Environmentalist Madhvi Chitoor is holding a proclamation declaring April as a plastic-free month, Denver, Colorado, U.S., March 2018. /Courtesy of Madhvi Chittoor On July 6, Madhvi Chittoor w
03:02 With a striking red abundance on branches with a soothing scent, lychee, the popular Chinese fruit, has come to its harvest season in the southeastern city of Gua
Out-of-pocket (OOP) health payments by people in China are increasing, even as such spending drops as a share of the country's current health expenditure.It may seem li
Out-of-pocket (OOP) health payments by people in China are increasing, even as such spending drops as a share of the country's current health expenditure.It may seem li
Every weekend, Asia Pacific Daily will provide you with a run-down of the latest hot news.This week, the following hot news you should know:Top 1 | Moscow Warns of Dire
Meetings should have a clear purpose, but instead, they’ve become a way to measure status and reinforce what is colloquially referred to as CYA culture.There’s a kernel of truth in every j
Royal accounts show that Charles, Prince of Wales, continued to bankroll Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, handing over a “substantial sum” for months after they sensatio
Digital media outfit BuzzFeed announced today that it will go public via a SPAC, or blank check company. BuzzFeed also disclosed that it will purchase Complex, another media company, for $300 million
A visitor examines a prop spacesuit at an exhibition themed on the movie The Wandering Earth in 2019 in Beijing.[Photo by Zhu Xingxin/China Daily] To paraphrase a silver screen classic, to bold
China's 2021 box office revenue topped 27 billion yuan (about 4.19 billion U.S. dollars) late on Sunday evening.The achievement this year came about 20 days later than in 2019 when China's yea
Mobile commerce is where it’s at, and rising investment in so-called conversational commerce startups underscores the opportunity.Via, a two-year-old, Bay Area-based startup, is among those ridi
By APD writer Shristi KafleAs Nepal has been struggling against the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, the monsoon-induced calamity has added more tragedy.Floods and
The shows represent baby steps back to the way things were but the effect of the live events are expected to give the industry a much needed boost. Lights, camera, real live audiences - Milan
It’s been just under two years since I reviewed the WF-1000XM3, and in that time, Sony’s earbuds never stopped being the reference point for high-end earbuds. Seriously, I reviewed a new pair like a m
Two profound problems face the higher education sector globally — affordability and relevance. Whether you live in Africa, Europe, or the U.S., a major reason why people don’t go to univer
On Monday afternoon, the U.S. Justice Department said it has seized much of the cryptocurrency ransom that U.S. pipeline operator Colonial Pipeline paid last month to a Russian hacking collective call
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