Indonesia aims to wean itself off coal and become carbon neutral by 2060 or sooner.Reuters Mr Aji Tri Atmojo lives in a traditional Javanese house with wooden walls on the outskirts of the Indonesian capital of Jakarta, but his rustic home got a modern touch after he installed a row of solar panels on his roof. Since...
A number of Chinese cities have started emergency screenings for coronavirus on imported food and ordered fruit buyers to quarantine after fresh produce from Southeast Asia tested positive. Despite little evidence that people can catch Covid-19 from food, at least nine cities in Zhejiang and Jiangxi provinces have reported positive coronavirus results on dragon fruit imported...
Weibo, the Chinese equivalent of Twitter, lit up this week when Choi Si-hun, a contestant on the popular Netflix dating show Single's Inferno, publicly denied rumours on the social media platform that he works in a host bar frequented by wealthy female customers. As the Korean reality-TV show continues to gain popularity worldwide — it is the second...
Gal Gadot says her version of Cleopatra will be both "sexy" and "smart". The 36-year-old star will play the ruler of Ancient Egypt in a new movie, with her Wonder Woman helmer Patty Jenkins as producer and The Falcon and the Winter Soldier showrunner Kari Skogland as director. Speaking to InStyle magazine, Gal said: "I can't reveal a lot, but I can tell...
Bradley Cooper was "horrified" when Jessica Chastain's grandmother sat in his lap. The 44-year-old actress was hosting a party at her home with both the Silver Linings Playbook actor and her gran Marilyn Herst among the guests, and the Molly's Game star admitted her elderly relative quickly proved she had no inhibitions despite being amongst a star-studded crowd. Whilst appearing on The...
Just when we thought that Wang Leehom's divorce saga has come to a close, netizens claiming to be part of the singer’s staff have stepped forward to defend the disgraced star. The netizen, who chose to remain anonymous, shared that Leehom intends to take a “three to five year hiatus” because of the scandal. While the 45-year-old was indeed "playful" before marriage, the netizen said that Leehom...
Since her divorce in 2018, Yang Mi (楊冪) has been focusing on work and spends her free time visiting her daughter in Hong Kong. Aside from attracting attention on her projects, her love life is also often discussed. Last year, Yang Mi was said to have broken up with actor Wei Daxun (魏大勋). While the 35-year-old gave no responses...
With controversies surrounding this year’s TVB Anniversary Awards, many netizens are angry that Rosina Lam (林夏薇) won Best Actress instead of hot favorite, Linda Chung (鍾嘉欣). Disappointed in the results, some are accusing TVB of rigging the award and fans are demanding that they give Linda the award back. Raising her two children in Canada since becoming a mother, Linda returned to...
2021 was the year we all hoped would mark the end of the pandemic (spoiler alert: it didn’t). For 2022, we’re wise enough to ditch the wishful thinking and focus on what this crisis has taught us, school-of-hard-knocks style. Arguably, there’re plenty of life lessons about self-care, work, and living well that we can draw from...
A fourth dose of Covid-19 vaccine boosts antibodies five-fold a week after the shot is administered, Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said on Tuesday (Jan 4), citing preliminary findings of an Israeli study. “A week into the fourth dose we know to a higher degree of certainty that the fourth dose is safe,” Bennett said at...
