Japan weighs steep travel tax increase to fight overtourism. Will it work?
Japan has begun a consultation to sharply increase a tourist tax imposed on departing travellers to fund initiatives aimed at addressing overtourism in parts...
Head of Hong Kong arts hub optimistic over East-West partnerships despite Trump
Published: 9:00am, 2 Mar 2025Updated: 9:03am, 2 Mar 2025 Top arts institutions in New York and Washington are keen to seek business opportunities with...
Reinventing careers: How 4 laid-off Alibaba workers started a popular bun restaurant
On a recent Thursday afternoon, around five or six young people were busily preparing for an evening event at a street-side restaurant in Hangzhou,...
Little Chinese girl asks mum to treat her well in public, highlights value of face-saving
Netizens in China have applauded a toddler who told her mother to treat her nicely in front of people to save face. Advertisement The...
Japanese descendants of former Iwo Jima residents yearn to live on WWII island
The descendants of fishermen and farmers evacuated from Iwo Jima shortly before it became the site of a key battle during World War II...