In his book “Fermentation is Power”, Japanese expert Takeo Koizumi measures food odour intensity, and lists the planet’s most pungent specialities.
Takeru Kobayashi, who was famous for consuming vast amounts of food in single sittings in competitions around the world, has given up because he can no longer experience hunger.
A US migrant from Laos, who is suffering from cancer, won a record amount of money on the lottery and shared with his wife and close friend.
After a young Indonesian woman married a much older man who had wed twice before, she realised they had met at one of his other nuptials when she was a child.
A centuries-old traditional Chinese exercise is being embraced by the country’s younger generations because it relieves ailments aggravated by long working hours and stress.
Two top actors from China are facing a backlash over racism after they appeared in a movie in blackface makeup.
An intrepid young woman from China, who achieved the remarkable feat of travelling to several countries unaccompanied and on a tiny budget, has been forced to shut down online critics who accused her of funding her trip by selling sex.
An ancient form of traditional Chinese opera which involves performers changing their faces with a rapidity that defies the human eye still spellbinds audiences today.
With fewer new students attending schools in rural Japan, one principal decided to liven things up for his handful of pupils by “enrolling” a young goat.
Government officials in Vietnam say they will “not show any leniency” to a teacher at a nursery school in Ho Chi Minh City who was caught on camera violently mistreating children in her care.
A woman in South Korea has been duped out of US$50,000 after an online scammer convinced her he was the tech billionaire Elon Musk.
Market stall holders in Singapore reported a Malaysian fruit and vegetable seller to authorities after they realised his daughter was being kept in one of the stalls day and night.
The Chinese job market in 2024 is difficult, so many young adults are becoming “full-time children” and taking care of their parents for an allowance.
A man in China has shown true dedication to his girlfriend, living out of his car to save money so he can travel 500km every weekend to see her.
A celebrated Chinese film producer is about to become a father for the fifth time, but it is the 30-year age gap between him and his wife which has sparked debate.
A popular online influencer in Singapore who has become a grandmother at the age of 34 has pledged to support and guide her 17-year-old son.
A young man in China who looks so much like the late US basketball legend Kobe Bryant is earning piles of money and followers by mimicking the sporting icon.
A 50-something woman in China was shocked to find a baby in her home when she got in from work one day, and that the child belonged to her husband who had hired a surrogacy agency without telling her.
When a customer accidentally left a dog cafe door ajar in China, its many four-legged “customers” thought they would do a runner and have some fun.