Tech Smartphone sales surge as consumer upgrades gain momentum : survey Global smartphone sales snapped back in the first quarter of the year to show the strongest growth since 2015, a market tracker said Tuesday. 17 hours ago
World Backlash in Australia’s Byron Bay over Netflix reality show Surfers in the coastal Australian town of Byron Bay staged a "paddle out" protest Tuesday as locals rally against a planned Netflix reality show... on 20 April 2021
World Solo swim : the fighting fish raised alone in Vietnam Thousands of glass and plastic bottles lie across the floor of Tran Ngoc Thang's farm in Hanoi, each one home to an aggressive, brightly coloured... on 14 April 2021
World Scar tissue : Vietnamese women find healing with tattoos In her tiny Hanoi apartment, tattoo artist Ngoc inks middle-aged women whose lives have been upended by divorce or illness, each of them searching... on 9 April 2021
World Sri Lanka arrests ‘Mrs World’ over assault Colombo police on Thursday arrested the current "Mrs World" on charges of assault over an on-stage fracas in which she pulled the crown off the... on 8 April 2021
World Virginia becomes first southern US state to legalize pot Virginia on Wednesday became the first southern US state to approve the use of small amounts of marijuana for personal use. on 8 April 2021
World Sakura selfies : Tokyo enjoys cherry blossoms despite virus warning People in Tokyo flocked to admire cherry blossoms in full bloom at parks, shrines and rivers on Friday, despite coronavirus warnings against... on 26 March 2021
Health UK pubs look to rejuvenate after bitter lockdowns Pots of paint rather than barrels of beer are the order of the day at the Great Northern pub, one year after the UK entered its first Covid-19... on 21 March 2021
Health Tourists in Mexico party like there’s no Covid Tourists writhe their bodies to pumping techno beats on dance floors along Mexico's Caribbean coast -- a magnet for people from around the world... on 21 March 2021
World Clubhouse a sandbox for talking ‘influencers’ An internet spin on talk radio, the new social network Clubhouse has become a sandbox for people tinkering with ways to win fans and make money... on 19 March 2021
Business Luxury oasis draws elite Saudis locked in by pandemic Well-heeled Saudis frolic in an artificial oasis built on salmon-coloured dunes, splashing the cash after a year-long pandemic lock-in that dovetails... on 18 March 2021
World Buzz in Bordeaux : France’s first cannabis tipple A young entrepreneur has launched France's first wine infused with a cannabis extract in the heart of the Bordeaux wine-growing region, hoping... on 17 March 2021
Culture Star Wars fans build Mandalorian spaceship in Siberia Star Wars fans in Russia have built a giant replica of a spaceship from the spinoff series "The Mandalorian" and installed it in a park in one... on 15 March 2021
Health Bloom boom : Malaysians get passionate about pot plants Learning to tell your elephant ears from your flamingo flowers has become the latest virus lockdown escape in Malaysia, where houseplants are... on 13 March 2021
World Instagram-ready : Vietnamese influencer teaches art of posing How to smile, where to place a hand, which direction to face: young Vietnamese social media users are snapping up a popular influencer's course... on 8 March 2021
World The unstoppable revenge of the mullet "Business in front, party in the back": a hairstyle considered so obnoxious that for years it verged on being an arrestable offence, the mullet... on 5 March 2021
