vivid-green seedlings, but a row over the cost of the staple in Japan is threatening to deal the government a blow at the ballot box.
Gold tops $2,500 for first time
Bloomberg News, Published on 17/08/2024
» Gold has topped $2,500 an ounce for the first time, bolstered by hopes that the US Federal Reserve is edging closer to cutting interest rates.
Cabinet fixes duck parts export rules with China
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 11/10/2023
» The cabinet on Tuesday approved an agreement to amend export procedures for duck parts bound for China.
Fish replaces pigs' heads as offering to local shrine
Makhawan Wannakul, Published on 13/01/2022
» CHAIYAPHUM: With skyrocketing pork prices, people in this northeastern province have decided to present salt-baked fish, instead of the usual pigs’ heads, as an offering at a local shrine in return for good health and fortune.
Feeding the world well
News, Published on 11/01/2022
» Prasit Boondouangprasert, 52, has been CEO of the SET-listed Charoen Pokphand Foods (CPF), the agro-industrial and food conglomerate, since the middle of 2019. His mission is to drive the company to become the "Kitchen of the World", aiming to promote food security through innovations that deliver top-quality products and services.
Heirs step up as Covid deaths rock street-food stalls
Reuters, Published on 29/10/2021
» Each morning, Adulwitch Tangsupmanee brings a cart of crispy pork belly to a run-down cinema in Bangkok's Chinatown and sets up the same street-food stall his internationally renowned father ran for nearly 50 years before dying of Covid-19 in July.
Millions more invested in lab-grown foie gras
New York Times, Published on 21/07/2021
» Can foie gras grown in a lab taste just as decadent and creamy as that made from farm-raised ducks or geese?
Startups join fight against coronavirus
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 11/05/2021
» Local startups have joined hands to help in the fight against Covid-19 by using digital technology to help streamline work processes at field hospitals and support a queue management system for vaccinations.
From junk to veg: vending machines adapt to virus crisis
AFP, Published on 09/12/2020
» ENNEVELIN (FRANCE) - With business selling chocolate bars to office workers in meltdown owing to the covid crisis, French vending machine makers have turned to experts on growth: farmers.