China expects to see heavy air pollution during Lunar New Year
BEIJING: Some regions of China could suffer heavy pollution because of fireworks and unfavourable weather conditions during Lunar New Year celebrations,…
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Chinese woman follows handbag into X-ray scanner
A woman in southern China was so attached to her handbag that she crawled into an X-ray security scanner rather…
App delivery boom shakes up China food sector
SHANGHAI: Guo Bonan has opened several new branches of his “8Peppers” spicy Sichuan-style restaurants across Shanghai since last year, and…
Mind the gap: North’s ‘army of beauties’ reveal cultural divide
North Korea’s red-clad “army of beauties” cheerleaders are a key weapon in Pyongyang’s arsenal for its Winter Olympics charm offensive…
South Africa on tenterhooks as Zuma to respond to ouster push
South Africans were on tenterhooks Wednesday as their scandal-tainted President Jacob Zuma was expected to respond to his party’s decision…
Prince Henrik, husband of Denmark’s Queen Margrethe II, dies
Prince Henrik, the French-born husband of Denmark’s Queen Margrethe II, has died, the palace announced Wednesday. He was 83. “His…
Germany eyes free transport to banish air pollution
“Car nation” Germany has surprised neighbours with a radical proposal to reduce road traffic by making public transport free, as…
Aid reaches cyclone-hit Tonga as storm passes Fiji
International aid began trickling in on Wednesday to areas of Tonga devastated by Cyclone Gita, as Fiji escaped the worst…