When it comes to bathing products, the world is divided in two: the sophisticates and the toddlers. The former favour fine botanical oils, natural milks and complex aromatherapeutic fragrances. The latter crave sweet, fat bubbles, dense enough to make a carefully laid
Social media users in China and South Korea are embroiled in another row, this time over the provenance of kimchi, the fermented cabbage dish that most people recognise as an essential part of the Korean diet. Not, though, in China, where state media have sparked an online backlash after
The multinational consumer goods company Unilever is to experiment with a four-day workweek for all its office employees in New Zealand, slashing their hours by about 20 per cent while keeping pay the same. Starting next week, the trial is expected to last until December
The Qatar Financial Centre Regulatory Authority QFCRA has commenced legal proceedings in New York to compel First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) to pay a court ordered judgment debt of QAR 200,000,000 (USD 55 million) that was first imposed on the bank back
Outside one of Bangkok’s busy shopping arcades, crowds of young protesters bounce balloons – coloured grey with patches of molten orange – above their heads. “We will act as a meteorite and hit the outdated ways of the older generations in this
Shocking pictures show flames shooting out of windows after the building was stormed by the mob furious at President Alejandro Giammattei. The central American country has been devastated by coronavirus and back-to-back hurricanes and the president’s health and education cuts enraged the public.
Hong Kong’s department of justice has asked that a national security judge take over the trial of an activist, even though he has not been charged with national security offences, in a move that underlines the erosion of the city’s independent legal
The new warplane is hoped to replace Japan’s fleet of F-2s when they retire from service in 2035. It is hoped a prototype of the new aircraft will be manufactured by 2024. In May China announced it would be increasing its defence expenditure
Prada Japan customers reportedly experienced severely-discounted prices last week after a “price display problem” online. Reports circulated of new collection items being sold on the Japanese website for as little as 500 Japanese Yen (around £3), which is a fraction of the normal cost. Late-night customers shared screenshots
The Global Times – a state-run newspaper that is often the mouthpiece for the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) – has published an editorial claiming the West “won’t succeed” with the pressure it is applying on China over its human rights abuses, while
