(Monday, 21 May 2012 08:30)
City newlyweds these days seem to view their honeymoon as a cross between an escape from work and a romantic getaway. So pool villa resorts in Phuket have become one of the latest trends for Asian h .....
(Monday, 21 May 2012 08:08)
Lao government has agreed to develop an area close to the Lao-Thai Friendship Bridge in Khammuan province as the Thakhek Specific Economic Zone (SEZ), in a bid to attract foreign investment and boost .....
(Monday, 21 May 2012 07:57)
South Korea recently approached China on signing an agreement regarding military supplies as part of broadening defence cooperation between the two countries, officials said Monday. China, however, i .....
(Monday, 21 May 2012 07:57)
The economic situation in Europe has worsened considerably in the past week, giving rise to a very worrisome situation. The ramifications of a full-blown crisis are serious not only for Europe but al .....
(Monday, 21 May 2012 07:36)
Nepali Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai has directed the security officials to stay on high alert to deal with any situation that may befall the country before May 27, the deadline day of the Constitu .....
(Monday, 21 May 2012 07:14)
The recent spate of bandas in Nepal have hurt the countryâs booming tourism industry with hotels reporting a flurry of cancellations. They said that they had not received any inquiries for reservat .....
(Monday, 21 May 2012 07:14)
The three-day banda enforced by the Adibasi Janajati Struggle Committee (AJSC) to press for their demands for inclusion of identity in federating the states through the new constitution saw unfortunat .....
(Monday, 21 May 2012 07:03)
Six people were injured when a clash ensued at Imadol in Lalitpur district when the locals resorted to retaliation against the strike called by various ethnic groups demanding ethnicity-based federali .....
(Monday, 21 May 2012 06:52)
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao called for greater efforts to support growth, through more monetary fine-tuning and fiscal incentives, amid signs of the economy further cooling. While economic growth is s .....
(Monday, 21 May 2012 06:41)
For Chinese children with cleft lips, their ship - or in this case, train - has finally arrived. Smile Train, the world's largest charity repairing cleft lips and palates for children in developing c .....
(Monday, 21 May 2012 06:30)
The biggest-ever Nato summit opened in Chicago on Sunday and brought representatives of around 60 countries and international organisations together to discuss Afghanistan, future capabilities and str .....
(Monday, 21 May 2012 06:30)
McDonald's started its biggest ever recruitment plan in China yesterday, hoping to meet its ambitious expansion goals in the company's third-largest market. The US-based fast-food giant plans to open .....
(Monday, 21 May 2012 05:37)
Six Japanese banks will extend a syndicated loan of about 20 billion yen (US$253 million) to two companies to purchase Seajacks, a British company that builds wind power generators, according to indus .....
(Monday, 21 May 2012 05:06)
The Malaysian government pays almost 9 billion ringgit (US$2.87 billion) for damages and medical expenses that were incurred from road accidents every year, the country's transport minister said yeste .....
(Monday, 21 May 2012 04:55)
The National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas) concluded its search for victims of the Sukhoi Super Jet 100 that crashed at Mount Salak in Bogor, West Java, on May 9. The National Police said tha .....
(Monday, 21 May 2012 04:55)
Keen investors are eying South Korea's hotel industry with new light. Buoyed by the Korean Wave, more tourists have been visiting South Korea during the last few years and have increased the demand .....
(Monday, 21 May 2012 04:55)
Born in Porsea, North Sumatra, the fashion designer has great affection for the kebaya and has created a collection inspired by its beauty. For his latest solo show âKebaya for the Worldâ, the op .....
(Monday, 21 May 2012 04:44)
Mercifully, after four long months, the memo commission tasked with investigating Mansoor Ijazâs claim against Husain Haqqani and his political bosses has brought to an end its formal hearings. What .....
(Monday, 21 May 2012 04:44)
The hullabaloo on whether the Manila concert of American pop superstar Lady Gaga would corrupt the morals of the Filipino youth has made it to the pages of international publications like The New York .....
(Monday, 21 May 2012 04:44)
When Kia Motors took the wraps off its new premium sedan K9 early this month, the automaker carried out an experiment by introducing the car in brown rather than typical black. Brown is gaining popu .....
Close
