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America's Biggest Pork Producer Is Actually Owned By A Company In China
Mashed
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August 16, 2025
For decades pork was marketed as "the other white meat," but nowadays, it could be called the meat that helps keep Smithfield Foods in the black. The company owned an estimated 600,000 hogs in the United States as of 2024, according to Successful...
Here's How Japan Is Turning Footsteps Into Electricity
SlashGear
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August 16, 2025
Japan lives in a cyberpunk-styled future that twines tech in the most mundane of things. You can find robots performing repetitive tasks at restaurants, like peeling a banana or frying chips, while the bullet train zips past cities at a whopping...
World of Hyatt New Members Triple Points In Asia-Pacific Within 90 Days (Sign Up By November 30, 2025)
LoyaltyLobby
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August 16, 2025
Hyatt has launched a new offer to encourage members in the Asia-Pacific region to sign up for the program through November 30, 2025. New World of Hyatt members can earn triple points for stays and non-stay F&B spend within 90 days of registering....
Beyond chow mein: Can a new wave of restaurants help China win hearts?
BBC
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August 16, 2025
ShareSave As Chinese restaurant chains boom, they are finding their way to new places Kelly NgBBC News, Singapore Grilled fish on a generous bed of numbing chillis and peppercorns from China's south-western metropolis, Chongqing; cumin-laced lamb...
Pakistan Floods Kill Over 300, Helicopter Crashes In Rescue Attempt | Top Developments
Times Now
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August 16, 2025
People carry bodies of victims of Friday's flash flooding, after funeral prayers at a village near Pir Baba, Buner district, in Pakistan's northwest, Saturdau, Aug 16, 2025. Photo : AP Pakistan's recent monsoon season has resulted in devastating...
New restaurant offers authentic Hong Kong banquet experience in Newmarket
Newmarket Today
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August 16, 2025
Newmarket family opens CK's Restaurant with a menu of more than 200 dishes, fusing Chinese and Hong Kong cuisine Newmarket resident Jenny Yang has been working in restaurants for much of her life. Yang came to Canada from China at age 16 to help...
China Focus: China's upscale ice creams melting hearts of consumers
Xinhua News Agency
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by Xinhua writers Huang Yuzhang, Dong Xiaokun, Bai Lin SHIJIAZHUANG, Aug. 16 (Xinhua) -- Once just a simple way to cool off, ice cream is seeing a surge of new varieties to meet the expanding tastes and preferences of Chinese consumers. Pan Yang,...
How to try the viral 7-Eleven smoothie hack in Japan
SoraNews24
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August 16, 2025
This convenience store trend takes an already popular drink to new heights of deliciousness. Japanese convenience stores are known for selling amazing products, but recently customers have been taking these products and making them even better...
Singapore’s table: From hawkers to world-class restaurants
Hurriyet Daily News
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Singapore’s culinary identity comes alive between two rhythms: the simple sentences of the neighborhood hawker and the long-form narratives of fine dining. And to me, the city’s real success lies in its ability to keep these two worlds side by...
OPINION | Taxing UPI payments: A short-sighted move that could choke India’s digital economy
The Week
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India’s digital payments revolution, led by UPI, has been a rare policy success story. With over 14 billion transactions monthly, UPI has empowered street vendors, small businesses, and millions of Indians who once relied solely on cash. But now,...
China's booming bubble tea industry faces a test: Is it here to stay or just a fad?
CNBC
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August 15, 2025
Bubble tea may have started as a playful drink, but it has grown into an industry worth billions. The global bubble tea market size will grow from $2.83 billion in 2025 to $4.78 billion by 2032, according to a report from Fortune Business...
"I love him so much" - Fans praise BIGBANG's G-Dragon for prepaying 2,632 drinks at birthday cafés across Korea
Sportskeeda
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August 16, 2025
BIGBANG’s G-Dragon has received wide appreciation for a thoughtful gesture toward his fans ahead of his 37th birth anniversary on August 18. To celebrate the occasion, he has arranged a special treat at fan-organized birthday cafés across South...
Asia enters ‘new chapter in premium wine appreciation’, says Wirra Wirra CEO
The Drinks Business
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August 15, 2025
McLaren Vale wine producer Wirra Wirra has announced it will expand its focus on Asian markets as factors like “provenance, craft and story” become increasingly important to the region’s consumers. “We see Asia entering a new chapter in premium...
Monsoon Fury Kills Over 340 In Pakistan, PoK; Mass Burials, Helicopter Crash: Updates
ABP Live
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August 16, 2025
Relentless monsoon rains have unleashed catastrophic floods and landslides across northern Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), leaving at least 344 people dead in just 48 hours and hundreds more missing. Officials warn the death toll is...
Health alert following gastroenteritis deaths in a tea estate in Assam
Hub Network
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August 16, 2025
Dibrugarh, Aug 16: Health authorities in Dibrugarh have issued an urgent alert after two people died from acute gastroenteritis at Dinjoy Tea Estate in Chabua, amid rising diarrheal cases in the district. The victims, 12-year-old Kartik Mirdha and...
Iranian influencers highlight India’s heritage at Tehran event
Tehran Times
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August 16, 2025
TEHRAN – “Iran and India share a timeless heritage, reflected in Bihar’s ancient sites,” the Indian ambassador to Iran said at a recent cultural gathering in Tehran. The “Meet and Greet” event brought together Iranian cultural enthusiasts and...
The Town Crier: Popa Johns’ Seafood Restaurant (part one)
Dalton Daily Citizen - Georgia
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August 16, 2025
Published 8:30 am Saturday, August 16, 2025 If you lived in Dalton from the mid-1960s to the mid ’70s, there’s a chance you ate at Popa Johns’ restaurant. The official name was Popa Johns’ Seafood Restaurant, but it was more than a place for...
Prachuap Khiri Khan Gastronomy Festival set for Khao Kalok Beach
Hua Hin Today
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August 16, 2025
Khao Kalok Beach in Pran Buri will host the first Prachuap Khiri Khan Gastronomy Festival from 29 to 31 August, bringing together more than 100 food and beverage stalls. The event will feature a range of dishes from local hotels, restaurants, and...
Chef Ricardo Chaneton Weaves MONO’s Latin Soul Into Modern Gastronomy In India
News18
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August 16, 2025
Last Updated:August 16, 2025, 15:28 IST At Oberoi Hotels, Chef Ricardo redefines modern gastronomy by weaving memory, emotion, and technique into every plate A brilliant conversation with Chef Ricardo on food, philosophy, and the art of creating...
AIIMs gastroenterologist shares top 8 breakfasts for healthy gut: South Indian sambhar, idli and coconut chutney to…
Hindustan Times
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August 16, 2025
He also shared other gut-friendly and healthy breakfast options and wrote: “I am a board-certified gut doctor and here are 8 breakfasts I recommend to my patients for a healthy gut. Which of these do you already eat in your mornings?” Dr Saurabh...