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€60bn pledged to help Ukraine rebuild
AFP, Published on 23/06/2023
» LONDON: Foreign donors have pledged €60 billion (US$66 billion) of new financial support for Ukraine, the United Kingdom said Thursday, as an international conference aimed at funding the war-ravaged country's reconstruction closed.
'Can't keep up': pandemic cooking boom sharpens Japan knife sales
AFP, Published on 09/01/2023
» SEKI (JAPAN) - In a Japanese city once famous for forging samurai swords, craftsmen sharpen and polish kitchen knives, but even at full tilt their small factory can't keep up with global demand.
'Affordable' gold steak restaurant launched in Vietnam
Reuters, Published on 10/12/2021
» HANOI: A Vietnamese hotel is offering diners the chance to try gold leaf-coated steaks, seeking to tap a wave of publicity after a government minister was caught on camera being fed the dish at a London restaurant, where steaks can cost over £1,000 (44,000 baht).
Let it go! Japan PM declares war on ink stamp 'hanko'
AFP, Published on 11/11/2020
» TOKYO - Japan's new prime minister is declaring war, but there's no danger of an international conflict: the target of his ire is the humble ink stamp known as hanko.
Poll finds over 80% in Japan back female emperor
AFP, Published on 28/10/2019
» TOKYO: The vast majority of Japanese voters back allowing women to inherit the Chrysanthemum Throne, a new polls shows, as the royal family struggles with a dearth of male heirs.
Trump, Abe to burnish ties over golf, sumo and steak
AFP, Published on 25/05/2019
» TOKYO - US President Donald Trump arrives in Japan Saturday for a four-day trip likely to be dominated by warm words and friendly images, but relatively light on substantive progress over trade.
Trump, Abe to burnish ties over golf, sumo and steak
AFP, Published on 25/05/2019
» TOKYO - US President Donald Trump arrives in Japan on Saturday for a four-day trip likely to be dominated by warm words and friendly images, but light on substantive progress over trade.
Emperor burger: Tokyo chef whips up B28,500 monster for new monarch
AFP, Published on 01/04/2019
» TOKYO: A Tokyo restaurant is honouring the crowning of the new Japanese emperor next month with a football-sized wagyu beef hamburger served between gold-dusted buns -- at an eye-watering cost of 100,000 yen (28,500 baht).
Reiwa: A new era name for Japan ahead of abdication
AFP, Published on 01/04/2019
» TOKYO - "Reiwa": Japan on Monday revealed the name of the era that will define the new emperor's reign when he ascends the Chrysanthemum Throne next month following a historic abdication.
High steaks: Meaty differences at Trump-Kim summit
AFP, Published on 03/03/2019
» HANOI - Sanctions and nuclear plants are not the only bones of contention between Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un: while the US president likes his steaks well done, the North Korean leader has rarer tastes.