Seoul TheStarsHub — For a country with the world’s lowest fertility rate – one that has spent hundreds of billions of dollars trying to encourage women to have more babies – the idea of barring children from places like cafes and restaurants might seem a little counterproductive. But in South Korea, “no-kids zones” have become … Read more
Hong Kong TheStarsHub — Every day, countless mopeds criss-cross the congested city of Hanoi, in Vietnam, with commuters traveling to work or motorbike taxis dropping off everything from parcels to cooked food and clients. One of them is Phong, 42, who starts his shift at 5 a.m. to beat the rush hour, navigating the dense … Read more
TheStarsHub — A sushi chain is suing a high school student for 67 million yen ($480,000) after social media footage showed him licking his finger then touching a plate of sushi as it passed him on the conveyor belt, Japan’s public broadcaster has reported. Akindo Sushiro Co., which runs the Sushiro restaurant chain, claims to … Read more
TheStarsHub — Multiple people are feared dead in Australia after their bus crashed Sunday as they returned from a wedding in a wine region in the east of the country. The bus rolled over at a roundabout near the New South Wales town of Greta in the Hunter region, also referred to as the Hunter … Read more
Hong Kong TheStarsHub — A social media influencer died soon after live-streaming himself drinking several bottles of strong alcohol on China’s version of TikTok, state-run media in the country are reporting, in a development likely to renew debate about how to regulate the industry. The influencer “Sanqiange” (or “Brother Three Thousand”) was found dead just … Read more
TheStarsHub — An Australian man arrested in a conservative area of Indonesia over an alleged violent rampage faces the possibility of prison time and a public flogging, authorities have said. Bodhi Mani Risby-Jones, 23, from Noosa in southern Queensland, was arrested after allegedly attacking and injuring a local fisherman while drunk. Wearing an orange prison … Read more