No Ramadan bazaars in several states across Malaysia this year
KOTA KINABALU: The government of Sabah, the second largest of the 13 states of Malaysia, will not hold the traditional Ramadan bazaars this year in additional efforts to curb the COVID-19 outbreak. It is likely to join several other Malaysian states, including Kedah, Selangor, Terengganu and Melaka,that earlier this week have announced that Ramadan bazaars will […]
South Koreans turn to social media challenges to beat coronavirus blues
SEOUL: When YouTuber Ddulgi uploaded a four-minute video on making dalgona coffee on the global video-sharing platform in mid-February, she did not expect it to turn into a mega-hit garnering over 3 million views in less than a month. Amid “social distancing” measures due to COVID-19, more South Koreans are turning to social media challenges […]
Lockdown declared in Pakistan’s Sindh Province
By Nasir Aijaz The AsiaN Representative Karachi: The Punjab government on Monday decided to enforce lockdown in the entire province for next 14 days to curb the spread of deadly coronavirus. The decision was taken by the cabinet committee. Earlier, the provincial government of Sindh declared lockdown across the province on Tuesday closing all the restaurants, […]
Korean internet cafés upgrade foods to lure hungry gamers
Seoul: Kim Ji-soo goes to a PC bang, or Korean-style internet café , once or twice a week to play his favorite online game, League of Legends, but there’s another reason to go there on late nights or weekends. After checking in at a self-service kiosk, Kim clicks on the “order food” button on the computer […]
South Korea going all-out to stem spread of African swine fever
Seoul: South Korea remained alert on Wednesday to stem the spread of African swine fever across the country after reporting its second confirmed case of the deadly animal disease at a farm near the heavily fortified border with North Korea. The new case at a pig farm in Yeoncheon was confirmed a day after another […]
The memory of Chuseok
By Pooneh Nedai Editor in chief of Shokaran magazine and publisher of Amrood Tehran: Chuseok is a great holiday for Korean people. It is the time for thanksgiving, respecting ancestors and reconnecting the family. I had the chance to see Chuseok holiday when I was in Korea in 2009. I had a one month stay […]
Sri Lanka building up a nutritious young generation thanks to local dairy industry
Colombo: A national program in Sri Lanka to provide a packet of liquid milk to around 600,000 primary students is well underway. The program, under President Maithripala Sirisena’s concept of creating a ‘Nutritious young generation of a nation bountiful with milk,’ is coupled with a plan to make Sri Lanka self-sufficient in liquid milk […]
ASEAN Sambal delights fiery food lovers
[Kuala Lumpur] Many among the estimated 600 million people of the 10 ASEAN countries ‘just love’ to eat everything with ‘sambal’, the fiery hot chili paste. To many, the hotter the sambal the better and more appetizing the hot steaming rice will be. And, of course without the sambal, crushed from any type of the […]
Kimchi festival to spice up Seoul
Six thousand people will be invited to make kimchi in downtown Seoul over the weekend at the fifth Seoul Kimchi Festival. The annual festival will kick off at Seoul Plaza and nearby Mugyo-dong area on Friday through Sunday, the Seoul Metropolitan Government said. People in Korea have traditionally made a large amount of kimchi before […]
Where to go: MANMADE WOOYOUNGMI
Located near Seoul Dosan Park, MANMADE WOOYOUNGMI officially opened its doors on May 2012, introducing its flagship brand “Solid Homme” and designs by none other than Woo Young-mi herself—in a culture complex of male fashion brands and a café street for visitors. MANMADE WOOYOUNGMI begins from the second floor to the fifth, with each level […]