In the end, tea quality depends on each master's unique sensory calibration of temperature, individualized hand techniques and meticulous observation. "This craft requires intuitive mastery.

It takes years to master the techniques of roasting tea leaves with a bare hand in a searing wok. YANG YANG/CHINA DAILY and LI ZHONG/FOR CHINA DAILY "Authentic West Lake Longjing tea consists of ...

Praising what she described as “impossible” policy shifts in Germany, Britain and Argentina, International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said on Thursday the global economy is ...

US Treasury’s Bessent calls on IMF, World Bank to refocus on core missions Addressing German Finance Minister Joerg Kukies, the IMF chief said, “You are very modest, you wouldn’t say (it ...

Portland Police Chief Bob Day said this week that he will no longer officiate college football games. Day, 56, came out of law enforcement retirement in September 2023 to lead the Police Bureau on ...

It is not believed Bustamante Leiva targeted Noem because she was the Department of Homeland Security chief, Martin said. “There is no indication it was because of that. It was frankly ...

Police Chief Paul B. Saucier's critique alleges the report contains "mistakes and mischaracterizations" regarding use of force and sexual assault investigations. The City Council vice chair had ...

SINGAPORE: Workers' Party (WP) chief Pritam Singh took aim at the People's Action Party (PAP) manifesto on Saturday (Apr 26), describing it as "short on substance and specifics". In his speech ...

WASHINGTON – Joe Kasper is out as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s chief of staff, the fourth top official to be fired or reassigned in the last week amid political turmoil at the Pentagon. Kasper ...

Al-Mutairi told KUNA on the sidelines of the association's participation in the 29th Muscat International Book Fair, that this was the association's first participation in a book fair outside the ...

The EG Group has announced co-founder Mohsin Issa will step down from day-to-day duties as the company's chief executive. Mr Issa will retain a substantial minority shareholding and remain on ...