Business Gilty pleasure : Vietnam opens world’s ‘first’ gold-plated hotel For guests at the "Dolce Hanoi Golden Lake" coffee comes in a gold cup and bath time is taken in gilded splendour. 22 hours ago
World Walkie, no talkie : Japan city launches pedestrian smartphone ban A Tokyo suburb on Wednesday imposed Japan's first ban on a habit seen around the world: pedestrians glued to their phone screens while walking,... on 1 July 2020
World Young Italians pick cows over clubbing in Italy While her friends sleep off hangovers, 23-year-old Vanessa Peduzzi is doing a dawn check on her livestock, one of a growing number of Italian... on 1 July 2020
World Microsoft to permanently close all retail stores Microsoft said Friday it will close all of its stores and move its retail operations online, keeping just four locations and transforming them... on 27 June 2020
Tech Google adds fact-check to images Google said Monday it was adding fact-check labels to images as part of its efforts to stem visually misleading information. on 22 June 2020
Health Pandemic pushes Japan geisha to get online Japanese geisha "Chacha" sits on her knees with her fingertips neatly placed on the wooden floor, gracefully bowing to an audience sitting not... on 16 June 2020
Health CES global gadget fest on track despite pandemic Consumer Electronics Show organizers said Wednesday that they are going ahead with plans to bring together people from around the world at a... on 3 June 2020
Health Japanese bathhouses awash with post-lockdown customers Masazumi Kato sighed deeply as he lowered himself into a tub at a public bathhouse in a Tokyo suburb, enjoying a return to a Japanese tradition... on 30 May 2020
World Gobble gobble : Pac-Man turns 40 Forty years ago, a new video game featuring a bright yellow, dot-chomping, ghost-dodging character called Pac-Man appeared in Tokyo. It would... on 22 May 2020
Health Cooped up Belgians in a flap for chickens Whether it's for fresh eggs or to entertain children feeling cooped up in coronavirus lockdown, a craze for keeping chickens is sweeping Belgium. on 9 May 2020
World Uber losses widen but appetite grows for Eats Uber said Thursday its losses widened in the first quarter as the pandemic bit hard into ridesharing but that it saw signs of recovery and a... on 7 May 2020
Health Yachts, wine cellars, private jets : isolating with the super-rich Stranded on superyachts or confined to their sprawling mansions worrying about their wine cellars, the world's super rich have invited ridicule... on 1 May 2020
World Apple boosts revenues, profits dip in pandemic-hit quarter Apple on Thursday reported profit slipped as it boosted revenue from services and wearables in a pandemic-cobbled start to the year for the iPhone... on 1 May 2020
World Facebook surges on user growth in pandemic, sees murky outlok Facebook on Wednesday reported a sharp jump in usage as the global pandemic unfolded, in a quarterly update that sparked a rally in shares of... on 30 April 2020
Health Facebook takes aim at Zoom with video chat upgrade Facebook on Friday unveiled a new video chat service with virtual "rooms" where people can pop in to visit friends, aiming at users turning to... on 24 April 2020
Health In locked down Britain, the beloved pub quiz moves online Much of the world is in lockdown, there's a killer virus on the loose, but right now there's only one question that needs answering: who was... on 24 April 2020
