Who invented butter chicken? A court in India will decide
June 2, 2024, 7:17 AM EDT By Mithil Aggarwal NEW DELHI — Butter chicken, a rich tomato-based Indian curry that makes mouths water around the world, was invented by a man named Kundan — the question is which one. In…
Asian-American chef bro champions American-Chinese cuisine online and off
Inspired by an amalgamation of the many personalities she has encountered in the world of food, Jenny Lau created the character of the modern Asian-American “chef bro”. Any likeness to actual persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental. Emmett Chow…
Japan’s Toyota shows ‘an engine born’ with green fuel despite global push for battery electric cars
TOKYO (AP) — “An engine reborn.” That’s how Japanese automaker Toyota introduced plans to cast a futuristic spin on the traditional internal combustion engine. During a three-hour presentation at a Tokyo hall Tuesday, the car manufacturer giant announced it would…
Southeast Asia Holds Growth Potential for Chinese Food…
The Chinese food industry’s sales totalled USD328.7 billion in 2023, a whopping 40% of the Asia Pacific region’s total. This was particularly buoyed by staple foods which in China grew by a 5% CAGR in retail value sales…
Nature to nurture: how to get more plants in your life and home
“Plants and interior design have always gone hand in hand for me. Houseplants can provide so many benefits – like their air purifying properties, flexible styling and sustainability, and the connection we have to plants goes back centuries,” says American…
Alibaba’s convertible bond sale to fund buy-backs ‘oversubscribed’
Alibaba Group Holding is selling up to US$5 billion worth of convertible bonds to fund its share buy-backs, as leaders of the Chinese tech giant declared e-commerce and cloud computing as its core businesses in a move “towards strategic clarity”….
China’s Factory Activity Holds Up, Signaling Recovery Has Legs
China’s factory activity expanded for a second month, the best streak in more than a year, bolstering hopes that the rebound in the world’s second-biggest economy can be sustained. The official manufacturing purchasing manager index reached 50.4 in April, the…
Musk’s China Surprise: The Bloomberg Open, Asia Edition
Good morning. Tesla’s CEO pops up in China. Activist Elliott takes a stake in Sumitomo. And a heat wave isn’t deterring India’s politicians. Elon Musk met Li Qiang yesterday in an unannounced trip to China, a week after delaying a…
Musk Heads to Beijing to Discuss Full Self-Driving, Reuters Says
Tesla Inc. Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk is traveling to meet senior Chinese officials in Beijing and discuss the roll-out of its full self-driving software in China, Reuters reported, citing two unidentified people with knowledge of the matter. Musk is…
Explained: How tech chief’s shock exit could break Red Bull and force Verstappen out
Lewis Hamilton’s Ferrari switch was the bombshell driver move of a generation. Adrian Newey’s decision to leave Red Bull Racing is in the same league of significance. The reason for that is clear: wherever he goes, he wins. Every practice,…