11 hrs ago | ABS-CBN News
5 gay Pinoys in Shanghai plead guilty to robbery
Four of five arrested Filipino men accused of drugging and then robbing foreign men they offered with sexual services have pleaded guilty, an online news provider reporter.
19 hrs ago | India Gazette
CSIR asks sacked Indian American scientist to vacate house
An Indian American scientist was Saturday asked to vacate his government house here in three days, nearly two weeks after being sacked from a senior post at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research .
23 hrs ago | Asia Pacific News .Net
Five held in China for dressing up like women to loot men
Asia Pacific News.Net Friday 6th November, 2009 Shanghai Police have detained five Filipino men who allegedly disguised themselves as women to rob other men in bars, a media report said Friday.
Start Your Business 101 with the Asian Women in Business
Whether you are thinking about starting your own business or already run a business, I highly recommend signing up for the "Start Your Business 101", sponsored by the Asian Women in Business organization of NYC.
'Obamas are a typical juggling American family'
Whether it's nurturing a vegetable garden in the White House or tending to their children's needs amid all their work, the Obamas are like any other American family, juggling personal and professional lives, US Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues Melanne Verveer said here Friday.
Are Indian women ready for beachwear
When Ritu Sen, 23, went on a holiday to the Andaman islands, she was the only Indian woman in a swimsuit while others on the beach either wore salwar kameez or saris.
the Rise of Japan's 'Girlie Man' Generation
Forget the salarymen, Japan's new 'herbivore' generation of males believe that life is far more important than work Yasuo Takeuchi makes an improbable radical.
Woman Sentenced In Embezzlement Case
A bookkeeper has been sentenced to more than two years in prison for embezzling nearly $650,000 from a business on the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community in Scottsdale.
Marquee: Rising Asian-American stars
"I think that most people who know me know that I'm pretty reasonable, chill... and a not so angry a guy." That sounds funny coming from a guy who calls his blog angryasianman.com . "I adopted the name Angry Asian Man for the website because it's very provocative, and it's very in your face," he says.
Chief reaches out to Chinese community
Police Chief Bill Blair speaks to reporters, including some from Chinese newspapers, about the "misinformation" about David Chen's case.
John Liu Aims To Be First Asian to Hold Citywide Office
New York City is poised to elect its first Asian-American to citywide office. Democrat John Liu is expected to easily defeat his Republican challenger, Joe Mendola, in Tuesday's election for comptroller.
Increasing number of Asian women getting boobs bigger to improve self-esteem
Tajikistan News.Net Tuesday 3rd November, 2009 Kuala Lumpur, Nov 3 : An increasing number of Asian women are going for boob-boosting surgeries to improve their self-esteem. The rise in the number is also due to the techniques, which are getting simpler and much safer than before.
'Taste of Toj Roob' highlights Southeast Asian community
"A Family Portrait: Gender Roles and Generation Gaps" is the theme for the ninth annual "Taste of Toj Roob - the Mountains" event from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday in the Dreyfus University Center Laird Room at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point.
Four Indian women boxers in finals of Asian Indoor Games
M.C. Mary Kom led the charge of four Indian boxers into the finals of the Asian Indoor Games in Vietnam Monday.
Study Shows How Differing Asian Cultures And Attitudes Impact Cancer Screening Rates
The Asian continent has nearly four billion people living in 47 different countries, and each of these groups has their own unique set of health issues.
Japanese-Americans, Texans they rescued reunite
Even though it was 65 years ago, Al Tortolano clearly recalls the one thought, the only thought, that ran through his mind as his military unit was surrounded by German soldiers during World War II.
Chinese American killed in bus rollover
A CHINESE American woman was one of two people killed when a shuttle bus heading for Shanghai's two international airports from Hangzhou overturned.
S.M.Krishna promises Buddhi's family further assistance
New Delhi, Oct. 29 : External Affairs Minister S M Krishna has met Vikram Buddhi's family and has promised the latter's father that the Ministry of External Affairs will request United States Ambassador Meera Shankar to talk to Eric Holder, US Attorney General, to review the Buddhi case.
Woman Poised To Be 1st Chinese-American To Represent N.Y.'s Chinatown
In politics, as in life, big things often come in small packages. Margaret Chin stands 4 feet 11, but the veteran community activist is casting a long shadow over the political landscape in New York.
Malaysia approves citizenship for 2,220 Indians
Kuala Lumpur, Oct 31 : Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak has said that the Home Ministry has approved citizenship for 2,220 out of the 3,335 applications by the Indian community.
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