KUALA LUMPUR : Efficient, personalised and integrating medical services are the new trends of healthcare during the COVID-19 pandemic, said … More
Category: East Asia
Japan’s Kaji, the ‘godfather of Sudoku,’ dies at 69
TOKYO : Maki Kaji, a puzzle enthusiast and publisher who was known as the “Godfather of Sudoku” — the number … More
Planted art: Japan rice field work marks Tokyo Olympics
GYODA: From the ground, there’s not much to distinguish the rice stalks in a field in Japan’s Gyoda. It’s only … More
Toyo Ito designs trio of mushroom-like public toilets in Tokyo
Pritzker Architecture Prize-winner Toyo Ito has created a public toilet within three mushroom-shaped blocks as his contribution to the Tokyo Toilet project. Ito‘s distinctive toilet was … More
Hong Kong’s urban farms sprout gardens in the sky
HONG KONG : With their heads in the clouds and their hands in the soil, a group of office workers … More
Namsan Park, a serene paradise of blooms
Japan might be the go-to country in Asia best known for its sakura (cherry blossoms) but Korea also puts on … More
Hong Kong artists revive city’s bygone era with miniatures
HONG KONG (AFP) : In a packed metropolis where old buildings are frequently replaced by gleaming skyscrapers, two Hong Kong … More
The last — and only — foreign scientist in the Wuhan lab speaks out
Danielle Anderson was working in what has become the world’s most notorious laboratory just weeks before the first known cases … More
Malaysian ‘Designer Durians’ Carving Out Premium Niche in China
(Bloomberg) : Malaysian durians have topped fruit and vegetable presales at a big Chinese retail festival, showing the pulling power … More
Masks off, mortarboards on: Wuhan graduates celebrate 18 months after COVID-19 outbreak in city
BEIJING : A huge red banner welcomed more than 11,000 students in Wuhan for a massive graduation ceremony more than … More
Lee Kwang-soo bids farewell to Running Man variety show in his final episode
Lee’s final episode saw the cast members racing to help him reduce his sentence after the production staff sentenced him … More
China reports 35 new coronavirus cases, Foshan airport cancels flights
SHANGHAI (REUTERS) : China reported 35 new coronavirus cases in the mainland for Friday (June 11), up from 22 a … More
China farmers push back the desert — one tree at a time
WUWEI : After a hard morning planting fresh shoots in the dunes on the edge of the Gobi Desert, 78-year-old … More
American woman travels more than 9,000km to remove love lock she attached with her ex in Korea (VIDEO)
KUALA LUMPUR : An American woman travelled over 9,000 kilometres, from Los Angeles, California to Seoul, South Korea to remove … More
Wuhan lab staff sought hospital care before COVID-19 outbreak disclosed – WSJ
WASHINGTON (Reuters) : Three researchers from China’s Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV) sought hospital care in November 2019, a month … More
Japan premium melons go for US$24,800 after virus slump
TOKYO, May 24 : In what might be the unlikeliest indicator of a post-pandemic recovery, a pair of premium Japanese … More
Mosques disappear as China strives to ‘build a beautiful Xinjiang’
QIRA, China (REUTERS) : The Jiaman mosque in the city of Qira, in the far western Chinese region of Xinjiang, … More
China plays down ‘leaked documents’ showing it discussed weaponising coronavirus in 2015
China has attempted to play down the so-called “leaked documents” which have been used to suggest that its scientists discussed the … More
Sinovac allows its COVID-19 vaccine to be made in Turkey
A report by the Turkish media says that Sinovac, the Chinese producer of its COVID-19 vaccine CoronaVac, has provided a … More
Chinese rocket debris lands in Indian Ocean near Maldives, draws criticism from NASA
Remnants of China’s biggest rocket landed in the Indian Ocean on Sunday, with most of its components destroyed upon re-entry … More
Tourist stranded on glass bridge triggers safety concerns across China
CHANGCHUN (XINHUA) : A tourist was stranded on a glass bridge on Friday (May 7) at a resort in north-east … More
Xueli Abbing: The abandoned baby who became a Vogue model
When Xueli was a baby her parents left her on the ground outside an orphanage. In China, albinism is seen … More
Hong Kong ends longest recession in decades
HONG KONG : Hong Kong’s economy jumped back into growth in the first quarter of the year, official figures showed … More
Two quakes rattle Taiwan, no reports of damage
TAIPEI (REUTERS) : A 5.8 magnitude earthquake quickly followed by another at 6.2 struck eastern Taiwan on Sunday (April 18), the … More
