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Greek winery Tsantali has expanded into the Asian market in a deal with Japanese food and beverage giant Suntory. The first orders of Tsantalis’ wine have already been delivered to Japan. According to Periclis Drakos, Tsantali's export director, “Suntory’s interest shows...

The Chosun Ilbo newspaper, which celebrates its 92nd birthday this year, and affiliate TV Chosun, which was launched late last year, will co-host the Third Asian Leadership Conference under the theme: "Capitalism 4.0: Searching for Post Crisis Solutions." The...

The mysterious origins of hundreds of mummified bodies, known as the Tarim Basin Mummies, which were found buried in boats in an uninhabitable region of desert in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in northwest China, have been uncovered. The Tarim...

Buddhism, a religion, or according to some, a path towards experiencing ultimate reality, was founded by Siddhārtha Gautama, a man from India also referred to as "The Buddha". Buddhism is practiced in various parts of the world and the...

A 100-year-old Iranian diver was met with torrents of support when he stepped up to the springboard at the World Aquatics Championships Diving Competition, to promote the 2024 World Aquatics Masters Championships. The Islamic Republic of Iran's Taghi Askar reportedly...

Singapore has a long history of human settlement, having been shown by Greek scientist Ptolemy almost 2000 years ago on his map of the world. Furthermore, the founder of Singapore is mentioned as a descendant of Alexander the Great...

A new geophysical study suggests Tibet may be "splitting in two," as the Indian tectonic plate is tearing underneath the Tibetan Plateau. The seismic analysis study of the Himalayas around southern Tibet was presented at the American Geophysical Union Conference...

  There was a time when ancient Greeks from the Indo-Greek empire in North India started migrating to Tamil Nadu. This is their saga: In the extreme South of the Indian Sub-continent is a state known as Tamil Nadu, land of...

The Mediterranean sea straddles two tectonic plates and is lined by large towns and cities. We need to take the tsunami threat seriously, argues Matthew Blackett, a senior lecturer at a British University.  By Matthew Blackett Nearly a century has passed...

In the picturesque waters of Japan's Tateyama Bay, an extraordinary tale of the friendship of a man with a fish has unfolded over almost three decades. Local diver Hiroyuki Arakawa shares an incredible bond with a fish named Yoriko, an...

In recent news affecting everyone feeling the financial squeeze, the ongoing global cost of living challenge persists, especially hitting those in big cities hard. This has given us a list of the world's most expensive cities in 2023. As per...

A recent DNA research on the bones of a boy who lived along the shores of Lake Baikal in Siberia shows that one-third of his genome was that of Western Eurasians, prompting scientists to conclude that Native Americans share...

  Most are unaware that there were Ancient Greek kingdoms in China and that Hellenism spread all the way to Japan and Korea via India. However, the fact is that the Greeks were indeed in China, and, in addition to this,...

China’s presence in Latin America is growing with a new focus on Chinese investments in Colombia. How Chinese investments in Latin America compare with U.S. investments in the region. The U.S. response to this new dynamic. By Josep Freixes Latin...

India and Greece have now become “strategic partners,” announced Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra Modi and Prime Minister of Greece H.E. Kyriakos Mitsotakis. But what are the reasons for the friendship and strategic synergy between India and Greece? According...