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On my travels to Vietnam’s northern mountainous provinces in previous years, I have been lucky enough to sample different dishes of different ethnic groups – some that I had never tried, some strange, and some fantastic for their distinctive flavours that is still etched in my mind.

If you are an enthusiast of high quality local products that are in compliance with international standards, the Khmer Product Fairs this January and February in Siem Reap and Phnom Penh are the places to head in order to pick up a variety of goods from fragrances to foods to home decor.

World-renowned Kenyan conservationist and fossil hunter Richard Leakey, whose groundbreaking discoveries helped prove that humankind evolved in Africa, died on Sunday at the age of 77, the country’s president said. The legendary paleoanthropologist remained energetic into his 70s despite bouts of skin cancer, kidney and liver disease.

A mix of meat, vegetables, pasta and the squash for which it is named, Haitians enjoy joumou soup every January 1 to celebrate the New Year and their country’s independence.

South Africa on December 25 held a state funeral for Archbishop Desmond Tutu, the last great hero of the struggle against apartheid that was stripped of pomp but rich in glowing tributes.

In a Vienna museum, Nazi-era art crams two small rooms, some still in storage boxes.

The Covid-19 pandemic dominated the 2021 news globally and locally, but other notable events took place even if people were too busy with thermometers, masks and hand sanitiser to pay much attention to them at the time. Here’s some of Cambodia’s highlights over the course of 2021 starting with a pandemic recap.

Woori Bank Chairman of the Board of Directors Hyun Seong Yoon says that under its new identity, the bank will roll out a slew of innovative banking products and services to serve the diverse financial needs of its customers, and support the Kingdom’s development agenda.

Queen Elizabeth II on December 31 announced a knighthood for former prime minister Tony Blair, while the traditional New Year’s Honours also decorated officials who spearheaded Britain’s fight against Covid-19.

A budding Iraqi filmmaker yells “action!” as an actress clambers over rubble in Mosul’s Old City, proud students of a nascent film school in the former jihadist bastion.