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Farming robot debuts in Fujian

Publication date 17 July 2019 | 14:54 | ICT

While industrial robots have become a common sight in factories across eastern China, the country’s agriculture sector is seen by some as a place where few technologies can take root,

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Siberians flocking to toxic lake for ‘Maldives’ selfies

Publication date 17 July 2019 | 14:08 | ICT

An Industrial dump site in Siberia whose turquoise lake resembles a tropical paradise has become a magnet for Instagrammers who risk their health in the toxic water to wow online followers.
Despite hurdles, New York still seducing jazz artists

Publication date 17 July 2019 | 13:31 | ICT

Its lilts and grooves can feel like nostalgic rhythms from a bygone era, but jazz remains a thriving contemporary art form – and its proponents still flock to New York hoping to catch a break.
Only One Planet aims to help people kick the plastic habit

Publication date 17 July 2019 | 11:29 | ICT

Not far from what is affectionately known as the “Stinky River” or “Tonle Crap”, the Boeung Trabek sewage canal notoriously choking with plastic rubbish, Sandy Kotan and her team at Only One Planet are working to wean people off sin
Comic-Con turns 50: From hotel basement to Hollywood hangout

Publication date 17 July 2019 | 11:14 | ICT

From Peter Parker’s run-in with a radioactive spider to Superman fleeing an exploding Krypton – comic book fans love a good origin story.
In Egypt, century-old Pharaonic harp strums along to new tune

Publication date 17 July 2019 | 11:02 | ICT

When Mohamed Ghaly’s workshop was reduced to rubble in February, he could never imagine that a new cultural centre dedicated to an instrument with Pharaonic roots would thrive just months later.
Disney’s 3D Lion King sends animation roaring forward

Publication date 16 July 2019 | 15:21 | ICT

Disney's blockbuster 3D remakes of animated classics have rampaged through box offices in recent years, but the studio is banking on its latest – The Lion King – to climb right to the top of the food chain.
Oars still in water: Thai firms happy to bring seniors back into workforce

Publication date 16 July 2019 | 14:30 | ICT

Retiring from a career can bring on despondency, but more seniors are being given the chance to keep working, albeit in different kinds of jobs.
The Lavender Jeep on a mission to empower Siem Reap’s women

Publication date 16 July 2019 | 11:27 | ICT

Behind the wheel of the eye-catching lavender Jeep is Ley Sreyneang, a young woman who has overcome old-fashioned gender bias to run driving tours for visitors to Siem Reap.
Brazilian director laments far-right attack on artists

Publication date 16 July 2019 | 11:08 | ICT

The reality of her homeland’s lurch to the far right has seen artists branded as leftists and criminals, laments Brazilian director Christiane Jatahy, who only wishes her theatre piece on migration were actually a fiction.
Techno pioneer says electro music now ‘too middle class’

Publication date 16 July 2019 | 10:18 | ICT

Techno pioneer Jeff Mills says electronic music has become too “middle class” and lost its political edge.