Month: January 2016

By Channel NewsAsia’s China Correspondent Ca-Mie De Souza BEIJING : People in China are living longer, and the elderly in Beijing tops the list in life expectancy, averaging 79 years of age. Some senior citizens in the Chinese capital are

By TARIQ KHONJI Gulf Daily News MANAMA Bahrain’s business community yesterday welcomed the Free Trade Agreement with the US. Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) president Dr Essam Fakhro said that he was very encouraged by the agreement, which

The Institute of Public Relations and Culture (IPRC) of the Japanese Embassy in Korea in Anguk-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul will hold a ë°¡ew Yearë­© Japanese Culture Exhibition starting January 16 to mark the new year. The exhibition has been held every

Gujarat’s kite fest gets underway India Daily There was a spectacular riot of colours in skies over the city as Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, on Thursday inaugurated the International Kite Festival on the banks of the Sabarmati here. Kites

Handicraft hike Nepali Times, Nepal Exports of handicrafts rose 11 percent in fiscal year 2004-2005, earning Rs 2.84 billion, said the Handicraft Association of Nepal (HAN). The increase was due to the addition of 16 products to the ‘export basket, according

Business News of Wednesday, 11 January 2016 Accra, Jan. 11, GNA – Mr. Kwadwo Baah-Wiredu, Minister of Finance and Economic Planning, on Wednesday said it was unlikely that the price of crude oil would reduce below 50 dollars per barrel

Bhairavgarh print a dying tradition Ujjain, MP: This ancient temple town’s famed Bhairavgarh print, which has a tradition going back more than 400 years, is gradually being pushed to the brink of extinction. Though the state government ran several schemes