Tag: Asia
Furama Resort Danang selected as top resort in So...
"The five-star Furama Resort in the central city of Da Nang has been selected by Singapore ’s Agoda, an online tourism magazine, as one of the most beautiful resorts in Southeast Asia .The magazine’s CEO Michael...
Death looming large over Asia
This is the scenario being depicted over more than a month now. It was Myanmar first, then was the turn of China, then India, who's next? As if facing Mother Nature's ire in form of the catastrophic cyclone and...
'It's cool to be a creative brother team' - Walia...
"Warner Bros, Cohen Bros and Walia Bros! How does it sound? 'Cool', say the UK-based filmmakers Walia brothers in an interview with India EU Film Initiative. Yugesh and Sunandan, who founded Endboard Productions in...
Burmese Name Dropping: "Gee "Who Didn't See That ...
OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorAs I mentioned previously in posts, the only reason for Burmas Military Junta to not allow Aid workers to distribute food to the starving masses is one reason and one...
Shenzhen: Local Chinese Extinguish Olympic Torch ...
Asia Sentinel reported earlier that the Olympic torch was extinguished by local Chinese protesters during its relay leg in Shenzhen. Danwei made efforts to find local corroborating sources, but"nothing has...
Southern Asia Cyclone Relief
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Giving to World Vision’s Emergency Aid
World Vision is airlifting emergency supplies to survivors of the devastating cyclone that struck Myanmar over the weekend. The death toll from cyclone that battered...
Interpol: Suspected Pedophile Found by Police
Police have detained Wayne Nelson Corliss, an accused pedophile, who was tracked down by Interpol after an international manhunt. "PARIS, France -- A suspected pedophile targeted in an international manhunt was...
China and Japan pledge to start annual meetings
" China and Japan pledged to hold annual meetings and put past suspicions behind them, as President Hu Jintao visited Japan, the Wall Street Journal reported. "Our relations are at a new starting point," Hu said during the visit, the first by a Chinese president in a...
Meeting the CEO of Dubailand’s $54bn Bawadi hot...
Arif would have won Donald Trump’s game show ‘The Apprentice’ but then the property portfolio under his control is bigger than all the real estate projects ever handled by Mr. Trump.
Clinton To Put Gravity Under Scrutiny
It was a matter of time before someone called Hillary on her ridiculous statements about OPEC and who better than Josh Marshall:"What is Hillary talking about? She's going to break up the OPEC oil cartel? Because...
Honest Filipino cabbie inspires, even after death
When asked what I would do if I were to be placed in this situation, I would still weigh the pros and cons and not naturally side with what's morally right. That's why individuals like these I admire so much. And that's why people like Nestor...
Asian bank in food crisis warning
Chief of Asian Development Bank (ADB) has warned that rising food prices could stall poverty eradication measures in poor countries. " The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has warned that the crisis of rising food prices could reverse gains made in...
Top 5 Mobile Phone Companies: How they are Doing?
"Did you know that of the top 5 mobile phone companies in the world now, 2.5 companies are from Asia? If you did not know this information then no problem."
Cyclone slams into main Myanmar city and shuts ai...
UPDATE: 4:20PM EST - May 3 Severe tropical cyclone Nargis continued to lash Myanmar's main city today."Electricity supplies in Yangon have been cut since late Friday night as the storm bore down from the Bay of...
