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5 min ago | Examiner.com

Explore many cultures at Columbus' annual Asian Festival

Franklin Park in Columbus, Ohio is playing host to the annual Asian Festival over Memorial Day weekend , a fun and educational event for the whole family showcasing and celebrating cultural heritage, traditions and diversity.

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4 hrs ago | Hawkes Bay Today

Raffles Hotel in Singapore provides colonial-style comfort for travellers.

In a world that's never been so connected and accessible, rediscovering the wonder of travel and the romance of a journey is something to be cherished.

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5 hrs ago | AlertNet

Invest in safer school buildings: School collapses in Luang Prabang

It was a usual Monday morning for 16-year-old Lee Net, a Khamou ethnic minority who lives in Houymanh village, Phomxay District, Luang Prabang.

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9 hrs ago | CNN

Today's photo: Costa Rica

The art deco Chrysler Building shines brightly in the New York skyline in this view from the Empire State Building.

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13 hrs ago | The Nation

Central Pattana branching out into four ASEAN markets

Central Pattana, the country's leading mall developer, has announced an overseas expansion plan involving the establishment of seven shopping complexes in four key Asean markets: Malaysia, Myanmar, Vietnam and Indonesia.

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Wed May 22, 2013

The Nation

Businesses demand action as officials downplay power cut

Tourism officials downplayed the impact of Tuesday night's power outage in the South, but tourism operators and the country's biggest private-sector association expressed fears for their business and demanded the government take steps to ensure that such a situation does not happen again.

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Bangkok Post

South hit by huge electricity blackout

A massive power blackout hit 14 southern provinces Tuesday night after a transmission failure in Prachuap Khiri Khan cut off supply from the Central Region.

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Bangkok Post

South power restored ...

Thailand's worst ever power outage is over, says Egat, but worried residents of the South are still anxious after the entire region was left in the dark for two hours last evening.

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WebWire

Thai Magic Tattoos The art and Influence of Sak Yant

Does a Tattoo Change Their Lives? 'Thai Magic Tattoos the Art and Influence of Sak Yant' is the first illustrated book dedicated to the art and history of sacred tattoos in Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar.

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Vogel Talks RVing

Thailand RV Market Expands

Long holidays like the mid-April Songkran festival may prompt adventure lovers and tourists to go on camping trips with their family or close friends.

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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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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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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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