tips4travels.com gives you the latest news from Asia http://tips4travels.com/en Wed, 17 Mar 2010 01:16:58 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/asia-news/bordeaux-vintners-look-to-asia-to-drain-cellars.htm BORDEAUX, France: Hong Kong has emerged as the fastest growing wine hub while China’s seemingly unquenchable thirst for wine has ousted the United States as Bordeaux’s number one client ou... Tue, 16 Mar 2010 23:22:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/asia-news/fed&#039s-rates-decision-boosts-asian-markets.htm HONG KONG: The US Federal Reserve’s decision to keep interest rates low for some time and an anticipated further loosening of monetary policy by the Bank of Japan helped Asian stocks higher on W... Tue, 16 Mar 2010 23:22:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/asia-news/chuo-mitsui-setting-up-real-estate-fund.htm (MENAFN - Khaleej Times) State-owned Union Railway Company is planning to award the nation's first railway construction contract by the end of 2010, a top official of the firm said. ... Tue, 16 Mar 2010 23:18:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/asia-news/us-missile-strike-kills-4-in-nw-pakistan.htm MIRANSHAH, Pakistan: A US missile strike Wednesday killed at least four militants in a restive Pakistani tribal area bordering Afghanistan, security officials said. The strike took place in Hamzoni vi... Tue, 16 Mar 2010 23:09:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/asia-news/red-shirt-protesters-decamp-to-thai-pm&#039s-residence.htm BANGKOK: Red-shirted protesters on Wednesday decamped to the residence of Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva but their four-day rally in support of their deposed political hero appeared to be peter... Tue, 16 Mar 2010 23:09:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/asia-news/thai-protests-head-to-pm&#039s-house.htm Anti-government demonstrators in Thailand are approaching the home of Prime Minister Abhisit Vejajjiva to continue their symbolic blood protest.On the fourth day of a mass rally, the red shirts ... Tue, 16 Mar 2010 22:58:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/asia-news/tech-shares-lead-gains-in-asian-stock-markets.htm SINGAPORE — Technology shares led Asian stock markets higher on Wednesday after the U.S. Federal Reserve maintained its pledge to hold interest rates near zero, which kept the dollar near one-mo... Tue, 16 Mar 2010 22:55:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/asia-news/china-appears-to-be-preparing-for-google-departure.htm BEIJING -- The Chinese government on Tuesday appeared to set the foundation for Internet giant Google to pull out of the country, with one spokesman contending that the company's potential departure w... Tue, 16 Mar 2010 22:54:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/asia-news/film-star-responds-to-accusations-on-quake-charity.htm Zhang Ziyi, a star of “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon,” and the best-known Chinese actress internationally, has denied accusations that she committed fraud while trying to raise money for ... Tue, 16 Mar 2010 22:53:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/asia-news/pledge-for-kandahar.htm NATO troops are planning to move into Kandahar, the Taliban’s spiritual birthplace, later this year after securing another stronghold in neighboring Helmand Province. Some of the 1,100 new Afgha... Tue, 16 Mar 2010 22:53:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/asia-news/re-seen-higher-on-asian-shares-dlr.htm MUMBAI: Rupee should gain on Wednesday on the back of the dollar's decline versus major currencies overseas and tracking gains in regional sharemarkets. The dollar was hovering near one-month lo... Tue, 16 Mar 2010 22:45:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/asia-news/asean-official&#039s-visit-expected-to-boost-trade-relations.htm China is expected to strengthen its strategic partnership and enhance cooperation with Southeast Asia's largest trade bloc during a weeklong visit starting Wednesday by a key official of the trade bod... Tue, 16 Mar 2010 22:23:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/asia-news/markit-said-to-plan-index-on-asian-government-swaps.htm March 17 (Bloomberg) -- Markit Group Ltd., the London-based provider of bond and derivatives indexes, plans to create a benchmark for credit-default swaps on Asia-Pacific governments, according to six... Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:33:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/asia-news/computer-hardware-an-essential-resource-for-top-level-data-and-analysis-covering-the.htm Computer Hardware: Asia-Pacific Industry Guide is an essential resource for top-level data and analysis covering the Asia-Pacific Computer Hardware industry. It includes detailed data on market size a... Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:13:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/asia-news/nobel-laureate-ebadi-says-siemens-and-nokia-help-iran-regime.htm PARIS: Nobel prize winner Shirn Ebadi accused German engineering giant Siemens and Finnish telecoms firm Nokia of supplying Iran with technology to help it suppress democratic dissent. Speaking o... Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:53:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/asia-news/burma&rsquos-ethnic-minority-counts-cost-of-war.htm After surviving 60 years of war, Mu Haw is close to giving up. “I’m too old to keep on running for my life,” she says. “If no one helps us, I will die here.”“Here” is a Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:50:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/asia-news/burmese-refugees-in-thailand.htm Karen guerrillas first took up arms against the Burmese government in 1949. The human cost of the war has been horrific and many Burmese have fled to refugee camps such as Nong Bua in Thailand to esca... Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:50:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/asia-news/relief-effort-underway-in-fiji-after-cyclone-tomas.htm SUVA: Relief efforts got underway Wednesday in Fiji after Cyclone Tomas devastated areas in the north and east of the Pacific nation, officials said. The category four cyclone - the second strongest o... Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:15:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/asia-news/aid-flies-to-cyclone-struck-fiji.htm Australia and New Zealand have begun airlifting aid to the Pacific island nation of Fiji, battered by a powerful cyclone which sparked sea surges.The planes will bring relief supplies including tarpau... Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:03:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/asia-news/un-should-move-on-international-inquiry.htm The United Nations should establish this commission without delay as a vital first step towards justice for the many victims of serious abuses in Burma. Failing to act on the Rapporteur’s recommenda... Tue, 16 Mar 2010 19:38:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/asia-news/human-rights-watch-interactive-dialogue-with-the-special-rapporteur-on-the-situation-of-human.htm Human Rights Watch welcomes the call by the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, Tomas Ojea Quintana, to consider establishing a commission of inquiry with a spec... Tue, 16 Mar 2010 19:38:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/asia-news/itg-takes-asian-trading-to-next-level-with-launch-of-new-type-of-dark-pool-posit-marketplace.htm NEW YORK, March 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Investment Technology Group (ITG), a leading independent broker and financial technology firm, today launched POSIT Marketplace, a new type of dark pool for Asia. Th... Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18:40:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/asia-news/mummy-find-in-china-desert-stirs-ethnic-debate.htm In the middle of a terrifying desert north of Tibet, Chinese archaeologists have excavated an extraordinary cemetery. Its inhabitants died almost 4,000 years ago, yet their bodies have been well pr... Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:34:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/asia-news/barclays-capital-pins-ambitions-on-asian-unit.htm Barclays convened a board meeting in Beijing – its first in the region for several years – to underline the growing importance of Asia to the bank.The choice of venue was welcome news for the Asia... Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:31:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/asia-news/hefty-ransom-secures-freedom-of-uk-boy-abducted-in-pakistan.htm JHELUM: A British boy kidnapped 12 days ago while on vacation in Pakistan was freed unharmed by his abductors on Tuesday, police said, ending a high-profile ordeal. We are very happy. Thank God... Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:04:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/asia-news/deaths-of-afghan-civilians-force-us-to-rein-in-troops.htm KABUL: General Stanley McChrystal, the top American commander in Afghanistan, has brought most American Special Operations forces under his direct control for the first time, out of concern over co... Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:04:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/asia-news/fonseka-objects-to-&#039biased&#039-panel.htm COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's former army chief, now a sworn political enemy of President Mahinda Rajapaksa, faced a military court on Tuesday on controversial charges that could see him jailed for up to fi... Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:04:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/asia-news/280-years-on-shakespeare&#039s-&#039lost&#039-play-to-be-published.htm LONDON: 'The Double Falsehood, a play by William Shakespeare, that has been for more than 280 years considered to be a hoax, is finally up to be included in a new series of the Bard's work by his p... Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:04:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/asia-news/tv-game-show-turns-players-into-torturers.htm PARIS: Game show contestants turn torturers in a new psychological experiment for French television, zapping a man with electricity until he cries for mercy — then zapping him again until he seem... Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:04:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/asia-news/berlusconi-under-probe-for-trying-to-gag-left-wing-talk-show.htm Rome: Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi is under investigation for allegedly trying to gag a political talk show that is often critical of him, media reports said on Tuesday. Prosecutors in the south... Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:04:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/asia-news/interview-with-yusuf-raza-gilani.htm James Lamont, the FT’s south Asia bureau chief, and Farhan Bokhari, Pakistan correspondent, interviewed Yusuf Raza Gilani, Pakistan’s prime minister, in Islamabad on March 16 2010. This is an edit... Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:00:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/asia-news/indonesian-militants-recruit-fighters-in-video.htm BANDA ACEH, Indonesia -- From the safety of a forest camp, a commander of a new Indonesian militant group looks into a camera and ridicules the notorious extremist group Jemaah Islamiyah: They are not... Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:31:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/asia-news/indonesian-militants-recruit-fighters-in-video.htm BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (AP) -- From the safety of a forest camp, a commander of a new Indonesian militant group looks into a camera and ridicules the notorious extremist group Jemaah Islamiyah: They ar... Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:59:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/asia-news/bordeaux-vintners-look-to-asia-to-drain-cellars.htm Hong Kong has emerged as the fastest growing wine hub while China's seemingly unquenchable thirst for wine has ousted the United States as Bordeaux's number one client outside Europe. Bordeaux hol... Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:32:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/asia-news/palestinians-and-israeli-police-clash-in-jerusalem-us-envoy-cancels-trip.htm JERUSALEM: Palestinians mounted violent protests in Jerusalem on Tuesday and President Barack Obama's Middle East envoy cancelled plans to return to the region as a US-Israeli crisis over Jewish se... Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:30:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/asia-news/pakistan-resists-call-to-squeeze-taliban.htm Pakistan’s government has defended its decision not to launch new offensives in the country’s border regions, arguing that Islamabad needed to focus on holding territory captured from Taliban mili... Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:26:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/asia-news/why-solving-the-asian-carp-problem-is-so-hard.htm State and federal wildlife agents use gill nets and electrofishing devices to search for Asian carp in the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, which connects to Lake Michigan. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:20:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/asia-news/how-one-fish-could-ruin-the-great-lakes.htm The Asian carp has gobbled up headlines as it makes its way toward the Great Lakes. Six frequently asked questions about the invasive species of fish. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:20:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/asia-news/malaysia&#039s-anwar-drops-bid-to-disqualify-sodomy-trial-judge.htm KUALA LUMPUR : Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim has withdrawn a bid to disqualify the judge hearing his sodomy trial, whom he had accused of bias, Anwar's lawyer said Tuesday. We do not wish... Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:19:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/asia-news/thai-protests-turn-bloody-but-not-violent.htm BANGKOK : Protesters spilled their own blood at the gates of Thailand's government headquarters Tuesday in a colourful act of political theatre designed to propel their fugitive hero back to power. Th... Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:19:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/asia-news/pakistan-postpones-national-games.htm The Pakistan Olympic Association has postponed the country's annual national games for security reasons.The games were to be held in the city of Peshawar this month, but have been provisionally resche... Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:08:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/asia-news/thermogenesis-signs-asia-distribution-agreement-with-fenwal-for-bioarchive-and-axp-systems.htm /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ThermoGenesis Corp. (Nasdaq: KOOL), a leading supplier of innovative products for processing and storing adult stem cells, announced today it has signed a new distribution ag... Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:58:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/asia-news/boj-move-to-be-more-cosmetic-than-radical.htm The Bank of Japan has a tricky decision to make at this week’s policy board meeting, but it will be more about managing perceptions than managing monetary policy.Most observers expect the BoJ to eas... Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:34:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/asia-news/sharks-threatened-by-asian-consumers.htm Surging demand for shark fin soup among Asia's booming middle classes is driving many species of these big fish to the brink of extinction, a marine conservation group said yesterday.Oceana, in a repo... Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:00:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/asia-news/publicity-drive-to-familiarise-philippine-voters-with-automated-voting-system.htm Publicity drive to familiarise Philippine voters with automated voting system By Philippine Correspondent Christine Ong | Posted: 17 March 2010 0022 hrs Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:57:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/asia-news/family-of-world&#039s-shortest-man-shocked-by-his-death.htm BEIJING : The family of He Pingping, the world's shortest man, said Tuesday they were shocked by his unexpected death in Italy, saying he had shown no previous signs of bad health. We just did not ex... Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:57:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/asia-news/taiwan-needs-china-trade-pact-to-survive-says-president-ma.htm TAIPEI : Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou on Tuesday defended a proposed controversial trade agreement with China, saying the self-ruled island faced isolation without it. Taiwan's China-friendly adminis... Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:57:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/asia-news/sharks-threatened-by-asian-consumers-says-group.htm DOHA, Qatar - Surging demand for shark fin soup among Asia's booming middle classes is driving many species of these big fish to the brink of extinction, a marine conservation group said Tuesday. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:45:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/asia-news/indian-low-caste-icon-criticised-over-massive-money-garland.htm Controversial Chief Minister of India's Uttar Pradesh state, Mayawati, has been criticised for accepting a huge garland made entirely of 1,000-rupee notes.Ms Mayawati's supporters gave her the garland... Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:44:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/asia-news/prescription-drugs-worth-$70-million-stolen-in-us.htm ENFIELD(Connecticut): Authorities said prescription drugs worth tens of millions of dollars have been stolen in a brazen, well-planned heist at a pharmaceutical company warehouse in Connecticut. ... Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:10:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/asia-news/british-tb-cases-at-highest-since-1980s.htm LONDON: Cases of tuberculosis (TB) in Britain rose by 5.5 percent in the past year and are at their highest levels since the 1980s, health authorities said on Tuesday. The Health Protection Agen... Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:10:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/asia-news/patriot-coal-cuts-deal-to-export-to-asia.htm CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Patriot Coal says it's landed a deal to export 1.5 million tons of metallurgical coal to Asia. In a regulatory filing Tuesday, the miner said that the sale will boost it... Tue, 16 Mar 2010 10:18:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/asia-news/south-korean-firms-set-to-boost-asian-sukuk-market.htm MANAMA: South Korean institutions are showing increasing interest in Islamic financing to diversify capital raising avenues. That was the conclusion of delegates at a seminar on Korean sukuk held thi... Tue, 16 Mar 2010 09:56:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/asia-news/asian-board-clamps-down-on-ex-pats.htm The Asian Cricket Council has announced that it will now be mandatory for teams to include three members in the playing side who are passport holders of the country they represent in its tournaments, ... Tue, 16 Mar 2010 09:51:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/asia-news/china-opposes-bluefin-tuna-ban-says-japan.htm Tokyo - Japan on Tuesday said it had China's support in opposing a ban on the cross-border trade in Atlantic bluefin tuna. The ban is being debated at an international meeting in Qatar. Agriculture... Tue, 16 Mar 2010 09:30:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/asia-news/spacecom-international-acquires-is-902-capacity-from-intelsat-expands-services-throughout.htm The Addition of Another Transponder on IS-902 @ 62 degrees East, Enables SpaceCom to Expand Its Fully Managed Network Solutions and Support Future Growth of Telecom Service Providers, Carriers and GSM... Tue, 16 Mar 2010 08:27:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/asia-news/sri-lanka&#039s-ex-army-chief-on-trial.htm COLOMBO : Sri Lanka's former army chief, now a sworn political enemy of President Mahinda Rajapakse, faced a military court Tuesday on controversial charges that could see him jailed for up to five ye... Tue, 16 Mar 2010 08:17:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/asia-news/civilian-killed-in-kashmir-attack.htm Suspected militants have opened fire in a busy market in Srinagar in Indian-administered Kashmir, killing at least one civilian, officials say.Two soldiers and two civilians were also wounded in the s... Tue, 16 Mar 2010 08:06:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/asia-news/taiwan-offers-cash-prize-for-baby-boosting-slogan.htm The Taiwanese authorities are offering a cash prize for a new slogan to boost the island's falling birth rate.The interior ministry said that it wanted a creative slogan that would make people want to... Tue, 16 Mar 2010 08:06:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/asia-news/china&#039s-scramble-for-water-one-section-of-huge-project-halted.htm Water shortages, brought on by a bigger industry and larger cities, could cause the Chinese economy to founder. The problem is pitting farmers against factories, ecology against industry, and upstream... Tue, 16 Mar 2010 08:02:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/asia-news/thai-protests-turn-bloody-but-not-violent.htm .brabys a /* sport newsletter box */ #sports_nl { background: url(/images/sports_nl_bg.png) no-repeat; height: 82px; margin: 10px 0 10px 5px; overflow: hidden; width: 250p... Tue, 16 Mar 2010 07:58:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/asia-news/kuwaiti-minister-accused-of-risking-unity.htm Kuwait City - Kuwait's information minister, Sheikh Ahmad Abdullah al-Sabah, was accused during a grilling in parliament on Tuesday of putting the Gulf state's national unity at risk by not applying m... Tue, 16 Mar 2010 07:58:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/asia-news/sharks-threatened-by-asian-consumers-says-group.htm Surging demand for shark fin soup among Asia's booming middle classes is driving many species of these big fish to the brink of extinction, a marine conservation group said Tuesday. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 07:41:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/asia-news/despite-ban-african-ivory-flows-to-asia.htm A booming black market in African ivory linked to Asian crime syndicates may scupper efforts by Zambia and Tanzania to hold a one-off sale of tusks, experts and delegates at a UN wildlife trade meetin... Tue, 16 Mar 2010 07:37:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/asia-news/south-korea-appoints-central-bank-chief.htm South Korea appointed a central bank chief on Tuesday who is expected to maintain a dovish stance on monetary policy in line with the wishes of the government of Lee Myung-bak, president.Kim Choong-so... Tue, 16 Mar 2010 07:31:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/asia-news/thai-anti-government-demonstrators-spill-blood-in-protest.htm Thousands of Thai demonstrators spilled their blood in front of the government's administrative compound in Bangkok Tuesday in a symbolic protest against its 'elitist' leader Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva and his cabinet. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 07:10:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/asia-news/asia-stocks-mixed-before-fed-statement-europe-up.htm FILE - In this Feb. 24, 2010 file photo, traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Stocks fell Monday, March 15, 2010, after Moody's Investors Service said the U.S. could eventuall... Tue, 16 Mar 2010 07:03:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/asia-news/asia-stocks-mixed-before-fed-statement-europe-up.htm Asian stock markets were mixed Tuesday as investors held back ahead of the U.S. Federal Reserve's latest assessment of the world's largest economy. European stocks gained in early trade.It marked Asia... Tue, 16 Mar 2010 06:50:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/asia-news/sharks-threatened-by-asian-consumers-says-group.htm A marine conservation group says that the demand for shark fin soup in Asia is driving many species of these big fish to the brink of extinction.Oceana, in a report released Tuesday at a U.N. endanger... Tue, 16 Mar 2010 06:49:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/asia-news/china-says-it-wants-good-neigbourly-ties-with-india.htm China Tuesday reaffirmed its commitment to develop good-neighbourly relations with India, but added that 'the border issue remains unsettled between the two countries'. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 06:30:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/asia-news/mystery-of-chinese-lawyer-deepens.htm The mystery surrounding the disappearance of Chinese rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng continues following comments from China's foreign minister.Yang Jiechi said the well-known lawyer had been sentenced aft... Tue, 16 Mar 2010 06:26:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/asia-news/ind.-gov.-daniels-plans-fall-trade-mission-to-asia.htm (AP) — INDIANAPOLIS - Gov. Mitch Daniels says he's planning to make another trade mission to Japan and other Asian nations this fall. Daniels told reporters during a news conference Tuesday th... Tue, 16 Mar 2010 06:07:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/asia-news/kano-shimahara-named-to-asian-games-team+.htm TOKYO, March 16 (AP) - (Kyodo)—The Japan Association of Athletics Federations on Tuesday selected Yuri Kano and veteran Kiyoko Shimahara to the marathon team at the Asian Games in Guangzhou, Ch... Tue, 16 Mar 2010 05:59:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/asia-news/asia-stocks-mixed-before-fed-statement-europe-up.htm 's latest assessment of the world's largest economy. European stocks gained in early trade. It marked Asia's third consecutive day of mediocre trade. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 05:54:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/asia-news/italy-tax-inquiry-draws-in-kyrgyz-aid-fund.htm Ripples from an Italian investigation into suspected telecommunications tax fraud and money laundering have spread to Kyrgyz-stan, leading the government to fire the company managing its development f... Tue, 16 Mar 2010 05:53:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/asia-news/anti-government-demonstrators-give-blood-for-bangkok-protest.htm Thousands of Thai demonstrators donated blood to pour on the government's administrative compound in Bangkok Tuesday in a gory attempt to force a dissolution of parliament. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 05:20:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/asia-news/pakistan-to-demand-compensation-from-itf.htm The Pakistan Tennis Federation said Tuesday it will demand compensation from the International Tennis Federation (ITF) for shifting of its 'home' Davis Cup tie to New Zealand. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 05:20:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/asia-news/sharks-threatened-by-asian-consumers-says-group.htm (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)In this March 8, 2010 photo, a woman walks past shark fins displayed in a glass case at a dried seafood shop in Hong Kong. A U.N. body best known for protecting tigers and elephan... Tue, 16 Mar 2010 05:07:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/asia-news/asia-stocks-mixed-before-fed-statement-europe-up.htm (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)FILE - In this Feb. 24, 2010 file photo, traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Stocks fell Monday, March 15, 2010, after Moody's Investors Service said... Tue, 16 Mar 2010 05:07:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/asia-news/asia-optical-not-to-deal-out-dividends-for-2009.htm Asia Optical, a Taiwan-based maker of optical lens and digital cameras, will not distribute any dividend for its 2009 operation, its board of directors has decided. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 05:06:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/asia-news/pakistan-drone-raid-&#039kills-three&#039.htm Missiles fired by a suspected US drone have killed at least three people in north-western Pakistan, officials say.The missiles hit a militant compound in the hills near Datta Khel village close to Mir... Tue, 16 Mar 2010 04:53:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/asia-news/asia-pacific-industry-guide-the-asia-pacific-menswear-market-generated-total-revenues-of-$67.5.htm Clothing: Asia-Pacific Industry Guide is an essential resource for top-level data and analysis covering the Asia-Pacific Clothing industry. It includes detailed data on market size and segmentation, t... Tue, 16 Mar 2010 04:44:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/asia-news/sharks-threatened-by-asian-consumers-says-group.htm DOHA, Qatar—Surging demand for shark fin soup among Asia's booming middle classes is driving many species of these big fish to the brink of extinction, a marine conservation group said Tuesday. ... Tue, 16 Mar 2010 04:30:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/asia-news/sharks-threatened-by-asian-consumers-says-group.htm DOHA, Qatar (AP) - Surging demand for shark fin soup among Asia's booming middle classes is driving many species of these big fish to the brink of extinction, a marine conservation group said Tuesday.... Tue, 16 Mar 2010 04:27:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/asia-news/australian-police-vow-to-act-on-racism-after-&#039monkey&#039-taunts.htm MELBOURNE: An Australian state police force on Tuesday promised to stamp out any racism in its ranks after a report claimed officers harassed and beat African youths and taunted them with terms lik... Tue, 16 Mar 2010 04:24:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/asia-news/asia-stocks-mixed-before-fed-statement-europe-up.htm HONG KONG (AP) -- Asian stock markets were mixed Tuesday as investors held back ahead of the U.S. Federal Reserve's latest assessment of the world's largest economy. European stocks gained in early tr... Tue, 16 Mar 2010 04:20:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/asia-news/sharks-threatened-by-asian-consumers-says-group.htm In this March 8, 2010 photo, a woman walks past shark fins displayed in a glass case at a dried seafood shop in Hong Kong. A U.N. body best known for protecting tigers and elephants will take aim at t... Tue, 16 Mar 2010 03:55:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/asia-news/obama-to-visit-australia-only-for-24-hours.htm United Sates President Barack Obama will visit Australian capital Canberra, as part of his Asia-Pacific tour next week. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 03:50:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/asia-news/shootout-at-indian-space-facility.htm BANGALORE, India : Security guards at a space centre in southern India on Tuesday exchanged fire with two men who were acting suspiciously near the facility, an official said. The shootout occurred in... Tue, 16 Mar 2010 03:40:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/asia-news/explosives-cache-found-in-lahore.htm Pakistani police have discovered a large amount of ammunition and 1,500 kg of explosives during a raid in the eastern city of Lahore, police said.The recovery was made from a shop in the Iqbal Town ar... Tue, 16 Mar 2010 03:29:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/asia-news/rio-eyes-continued-china-demand.htm Mining firm Rio Tinto has said that China's demand for iron ore, copper, coal and aluminium will increase dramatically during the next 15 years.The Anglo-Australian mining company then expects India t... Tue, 16 Mar 2010 03:29:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/asia-news/world&#039s-shortest-man-dies.htm The world's shortest man, He Pingping, has died at the age of 21, a Guinness World Records spokesman said on Tuesday. Pingping, who was 74.61 centimetres tall, was filming a television programme in... Tue, 16 Mar 2010 03:21:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/asia-news/boa/merrill-hires-reilly-to-head-asia-equity-settlement-biz.htm Bank of America Merrill Lynch has hired Gene Reilly from Goldman Sachs to head its Asia Pacific equity execution business, Bank of America said on Tuesday. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 03:19:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/asia-news/china-again-tells-google-to-obey-the-law.htm BEIJING: China on Tuesday again warned Google not to stop filtering its web search engine results, as rumours swirled about the company's plans following its threat to leave over censorship and cyb... Tue, 16 Mar 2010 02:58:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/asia-news/dueling-financial-reform-plans-in-us-europe-asia-could-hurt-efforts-to-avoid-future-crises.htm NEW YORK - U.S. policymakers are struggling to agree on new rules to avoid another financial crisis. A global consensus? Even harder. Efforts are raging on three continents, with at least as many i... Mon, 15 Mar 2010 23:28:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/asia-news/indonesia-remembers-young-obama.htm JAKARTA, Indonesia -- Somewhat bluntly, Barack Obama's former teacher sums up the neighborhood thinking when the future American president turned up with his family in Indonesia's capital more than 40... Mon, 15 Mar 2010 23:27:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/asia-news/3-tigers-very-ill-at-chinese-zoo-where-11-starved.htm THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BEIJING -- Zookeepers are scrambling to save three seriously ill Siberian tigers at a cash-strapped zoo in northeastern China where 11 of the big cats starved to death recently... Mon, 15 Mar 2010 23:27:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/asia-news/china-tightening-fears-send-asian-markets-lower.htm HONG KONG -- Speculation that China will take more steps to cool its economy hit sentiment in Asia Monday, with Shanghai and Hong Kong lower as risk-averse investors stayed on the sidelines. Mon, 15 Mar 2010 23:14:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/asia-news/euro-falls-in-asia-amid-risk-aversion.htm TOKYO -- The euro fell against the yen and dollar in Asia Monday as weaker regional shares prompted investors to sell the risk-sensitive currency to take profits on its recent rise, analysts said. Mon, 15 Mar 2010 23:14:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/asia/asia-news/standard-chartered-is-seeking-asian-equity-hires.htm HONG KONG -- Standard Chartered Plc, the UK bank that makes most of its profit in emerging markets, will hire stock analysts and traders in India and South Korea to expand its operations in Asia. Stan... Mon, 15 Mar 2010 23:14:00 +0100