Asia

Ocean

Why did it take 3.5 years for Thailand to get rid of the EU’s illegal fishing 'yellow card'?

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Why did it take 3.5 years for Thailand to get rid of the EU’s illegal fishing 'yellow card'?

08/02/2019

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Japanese spa offers chocolate bath as Valentine's Day treat

The operator of the spa in the resort town, southwest of Tokyo, is using bathing powder made from cacao seeds for the unusual bath.

07/02/2019

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Beijing marks third day of Lunar New Year

Chinese communities around the world are welcoming the Year of the Pig.

07/02/2019

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North Koreans celebrate first day of Lunar New Year

Family members exchanged gifts and dressed in traditional attire.

07/02/2019

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Tibetans celebrate New Year with a horse parade

Tibetans of southwest China's Sichuan Province held a ceremony and a horse parade on Tuesday to celebrate Losar, the Tibetan New Year.

06/02/2019

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Famous monuments from across the world recreated in metal in India

A group of seven artists have come together to create replicas of a set of monuments known as the "Seven Wonders of the World" using scrap metal in New Delhi.

06/02/2019

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Pope hails 'courageous' girl who broke through security to greet him at UAE mass

A little girl defied tight security to fulfil her dream on Tuesday (February 5), breaking through a police cordon to greet Pope Francis.

06/02/2019

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Janus Rostock: The man behind the Dubai opera house

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Rostock describes Dubai as a 'melting pot' and says working in the city back in 2005 was like being in the Wild West

06/02/2019

Yemen

Euroviews. Ceasefire hasn't stopped bullets and starvation claiming Yemeni lives

When a ceasefire in Hodeida came into force in December last year, there was hope for people living through the nightmare of Yemen's civil war. But hope has been short-lived as stray bullets and starvation continue to claim lives.

05/02/2019

China

Euroviews. The EU’s “softball” approach to AI will lose to China’s “hardball”

China is not just playing catch-up with the West [...]. It is planning to leap over Western economies and seize nothing less than global AI dominance. China is developing a sophisticated national AI strategy and it is allocating massive government funding to capture global market share in AI.

05/02/2019

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The annual Sapporo snow festival kicks off

Visitors are flocking to the city of Sapporo on Japan`s northern island of Hokkaido to see snow and ice sculptures as the annual snow festival kicks off.

04/02/2019

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Pope Francis welcomed by Abu Dhabi's Crown Prince as he visits presidential palace

Pope Francis on Monday (February 4) was welcomed by Abu Dhabi's Crown Prince, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, and the Vice-President of UAE and ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, at Abu Dhabi's presidential palace.

04/02/2019

China

German WWI hand grenade found in French potato shipment

The grenade was discovered in a shipment of French potatoes imported to a Hong Kong crisp factory, and detonated by police.

03/02/2019

United Arab Emirates

Pope Francis to visit UAE with message of peaceful coexistence

The Gulf state currently has about 800,000 Catholics but few of them are citizens, they're mostly temporary migrant workers from South and South East Asia.

02/02/2019

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Chinese revellers welcome Spring Festival with charcoal-spinning

Fire dancers in China's northern city of Taiyuan wowed crowds with their traditional charcoal-spinning performances.

02/02/2019

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Beijing Tourism bring a piece of China to Europe

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Red paper lanterns adorned with elegant gold characters have always been a Chinese symbol for hopes and dreams. In December, the hope of strengthening ties between Europe and China became reality when a little piece of Beijing came to life, first in Munich in Germany and then in Bucharest in Romania

01/02/2019

World

'Fresh Prince' star DJ Jazzy Jeff talks Will Smith & highlights industry problems

DJ Jazzy Jeff, famous for starring in the 90's television series ‘The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air’, came to the United Arab Emirates to perform his latest set.

01/02/2019

World

Latest digital book trends showcased at Abu Dhabi Publishing Forum

The Abu Dhabi Publishing Forum came to a close on January 30th, following three days of workshops and panel discussions on the industry's latest trends.

01/02/2019

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Dubai: the dream shopping destination

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From its supersize malls to its colourful souks and annual shopping festival, this episode of Target explores how Dubai has become a global player when it comes to retail.

31/01/2019

Bangladesh

Euroviews. Bangladesh’s factories must never become death traps again | View

In the coming weeks, Bangladesh may make the mistake of crippling an initiative that has achieved dramatic improvements in fire and building safety in the years since the Rana Plaza disaster.

31/01/2019

China

Major nuclear powers are meeting in Beijing. Why? | Euronews answers

A two-day conference in Beijing calls on five major nuclear nations to maintain international stability.

30/01/2019

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'French Spiderman' arrested for climbing 217-metre-tall GT Tower in Ph

French climber Alain Robert, also known as the French 'Spiderman', climbed Manila's 47-storey GT Tower on Tuesday.

29/01/2019

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Palestinian protesters and Israeli troops clash in West Bank

Clashes erupted between Palestinian protesters and Israeli troops on Sunday near the West Bank village of al-Mughayyir.

28/01/2019

Living

Would you choose lab-grown steak to help the environment?

Scientists in Israel are growing their own steaks in the hope that it could one day help to solve the problem of food production and climate change.

28/01/2019

World News

Welcome to the fold: Gazan man's origami praised by Japanese

Artist finds income through art of origami

28/01/2019

Afghanistan

US and Taliban in new talks initiative

A new effort to end the war in Afghanistan is set to begin on February 25 with talks scheduled between the US and the Taliban

28/01/2019