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1 hr ago | The Telegraph

Eastward bound

For Delhi's chatterati, the ultimate status symbol is getting the prime minister to attend the weddings of their sons or daughters.

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5 hrs ago | Candymag.com

Around The World In 8 Ways

France - Authentic Cuisine Apart from the Eiffel Tower, there's nothing quite like authentic French cuisine that captures the beauty of Paris, the city of love.

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8 hrs ago | Coast Reporter

Falling yen may help Japan, but proving a headache for other countries, especially in Asia

A steady decline in the yen is proving a godsend for exporters such as Toyota and has won solid support from Japan's main trading partners, who are betting the impact on their own currencies will be offset by gains from a recovery in the world's third-largest economy.

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Tue May 21, 2013

The Nation

Pig farmers up in arms over US pressure

Members of the Swine Raisers Association of Thailand and other concerned parties are considering marching to Government House in protest against US pressure on Thailand to open up its market to US pork and offal.

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The Miami Herald

Massive power failure strikes southern Thailand

A massive power failure has affected more than 8 million people in Thailand's 14 southern provinces, including popular tourist areas such as Koh Samui and Phuket, in one of the country's biggest blackouts in recent memory.

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Hospitality Net

Common Global and Local Drivers of RevPAR in Asian Cities | By...

A study of global and local factors that drive changes in hotels' revenue per available room in eight major Asian cities found that the revenues for the hotels in these cities are strongly subject to global forces.

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Indian Television

AXN Presents The Ultimate Job Interview in The Apprentice Asia

MUMBAI: After four seasons of The Amazing Race Asia, AXN returns yet again with another made-in-Asia-for-Asia Original Production in May 2013 The Apprentice Asia! Filmed in Singapore and Kuala Lumpur, the Asian adaptation of the US reality series is based on the format created by reality TV guru Mark Burnett and produced locally by Fremantlemedia ... (more)

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Malaysian National News Agency

"Thailand Week Roadshow" To Be Organised In Neighbouring Countries

The Ministry of Commerce will soon organise "Thailand Week Roadshow" in several neighbouring countries to promote Thai exports, Thai News Agency reported.

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The Nation

New border post to help trade - or gamblers?

The new Golden Triangle permanent border checkpoint in Chiang Rai's Chiang Saen district - which has just been opened - is seen as having been established with political connections to benefit a large casino project on the Lao side.

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Sun May 19, 2013

Asia News Network

Quang Nam/Vietnam: Vietnam launches construction of major expressway

Deputy Prime Minister of Vietnam Nguyen Xuan Phuc on Saturday launched the construction of the 140km Da Nang-Quang Ngai Expressway project, the expansion of National Highway 1A and a new tunnel through two passes near the Hai Van Tunnel, all in central provinces.

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Business Times

i-City mall to get wax museum

Berhad chief executive officer Datuk Eu Hong Chew said the 25,000 sq ft wax museum is under construction and will open by early August.

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Free Republic

ABC World News interviews three ex-POWs on the occasion of...

American prisoners-of-war held by communist North Vietnam during the years between 1965 and 1973 will celebrate their 40th year of freedom as a result of the release engineered by Pres.

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Sat May 18, 2013

Manila Bulletin

Hello, Indochina

Once upon a time, long before ASEAN , there was Indochina, comprised of Thailand, West Malaysia, Burma , Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos.

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India Auto News

Charley Boorman bread vendor in Malaysia leg of Freedom Riders Asia

The very exciting Freedom Riders Asia tv series is now almost here, with Episode 1 being telecast on STAR Sports on Sunday 19th May at 9 pm.

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Sun-Star

CEB opens direct flights to Phuket

THE Philippines' largest national flag carrier, Cebu Pacific announced it will begin direct flights from Manila to Phuket, Thailand, starting August 16, 2013.

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Fri May 17, 2013

AlertNet

Migratory "Flyways" Decimated by Human Expansion

The spoon-billed sandpiper , seen here in Phetchaburi, Thailand, could be extinct within a decade.

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Travelution

Barcelona tops Gogobot list of top summer destinations

The Best Summer Destination selections were drawn from the more than 60,000 places visited by more than 2.5 million registered Gogobot users, their friends and like-minded travellers in their network.

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Asia News Network

VIENTIANE: Australia boosts development assistance to Laos

The Australian government will provide an estimated AU$62.4 million in Official Development Assistance to Laos in financial year 2013-2014, the Australian Embassy in Vientiane reported yesterday.

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CNN

A traveler's guide to eating insects

Crickets are some of the most commonly eaten insects in the world and are regarded as a solution for the malnutrition problem plaguing Laos.

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Thu May 16, 2013

Asia News Network

VIENTIANE: Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam expand east-west economic corridor

Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam have welcomed the expansion of the East-West Economic Corridor to boost mutual cooperation.

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