This handcrafted delight, CODY’s new Matcha White Chocolate Cake, may be your next matcha made in dessert heaven if you’re a fan of matcha-flavored sweets or are still afraid to join the green fad. Domestic bakery This delicacy from CODY’s Bakery balances the delicate, earthy flavor of green tea with the gentle sweetness of white chocolate ganache so as not …

Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen and Vice President William Lai will each donate a month’s salary to earthquake relief efforts in Turkey, the island’s presidential office announced on Thursday, February 9. Tsai and Lai, who is widely anticipated to run for president in next year’s elections, “want to do their part to assist Turkey reconstruct its motherland as quickly as possible,” …

The Philippine Department of Migrant Employees (DMW) announced on February 9 that more than 80 Japanese firms are eager to engage more Filipino workers due to their “great work ethic and nice temperament.” As part of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s “formal working visit” to Japan, which began on Wednesday, February 8, Migrant Workers Secretary Susan Ople met with Japanese employers …

Taylor Swift’s exchanges with ex-boyfriend Harry Styles went viral on Grammys night because they gave the public a taste of how amiable and cordial their relationship appears to be. Swift and Styles dated for a few months in late 2012 before breaking up in early 2013. Yesterday, a source discussed the current state of affairs between Styles and Swift with …

Mr. Mehrtens, age 37, was kidnapped after the plane he was flying in, which also contained five other people, was ambushed shortly after landing in the isolated mountainous region of Nduga. According to his captors, the West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB), he is “safe.” This information was provided to BBC Indonesian. On the other hand, they claim that they …

In 2022, Singaporean scam victims lost a total of $660,7 million, up from $632 million in 2021. In the past two years, according to the numbers revealed by the police on Wednesday, almost $1.3 billion was lost to fraud. Contrary to popular opinion, scam victims were not predominantly old. More than 53 percent of victims of fraud were between the …

On Wednesday, February 8, South Korean lawmakers decided to impeach the interior minister over his response to a fatal Halloween crush, paving the way for him to become the nation’s first cabinet member to be removed by the legislature. The impeachment resolution was approved by a secret vote of 179-109 in the 300-member house, where the main opposition Democratic Party …

When Ignasi Biosca-Reig learned that amoxicillin was in limited supply in Spain, he immediately expanded shifts at his company’s plants to increase output of the popular antibiotic. However, he could only accept a few extra shifts. Biosca-Reig stated that he could not justify investing millions of euros in new production lines unless he was compensated much more for the generic …

The Philippines took up leadership of the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization (SEAMEO) from Singapore, with Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte assuming the council presidency. Eleven member states comprise the eleven-member SEAMEO Council, which is the organization’s highest policymaking body. According to the Department of Education (DepEd), the member countries assume the president of the council in …

An aid package worth $100 million has been ordered by the president, His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, for earthquake relief in Turkey and Syria. The assistance will be distributed evenly between Syria and Turkey, both of which were severely damaged by yesterday’s magnitude 7.8 earthquake and its aftershocks, resulting in significant building and infrastructure damage and mass …