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 ...

China's Ministry of Finance announces a new plan to save millions of trees. It's imposing a tax on chopsticks. The Chinese — and overseas lovers of Chinese food — use 15 billion disposable wooden ...

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 ...

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.