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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.
All-women marching band livens up Taiwanese funerals
AFP, Published on 13/03/2025
» CHANGHUA — At a funeral in rural Taiwan, musicians wearing pleated mini-skirts and go-go boots march around a coffin to the beat of the 1980s hit "I Hate Myself for Loving You".
Hong Kong's airport lacked emergency plan to cope with display screen failure, experts say
South China Morning Post, Published on 24/06/2024
» HONG KONG: Hong Kong airport's response to a failure of its flight information and baggage collection display screens on Sunday came too late and failed to take a human approach, critics have said.
Court halts shark culling in New Caledonia
AFP, Published on 29/12/2023
» NOUMEA - A court in New Caledonia on Thursday ordered the authorities to stop hunting sharks, saying multiple culls were a "disproportionate" response to any danger to swimmers.
Disco, dogs help Hong Kong's elderly out of post-Covid isolation
AFP, Published on 22/11/2023
» HONG KONG - Eyes closed, hips swaying, retiree Polly Chan danced like no one was watching at a community centre in Hong Kong, where experts warn of a loneliness epidemic among the ballooning elderly population.
Russians, Chinese officials attend N. Korea anniversary parade
AFP, Published on 09/09/2023
» SEOUL - North Korea marked its founding anniversary with a parade attended by leader Kim Jong Un as well as Russian diplomats and a high-ranking Chinese delegation, state media said Saturday, as Pyongyang deepens ties with Moscow and Beijing.
Singapore jails man for 13 months for molesting domestic helper while she was asleep
South China Morning Post, Published on 04/09/2023
» Seeing his domestic helper napping on the sofa, a 54-year-old man decided to molest her while she was in a defenceless position but was foiled when his victim woke up and caught him in the act of undoing her blouse.
Thousands evacuated as Typhoon Haikui heads for Taiwan
AFP, Published on 03/09/2023
» YILAN, Taiwan: Thousands of people were evacuated in Taiwan ahead of Typhoon Haikui, with hundreds of flights cancelled and businesses closed as authorities prepared Sunday for the first tropical storm to directly hit the island in four years.
Hong Kong's Health Express brings gift of sight to mainland and beyond
Xinhua News Agency, Published on 14/08/2023
» HONG KONG: In a train adorned with vibrant rainbow colors, a remarkable sight unfolds. This train, consisting of four cars -- a surgical car, a ward car, a power car, and a camp car -- houses advanced ophthalmic medical equipment. It travels through impoverished regions in China's mainland, providing free cataract surgeries to those in need.
Husband of Hong Kong star Coco Lee to apply for inquest into her death to dispel rumours against him
South China Morning Post, Published on 07/08/2023
» The husband of late Hong Kong pop celebrity Coco Lee plans to turn to the Coroner's Court to seek an inquest into the cause of her death in a bid to dispel rumours, the Post learned on Monday.