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Most popular places on Instagram include Thailand, Times Square and Disneyland Instagram released its list of the most Instagramed places in the world. While it is dominated by popular tourist destinations in the U.S., the two locations that topped the list are both in Thailand . The list starts with Suvarnabhumi Airport in ...

Chinese leader stressing eliminating poverty in C, W China : WUHAN, Dec. 30 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang urged more efforts to boost the opening-up and economic progress of poverty -hit areas in central and western China while building a moderately prosperous society. China has the determination ...

Xi Jinping urges greater poverty-alleviation efforts : Chinese Communist Party chief Xi Jinping has urged local authorities to escalate poverty -alleviation efforts during a weekend tour to improvised villages in north China . Braving snowy and chilly weather, Xi, general secretary of the Communist Party of ... Australia-Malaysia | 中国 | 日本 | 한국 | ราชอาณาจักรไทย | Tiếng Việt | Stigmabase | eGAYlity

Taipei aims for litter-free New Year's Eve celebration : Taipei , Dec. 30 (CNA) The Taipei City government urged people on Sunday not to litter during the city's New Year's Eve celebration and said additional trash cans will be deployed in the area near Taipei 101 to encourage people to dispose of their ...

China tightens the screws on public Internet freedom : China has approved new rules that require Internet users nationwide to provide real-name identification, state media reported on Friday, as the government increases its already tight online grip. The National People's Congress (NPC), the country's ...

Tamsui farmers protest project : Farmers from Tamsui District (淡水) in New Taipei City (新北市) yesterday protested against a town project proposed by the Construction and Planning Agency (CPA) on concerns that, in addition to forced land seizures, the project could damage the local ... Australia-Malaysia | 中国 | 日本 | 한국 | ราชอาณาจักรไทย | Tiếng Việt | Stigmabase | eGAYlity

Free meals not a political ploy: Chu : Plans by the New Taipei City (新北市) Government to cooperate with convenience stores to supply food to underprivileged children under the age of 18 is not a political move, but one intended to better care for children in need, Mayor Eric Chu (朱立倫 ...

Xi Jinping urges greater poverty-alleviation efforts - China News ... : Chinese Communist Party chief Xi Jinping has urged local authorities to escalate poverty -alleviation efforts during a weekend tour to improvised villages in north ... Australia-Malaysia | 中国 | 日本 | 한국 | ราชอาณาจักรไทย | Tiếng Việt | Stigmabase | eGAYlity

South Korean astronaut brings story to Everett - seattlepi.com : South Korea's first astronaut, Soyeon Yi, showed a 2008 video clip of herself, outside of her sleeping quarters at the International Space Station. With a smile on her face, and her long black hair tied back in a ponytail, Yi started singing several ...

South Korea's youth enterprise : The global financial crisis has left millions of people without jobs, and affected young people in particular. In South Korea , youth unemployment sits at nearly seven percent. But one group of graduates has come up with an unusual way to address the ...

Top human rights barrister joins Libya rendition case : A prominent British human rights barrister, who has fought high-profile cases in Hong Kong, has joined the legal team preparing to sue the government over its alleged role in secretly sending a Libyan dissident and his family to the torture chambers of ...

KMT's Yen Kuan-hen launches Taichung election bid : Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) legislative by-election candidate Yen Kuan-hen, center, is flanked yesterday by his father, former Non-Partisan Solidarity Union legislator Yen Ching-piao, right, and Legislative Speaker Wang Jin-pyng, left, at the ...

Netizens outraged at Hong Kong TV drama's negative depiction of ... : Hong Kong TV station TVB's new series "Friendly Fire" has been criticised for its "offensive" depiction of mainland Chinese. In the scene which so outraged Chinese netizens, actress Mandy Wong plays an overstaying mainland pregnant ...

FEATURE: Hotels expected to see profits rise during New Year Eve : When friends of Ambassador Hotel (國賓大飯店) vice president Bill Chen (陳榮輝) asked him in the middle of the month to pull a few strings to reserve a room at the hotel for New Year's Eve, they unexpectedly received a negative answer. “I told them ...

France's 75% tax on the rich overturned : France's top constitutional body on Saturday struck down a 75 percent upper income tax rate, dealing a major blow to French Socialist President Francois Hollande, who had made it his centerpiece tax measure. The government vowed to push ahead with the ...

Taipei new year's party expects 800000 revelers : With an estimated 800,000 people expected to crowd Taipei City's Xinyi District (信義) for the new year countdown party and Taipei 101 fireworks display tonight, the Taipei City Government yesterday called on the public to take advantage of public ... Australia-Malaysia | 中国 | 日本 | 한국 | ราชอาณาจักรไทย | Tiếng Việt | Stigmabase | eGAYlity

Militants kill 41 in mass execution, attack on bus : Pakistani militants, who have escalated attacks in recent weeks, killed at least 41 people in two separate incidents, officials said yesterday, challenging assertions that military offensives have broken the back of hardline Islamist groups. The US has ...

Stock mutual funds highly profitable : Despite the weakness of the global economy, more than 90 percent of about 1,100 mutual funds either targeting the local bourse or its overseas counterparts have been profitable so far this year, JPMorgan Asset Management said on Saturday. The ...

Thailand to host new futsal event : The event due to be held between November 1 and 10 at Hua Mark Indoor Stadium and Nimibutr Stadium was initiated by Football Association of Thailand president Worawi Makudi, who wanted to build on the country's successful hosting of the Fifa Futsal ...

Bollywood actor will not be coaching Rovers, Singh says : Blackburn Rovers' global advisor Shebby Singh has rubbished claims that a Bollywood actor is a candidate to become the Championship club's manager. Rovers' Indian owners Venky's are searching for a new boss after sacking Henning Berg on Thursday ...

Hong Kong kicks off 2013 with pyrotechnics from land and sea Hong Kong residents and visitors are in for a treat with the region's "New Year New World" countdown celebrations, which will feature the largest-ever pyrotechnic show in the event's history. "As the New Year approaches, the pyrotechnics will be ...

Chinatrust to fortify overseas operations : Chinatrust Commercial Bank (中信銀行), Taiwan's largest credit card issuer, is in talks to buy out Tokyo Star Bank to boost its retail banking in Japan, which is part of a sustained bid to strengthen its international operations, the Japanese-language ...

South Korean Steel Companies Fined for Price Fixing : South Korea's antitrust regulator on Sunday levied 291.7 billion won ($272 million) in fines against Posco (005490.SE) and six other steel companies for price fixing. The steel companies regularly had meetings to collude with each other on prices for ...

South Korea breaks new ground to ensure stability Park Geun-hye's stunning victory in the presidential election on December 19 aroused huge interest both inside and outside South Korea . As the candidate of the conservative New Frontier Party, Ms Park obtained 51.6 per cent of the vote, and beat ...

North Korea is poised for its next move : North Korea is oblivious to outside influences or criticism and even its only friend, China, had no choice but to join a United Nations Security Council resolution condemning its latest snub to the rest of humanity. Footage showed jubilant North ...

Thailand rolls out robotic traffic cop : NAKHON, Thailand - A robotic traffic police officer was on duty at a busy intersection in northeast Thailand on Thursday. The robot is the creation of a local traffic police unit. It runs on a car battery and is made from a fashion mannequin with a ...

China's New Leadership: Challenges For Human Rights, Democracy And ... : At this moment in China's development, the central question before China's new leadership is the question of genuine political reform. How will it meet rising discontent and demands for accountable government? The movement for human rights and ... UNPO

Urban renewal sparks protests in Taipei : A student who supports the residents of Huaguang Community in Taipei's Daan District is taken away by security personnel yesterday after he rushed into the lobby of Taipei City Hall to express his concerns to Taipei Mayor Hau Lung-bin. Photo: CNA ...

China shares set for 4th straight weekly gain, Hong Kong mixed : HONG KONG , Dec 28 (Reuters) - Mainland Chinese shares extended gains on the week on Friday, while Hong Kong hovered at 17-month highs, with investors rotating into Chinese non-financial counters after official news reports raised hopes of quicker ...

Carmakers, property firms in Thailand dole out biggest bonuses to employees : THAILAND - Recovering strongly from last year's floods, companies in the automotive and property industries have become the darlings of their employees, offering the highest bonuses. According to data compiled by The Nation, Toyota Motor Thailand ... AsiaOne

South Korea nominates its trade minister for WTO top job GENEVA (Reuters) - South Korea nominated Taeho Bark, its trade minister, to lead the World Trade Organization on Friday, making him the eighth candidate to be put forward for the top job. Bark's candidacy was submitted three days before nominations ...

S. Korea retrieves object seen as debris of N. Korean rocket engine : 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has retrieved what appears to be part of the engine for a long-range North Korean rocket from waters off the country's west coast, a military source said Friday. "We recovered an object believed to be engine debris of North ... Australia-Malaysia | 中国 | 日本 | 한국 | ราชอาณาจักรไทย | Tiếng Việt | Stigmabase | eGAYlity

Photos show NKorea nuclear readiness : Recent satellite photos indicate North Korea has repaired flood damage at its nuclear test facility and could conduct a quick atomic explosion if it chose. But analysis provided by the 38 North website to The Associated Press also shows water streaming ...

North Korea is nuclear test-ready: US think-tank : SEOUL: North Korea has repaired extensive rain damage at its nuclear test facility and could conduct a detonation on two weeks' notice, a US think-tank said Friday, citing satellite imagery analysis. With the UN Security Council debating possible ... Australia-Malaysia | 中国 | 日本 | 한국 | ราชอาณาจักรไทย | Tiếng Việt | Stigmabase | eGAYlity

Improving dietary habits can reduce asthma: report : Joint research investigating the effect of dietary components on asthma has shown that combining multiple beneficial elements can greatly decrease dependence on asthma medication and enhance lung functions, a research report by the National Health ...

The Arctic and the Antarctic in Hong Kong : Guests visiting Ocean Park Hong Kong now have a new attraction to enjoy: Polar Adventure, whose exhibits simulate the natural environments of both the North and South Polar regions. In other words, guests can now get to see a small slice of the Arctic ... Inquirer.net

Obama gathers Congress leaders as deadline looms : US President Barack Obama summoned congressional leaders to a White House meeting three days before a year-end deadline to avoid US$600 billion in spending cuts and tax increases as lawmakers gave little sign they intend to act together on a budget ...

Unique Thailand: Bathing a goddess in Songkhla : Unique Thailand : Bathing a goddess in Songkhla. Published: 28/12/2012 at 07:17 PM; Online news: Learning From News · Tweet. Made from gold 300 years ago, this statue of the goddess is bathed once a year, a chance to make wishes & promises to the ... Bangkok Post

Anti-graft group gives hope to super-corrupt Thailand Loosely formed in 2010, the Anti-Corruption Network (ACN) this year has become a key organization that has shed unprecedented light on corruption in Thailand . This group, comprising entities from the public and private sectors, is pushing hard in its ...

Nigerians in Thailand, overcome diplomatic wickedness : ANALYSIS of narratives by some Nigerians who are resident in Thailand , and that of those who just returned to Nigeria to celebrate Christmas holiday with their loved ones gave an insight that presented a statistics which shows a lot of ...

TAIEX to rebound into 2013: analysts : The TAIEX is likely to climb higher next year after ending up 8.87 percent this year at 7,699.5 points yesterday, as jitters over Europe's debt problems subside while an improved global economy and liquidity excess spur risk appetite, stock analysts ...

Thailand 'yellow-shirt' leaders charged over 2008 protest : Leaders of Thailand's "yellow-shirt" protest group have been charged with offences allegedly committed during a 2008 anti-government rally. They could face up to 12 years in jail if convicted of invading a government building and blocking parliament. BBC News

A year worthy of reflection for HKSTPC : With more than 10 years now under our belt, Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTPC) can no longer be regarded as Hong Kong's best kept secret, but rather as one of its recent successes. Acting as a catalyst for innovation and ...

Suvarnabhumi Airport in Thailand tops Instagram's list of most photographed ... Instagram has released its list of the top ten most photographed locations on the service in 2012 and there's a surprise as Thailand's Suvarnabhumi Airport and Siam Paragon shopping mall top the pile as one and two, respectively. The US dominates the ...

Economic bubbles are back to haunt Thailand - The Nation : Economic bubbles are back to haunt Thailand . The government is deliberately building up economic bubbles. The aim is to win nationwide popular support ahead of a grand design for national...

Plan to limit Shenzhen-Hong Kong border crossings : Mainland authorities may limit the number of times Shenzhen residents can cross the Hong Kong border in a day as part of efforts to clamp down on parallel trading. An anti-smuggling office of the Guangdong government has announced that several agencies ...

Seoul shares crawl up in thin trade; automakers extend slide SEOUL : Seoul shares rose slightly in a light morning trade on the last session of this year, while automakers extended losses on the weakening Japanese yen. Investors were sitting on the fence, as U.S. lawmakers planned to meet on Sunday to seek a ...

Seoul Mayor calls for climate funds to be channelled through cities : Climate finance should be directed at ambitious cities who can demonstrate their commitment to cutting emissions, the Mayor of Seoul and Chair of World Mayors Council on Climate Change has said. Park Won Soon says cities are the most effective vehicle ...

South Korea's industrial output up 2.3% : SEOUL: South Korea's industrial production accelerated sharply in November to post a third consecutive monthly rise, according to government data. Production in the mining, manufacturing, gas and electricity industries grew 2.3 percent from the ... Australia-Malaysia | 中国 | 日本 | 한국 | ราชอาณาจักรไทย | Tiếng Việt | Stigmabase | eGAYlity

Giant Christmas tree lit up near North Korea border : Church groups in South Korea have illuminated a giant Christmas tree-shaped tower near the border with North Korea for the first time in two years. The event has been banned since 2010 by the South Korean government due to concerns it could escalate ... BBC News

France, Hong Kong winemakers likely to have JVs with India The board, as part of its initiatives to boost the wine industry in the country, recently approached the French Trade Commission, Indo-France Chamber of Commerce of Commerce and Hong Kong Trade Commission, urging them to undertake joint ventures ...

Vietnamese visitors to Thailand up by 30 percent : In the year to October, Thailand welcomed 529,271 Vietnamese visitors, an increase of 30 percent over the same period of 2011, according to figures from the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT). One key segment within this group is the Vietnamese ... Tuoitrenews

Tutus Thrill in Thailand : First-grade girls line up at their school in Chon Buri, Thailand , for a Christmas program Monday. They wore tutus ordered for them by their teacher, former Dubuquer Rebecca Fuhrman-Petersen. Angela Hohmann, a Dubuque mother and seamstress, created ...

Local culture lures young Chinese : Traveling to Taiwan has emerged as a new trend among young Chinese because of the popularity of Taiwan's pop culture, including TV dramas, pop music and variety shows. Guo Yi (郭毅), a graduate student at Beijing Normal University, said he wants to do ...

British kickboxer faces death penalty in Thailand : A British kickboxer could face the death penalty in Thailand after being charged with murdering an American soldier at a popular holiday resort. Lee Aldhouse, 29, from Birmingham, is accused of stabbing 23-year-old Dashawn Longfellow to death after an ...

Cassava residue ethanol demo planned for Thailand : The Japan-based New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization is launching a demonstration project in Thailand to produce ethanol from cassava residue obtained after starch extraction. The material is also known as tapioca residue. Ethanol Producer Magazine

South Korea lowers its growth forecast : South Korea has cut its growth forecast for this year and for 2013, underlining the effect of a slowdown in its key export markets on its growth. The finance ministry has forecast a growth of 3% for 2013, down from its earlier projection of 4.3 ... BBC News

S. Korea to gradually ban large firms from supplying PCs to government : SEOUL, Dec. 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's major computer manufacturers will be gradually banned from supplying personal computers to government and public corporations in coming years, a move aimed at helping small and medium enterprises (SMEs), ...

North Korea Does Not Believe in Unicorns - by Isaac Stone Fish and Adam ... : In early December, the Korean Central News Agency, North Korea's state wire service, provoked much online merriment when it reported that archaeologists had "reconfirmed" an ancient "unicorn lair" in the heart of Pyongyang. The discovery, "associated ...

S. Korea establishes team to study Batam-Bintan bridge : The South Korean government has established a team to conduct a feasibility study on the construction of a 7-kilometer-long bridge that will connect Batam and Bintan Island. The team, which comprises academicians under the Korea International ... Jakarta Post

NKorea's China trade jumps in 2011 : SEOUL , South Korea -- North Korea's trade with China surged more than 60 percent last year, a sign of deepening dependence on Pyongyang's biggest ally. South Korea's Statistics Korea said Thursday in an annual report that North Korea's exports and ...

Handling North Korea will involve a carrot offered with a stick always near Seoul -- South Korea's President-elect Park Geun-hye mentioned Pyongyang's recent firing of a long-range rocket as a case that “symbolically showed how grave our security reality is” in her address to the nation a day after her win in the Dec. 19 ...

Debris from North Korea's Launcher: What It Shows : Press reports now say South Korea has recovered four pieces of the first stage of the Unha-3 rocket that North Korea launched on December 11 (U.S. time). Since all these pieces were found in approximately the same area, they must all have come from the ... All Things Nuclear (blog)

North Korea's trade with China jumps while South Korea trade declines in 2011 SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea's trade with China surged more than 60 percent last year, a sign of deepening dependence on Pyongyang's biggest ally. South Korea's Statistics Korea said Thursday in an annual report that North Korea's exports and ...

North Korea's trade with China jumps while South Korea trade declines in 2011 SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea's trade with China surged more than 60 percent last year, a sign of deepening dependence on Pyongyang's biggest ally. South Korea's Statistics Korea said Thursday in an annual report that North Korea's exports and ...

Hong Kong should copy US and simply do away with mandatory retirement : The reality is that with science, technology and advances and better awareness of health and fitness, people are living longer. To be sure, Hong Kong has one of the world's longest life expectancies at 80 years and 87 years, for men and women respectively.

North Korea's 'culture of warriors' | The Marmot's Hole : A comparison of North and South Korean paradigms demonstrates that the major rupture between two halves of a once homogeneous culture which has been occurring over the last 60 years lies not in their respective attitudes to communism.

Hong Kong pharmacists warn against misusing hangover, contraceptive drugs With the party season in full stride, revellers should be careful not to misuse drugs that are said to ease hangovers and prevent pregnancy, Hong Kong pharmacists warned on Thursday morning. There is no clinical evidence to support the claims made for ...

Rongsheng Slumps After Forecasting Annual Loss: Hong Kong Mover : China Rongsheng Heavy Industries Group Holdings Ltd. (1101), the country's largest shipbuilder outside state control, slumped the most in a month in Hong Kong trading after forecasting its first annual loss in four years. China Rongsheng fell 7.4 ... Bloomberg

Former Australian research analyst arrested in Hong Kong: report : A former research analyst has been arrested in Hong Kong , following a request by the American authorities on alleged insider trading, local broadcaster RTHK reported on Thursday. Trent Martin, an Australian citizen, was arrested on Saturday, according ...

Hong Kong must honour obligations if it is to keep way of life after 2047 The Basic Law is a two-way street: it enshrines residents' rights, and identifies responsibilities. Although Hong Kong's system is guaranteed for 50 years, what happens after that is unclear. The future, however, may be shaped by the way local people ...

Hong Kong-based Australian arrested in IBM insider trading case AN Australian has been arrested in Hong Kong in connection to an insider trading case involving US technology giant IBM. Trent Martin, 33, was arrested over the weekend after being accused of giving confidential tips about a $US1.2 billion ($1.15bn) ...

Unique Thailand: Nong Harn Lake of Udonthani : Earlier this year the Tourism Authority of Thailand announced the 'Miracle Year of Amazing Thailand ' campaign under which all 77 provinces in the country were invited to list attractions and experiences unique to them and not found elsewhere. Listed ... Bangkok Post

Thailand's Industrial Output Surges To 83.3% In November : According to the data released Thursday by the Office of Industrial Economics of Thailand , the country's industrial production, which measures the change in the total inflation-adjusted value of output produced by manufacturers, mines and utilities ...

Thailand's Export Growth Accelerates as Global Outlook Improves : Thailand 's export growth quickened to a 15-month high in November as factories returned to full capacity after last year's floods and global demand improved. Overseas sales rose 26.9 percent last month from a year earlier after climbing a previously ...

Can Korea's New President Engage the North? She Says She'll Try : South Korea's conservative President-elect Park Geun-hye speaks during a news conference at the main office of ruling Saenuri Party in Seoul on Dec. 20. Park won South Korea's presidential election on Wednesday and will become the country's first ... The Irrawaddy News Magazine

S Korea's mass event for singles flooded by men : S Korea's mass event for singles flooded by men Participants attend a mass dating event organised on social networking site Facebook, at Yeouido park in central park in Seoul on 24 December 2012. Thousands of South Korean men turned up only to meet ... inSing.com News

The long-term effects of energy subsidies: lessons for Thailand : In the current situation of high energy costs, many countries are subsidising fuel prices. Thailand is no exception. As with all public policies, government begins subsidising fossil fuels with the best of intentions: to provide energy access for all ... The Nation

Seoul shares close flat as US fiscal concerns offset ex-dividend SEOUL : South Korean shares closed flat on Wednesday, paring gains in thin trade as some purchases made before the ex-dividend date on Thursday were offset by uncertainty, including questions over US fiscal talks. The Korea Composite Stock Price Index ...

South Korea offers $800000 in aid for 'Pablo' victims : MANILA -- Humanitarian assistance continues to pour in for victims of typhoon "Pablo" (international codename: Bopha) after the South Korean government committed to grant $800,000 in relief assistance for the rehabilitation efforts of the Philippine ...

Berkeley County seminar promotes idea of exporting to South Korea MARTINSBURG - One may wonder what the Eastern Panhandle and South Korea have in common, but according to Leslie Drake, director of the WV U.S. Export Assistance Center in Charleston, the answer is opportunity. The WV U.S. Export Assistance ...

South Korea Considers Other Drones - Business Insider : South Korea is not necessarily committed to buying US Global Hawk surveillance drones, a spokesman said on Wednesday, after the Pentagon requested congressional permission for such a sale. Seoul's Defense Acquisition Program ...

Poverty Measurement in the Philippines : Before international non-governmental organizations were established to reduce poverty or the Millennium Development Goals was formulated, and poverty ... Australia-Malaysia | 中国 | 日本 | 한국 | ราชอาณาจักรไทย | Tiếng Việt | Stigmabase | eGAYlity

Are we succeeding in the fight against poverty? : When we talk about the emergence of a new middle class, we are referring mainly to the reduction of rural poverty in China . This also applies to India and other countries in Asia and Latin America. Are these developments also taking place in other ... Deutsche Welle

South Korea Consumer Confidence Fails to Gain Amid Export Risks : South Korean consumer confidence failed to improve this month as a budget stand-off in the U.S. and austerity measures in Europe highlighted risks for the nation's exports. The sentiment index was at 99 in December, unchanged from November, indicating ...

South Korea president-elect urges chaebol think twice before layoffs : SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's president-elect asked the leaders of the country's big businesses, or chaebol, on Wednesday to think twice before cutting jobs, saying it was time for the conglomerates her father helped build four decades ago to look ...

British Kickboxer Indicted in Thailand for Murder : Thai prosecutors have indicted a British kickboxer on murder charges in connection with the 2010 stabbing of a former U.S. Marine on a resort island. A Phuket court indicted Lee Aldhouse on Wednesday. He is accused of stabbing to death ex-Marine ...

Thailand's southern provinces mark tsunami's 8th anniversary : 26 (Xinhua) -- Thailand's Anadaman coastal provinces on Wednesday commemorated the eight anniversary of the 2004 tsunami, which resulted in 5,000 deaths. About 8,000 others were injured and another 5,000 went missing in the devastating waves.

Hong Kong To Greet New The New Year With a Dose of K-Pop Via AIA Kpop Event Leading Asian insurance group, AIA Limited, is sponsoring and bringing to Hong Kong the ladies and gentlemen behind explosive Kpop grooves. AIA is bringing a star studded line-up including BEAST, 4Minute and A-Pink to Hong Kong for a one-night-only ...

'Lost in Thailand' becomes biggest grossing Chinese film : Chinese cinema has witnessed a miracle: low-budget film "Lost in Thailand " has just become the most bankable Chinese film of all time. The comedy had grossed 721 million yuan (US$115 million) as of December 24, Mtime.com reports. It officially took the ... China.org.cn

Pizza Hut Hong Kong's 'Cheesy Opera' Offering Is A Pizza On Top Of A Pizza ... : Pizza Hut Singapore shocked us last week with an insane pizza-within-a-pizza offering, but it seems Pizza Hut Hong Kong is giving its sister chain a run for its money. Behold! The "Cheesy Opera" pizza, which is pizza on top of a pizza!

Budget Hong Kong: Renting A Room At The Notorious Chungking Mansions : Nestled between luxury emporiums on one of Hong Kong's most expensive thoroughfares, the Chungking Mansions is a chaotic complex of shops, food stalls, restaurants, wholesalers, budget guesthouses and low-income apartments. The 17-story compound ...

Thailand-based Barry man publishes first book 'Behind the Smile' A FORMER Barry man has published his first book, which focuses on the experiences of a Thai bar girl who struggles to support her family. Former Colcot Primary pupil Owen Jones, who lived on Port Road, has written the 'biographical fiction' work after ...

New lieutenant general urges youth to join military : US-Taiwan military exchanges remain close and those serving in the military still have a chance to train abroad with US soldiers if they are diligent, so young people who want to serve their country should join the military, newly promoted Lieutenant ...

Why Hong Kong Is Cleaning Up at Sweden's Santa Winter Games : JONATHAN NACKSTRAND/AFP/Getty Images. Ho Wing-leong, a.k.a. Santa Rainbow, from Hong Kong competes in the karaoke event during the Santa Winter Games in Gallivare, in northern Sweden, on Nov. 17, 2012 ... TIME

France, rights group condemn executions : France has condemned the execution of six death-row inmates by Taiwan on Friday in the latest appeal from overseas urging President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) to reinstate a moratorium on the death penalty, which his administration ended in 2010. A ...

NCC confident of digital service goal : The National Communications Commission (NCC) yesterday said it was optimistic that the nation could make a full transition to digital cable television services by 2014, but added that it needed more policy support from the Cabinet. “It is challenging ... Australia-Malaysia | 中国 | 日本 | 한국 | ราชอาณาจักรไทย | Tiếng Việt | Stigmabase | eGAYlity

Govt warns scammers as Thailand is named top destination : Now that Thailand has finally made it to the Huffington Post's list of top 20 destinations for New Year celebrations, the government is calling on all Thais to look after tourists in their neighbourhoods. This plea comes as Thailand's reputation ...

Drug-Resistant Malaria Pushes Rural Thailand to Shoulder Global Role : As Thailand braces itself to combat drug-resistant malaria, a spread of small, nondescript buildings scattered close to corn and rice fields along its hilly, western border are being cast into a bigger, international role. Hundreds of these health ...

Illegal Cambodian Workers in Thailand Could Be Deported : Human Rights. Illegal Cambodian Workers in Thailand Could Be Deported. Migrant workers earn around $200 a month in Thailand , working long hours in poor conditions on construction projects, farms, fishing boats and other enterprises. Print · Email ...

Why Hong Kong Is Cleaning Up at Sweden's Santa Winter Games : JONATHAN NACKSTRAND/AFP/Getty Images. "Santa Rainbow" from Hong Kong competes in the Santa-Karaoke event during the Santa Clause Winter Games in Gallivare, above the polar circle in northern Sweden on November 17, 2012. TIME

Foreign tourists visiting Thailand rise 14% : BANGKOK, Dec 24 – Inbound tourists to Thailand reached 21.8 million persons this year, representing a 14 per cent increase from last year and generating a total revenue of Bt 930 billion (US$31 billion), a senior official of the Tourism and Sports ... Australia-Malaysia | 中国 | 日本 | 한국 | ราชอาณาจักรไทย | Tiếng Việt | Stigmabase | eGAYlity

Hong Kong researchers successfully perfect anti-aging process on mice : A tragic condition that causes children to develop the signs of old age before their time, resulting in wrinkles and organ failure - called progeria, has led researchers in Hong Kong to successfully find the paths to halt the process in mice. It is ...

Thailand launches best tsunami alert system in region : Thailand now has the best warning system in Southeast Asia, eight years after the Andaman coast was ravaged by a devastating tsunami on Boxing Day in 2004. Before monstrous waves hit Thai shores and killed over 8,000 people in six provinces along the ... AsiaOne

Robots let staff 'beam' into the office : Engineer Dallas Goecker attends meetings, jokes with colleagues and roams the office building just like other employees at his company in Silicon Valley. However, Goecker is not in California. He is more than 3,700km away, working at home in Seymour, ... Australia-Malaysia | 中国 | 日本 | 한국 | ราชอาณาจักรไทย | Tiếng Việt | Stigmabase | eGAYlity

Ministry plans road assessment : Minister of Transportation and Communications Mao Chi-kuo (毛治國) yesterday said the ministry intended to budget NT$15 million (US$484,000) next year to conduct an assessment on building an expressway connecting Hualien and Taitung. Mao made the ...

Thailand, Bangladesh agree to expand various forms of cooperation : DHAKA, Dec 22 -- Thailand and Bangladeshi Prime Ministers held bilateral talks and have agreed to expand various forms of cooperation to mark 40th anniversary of diplomatic ties. Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra arrived in Dhaka on Friday for a ...

Elephants replace reindeer for Santa Claus at Thailand school : Elephants take on Santa's work by spreading Christmas cheer at a school in Ayutthaya, Thailand . Report by Mark Morris. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn . Subscribe to ITN News!

Airbnb sees rising demand for Thailand's accommodations : Following its official launch in Thailand , the website, where people to list, discover, and book unique accommodations around the world, forecasts more than 500 bookings for New Year's Eve. The company said that Bangkok is still the most popular city ... Australia-Malaysia | 中国 | 日本 | 한국 | ราชอาณาจักรไทย | Tiếng Việt | Stigmabase | eGAYlity

Thailand Finance Minister: 2013 GDP Growth Likely More Than 5% : BANGKOK-- Thailand's economic growth in 2013 should exceed 5% thanks partly to government spending on infrastructure, Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Kittiratt Na-Ranong said Tuesday. The economy doesn't need any "special stimulus" and ...

Thailand. Rice exports set to plunge 35% in 2012 : The latest statistics show Thailand exported 6.4 million tonnes in the first 11 months of this year with a value of 135 billion baht compared with 10.1 million tonnes worth 179 billion baht in the same period of last year. That represented drops of 36 ...