While, to some people, chopsticks may seem like a fun alternative to a knife and fork, an estimated 33% of the world’s population use chopsticks to eat on a daily basis. Chopsticks are especially ...

If you’ve eaten at a British restaurant, you may have been as bewildered as I with the array of cutlery at each place setting. At least two forks, two knives and two spoons are basic, with perhaps ...

H'mong hilltribe girls eat at a market, northern Vietnamese province of Lao Cai. AFP PHOTO(STR/AFP/Getty Images) A disposable pair of chopsticks is a simple pleasure. Made of pale wood, symmetrical ...

China will tax disposable wooden chopsticks and luxury items such as yachts, the government says, citing a need to protect the environment and redress the gap between rich and poor. The Finance ...

Created roughly 4,000-5,000 years ago in China, the earliest versions of something like chopsticks were used for cooking (they’re perfect for reaching into pots full of hot water or oil) and were most ...

Use of the “royal” in Asian restaurant titles is rampant: Royal China Restaurant, Royal Chinese Restaurant and Royal Thai in Dallas, plus Royal East Asian Cuisine in Denton. Add to that list Royal ...

Environmentalists in China have a message to Olympic-goers in Beijing: Bring your own chopsticks. Some environmentalists say that disposable wooden chopsticks are contributing to deforestation.