HONG KONG -- Death is inevitable, but it doesn't have to be bad for the environment. Caskets made of paper and wicker coffins on display at a recent Hong Kong funeral industry trade fair highlighted a ...

HONG KONG (AP) — Death is inevitable but it doesn’t have to be bad for the environment. Caskets made of paper and wicker coffins on display at a recent Hong Kong funeral industry trade highlighted a ...

[Asia Economy Reporter Oh Gyumin] “We do hold a three-day funeral, but all the crematorium reservations in Gyeonggi-do are fully booked, so I’m really stressed about what to do.” On the afternoon of ...

[Asia Economy reporters Donghoon Jeong and Seungyoon Song] The funeral ceremony for the late Park Won-soon, former Mayor of Seoul, who passed away on the 10th, began on the morning of the 13th at ...

Caskets made of paper and wicker coffins on display at a recent Hong Kong funeral industry trade fair highlighted a trend toward "green burials" in an industry booming as Asia's population rapidly ...