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Chinese Millionaires Go Shopping
april 29, 2011by latadmin
China now has 960,000 millionaires, up 9.7 percent from the previous year, according to a survey released on Apr. 12 by the Shanghai-based Hurun Wealth Report,...
Free pre-school for Philippine children (AFP)
april 29, 2011by latadmin
AFP – Millions of Philippine children are being offered crash kindergarten lessons for free to help them prepare for school, the education ministry said Friday.
Thousands queue for iPad 2 across Asia (AFP)
april 29, 2011by latadmin
AFP – The iPad 2 went on sale in countries across Asia and beyond Friday as Apple’s updated gadget entered an ever more crowded market.
British troops in Afghan war toast wedding with BBQ (AFP)
april 29, 2011by latadmin
AFP – Hundreds of British troops took time off from war on Friday to celebrate the royal wedding with patriotic bunting and flags in one of Afghanistan’s...
Old empire celebrates newly wedded William, Kate (AP)
april 29, 2011by latadmin
AP – They gathered Friday in distant outposts of what used to be the British empire, a world of not-quite-subjects watching the wedding of the heir to the crown.
Botha’s all-round show in Rajasthan cricket win
april 29, 2011by latadmin
JAIPUR, India (AFP) – Johan Botha put in an impressive all-round performance to guide Rajasthan Royals to a crushing seven-wicket win over Mumbai Indians in an...
Kim leads, Asada struggles at world figure skating
april 29, 2011by latadmin
MOSCOW (AFP) – Olympic champion Kim Yu-Na marked her return to competition by leading after the short programme as defending champion Mao Asada struggled at the...
Ding in control over Trump in world snooker
april 29, 2011by latadmin
SHEFFIELD, United Kingdom (AFP) – Ding Junhui, the first Chinese player to reach the snooker world championships last four, held the upper hand over young...
Strong 6.2-magnitude quake strikes off Taiwan
april 29, 2011by latadmin
TAIPEI (AFP) – A 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck off Taiwan on Friday, the island's central weather bureau said, but…
Japan prime minister’s nuclear adviser resigns
april 29, 2011by latadmin
TOKYO (AFP) – A senior nuclear adviser to Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan submitted his resignation on Friday, saying the government had ignored his advice and...
