China's ancient Silk Road murals face a new threat -- climate change
Ancient Buddhist murals and statues in caves along China's Silk Road are under "direct threat" from extreme rainfall brought by climate change, researchers have found.
2023-07-19 09:29
Hong Kong poised to ban Japanese seafood over treated nuclear wastewater
Hong Kong, one of the world's biggest buyers of Japanese fish, says it will ban seafood imports from 10 prefectures in the country if Tokyo presses ahead with its plan to release treated radioactive water from Fukushima into the sea.
2023-07-13 15:47
An Indian culinary must-have is off the menu as prices jump 400%
From butter chicken to paneer makhani, Indian cuisine is unthinkable without the ubiquitous tomato.
2023-07-12 19:50
South Korean zoo celebrates birth of first twin pandas
A giant panda at a South Korean zoo has given birth to the country's first twin cubs.
2023-07-12 16:20
'Too much': Burger King's new offering in Thailand has no meat and 20 slices of cheese
Burger King is causing a stir in Thailand with its new offering: a burger with no meat and a jaw-dropping amount of cheese.
2023-07-11 18:55
South Korean shoppers hoard salt and seafood ahead of Japan's release of radioactive water
In many supermarkets across South Korea, one item has conspicuously vanished from shelves: salt.
2023-07-10 10:26
Chinese authorities swoop on restaurant that challenged customers to eat 108 dumplings
A restaurant in China that challenged its customers to eat more than 100 dumplings in return for a free meal has fallen foul of authorities, who are investigating whether it has violated the country's anti-food waste law.
2023-07-09 10:49
When a tourist in Bali gets arrested, this is the woman they call
Influencers who pose naked on top of sacred mountains. Reckless travelers who ride motorbikes performing daredevil stunts. When it comes to misbehaving tourists in Bali, Niluh Djelantik has seen and heard it all.
2023-07-08 08:46
Brewery leak turns sea red in Japan
Visitors to a beach resort city in southwest Japan got a shock on Tuesday when they woke to discover the usually crystal-clear sea had turned an ominous shade of red -- after a local brewery sprung a leak.
2023-06-28 12:50
World's hardest dish? Stir-fried stones are China's latest street food fad
Dubbed "the world's hardest dish" -- literally -- a traditional stir-fry featuring stones as its key ingredient has sparked culinary curiosity on Chinese social media.
2023-06-22 18:22
31 dead after gas explosion at barbecue restaurant in China
At least 31 people are dead and seven injured in the Chinese city of Yinchuan, in northwest Ningxia region, after a gas explosion at a barbecue restaurant Wednesday night, according to state media.
2023-06-22 11:15
Strange thing found in student's meal is rat's head, Chinese officials rule after food scare anger
A foreign object found in a school meal in China was the head of a rat, Chinese authorities have concluded, overturning previous official reassurances that it was duck neck in the latest twist to a food safety scandal that gripped the nation for weeks.
2023-06-21 16:23