Escape the Hong Kong chill with hot beats in Singapore at Zoukout and Laneway, the Wonderfruit and Paradise Island festivals in Thailand and at India’s Sunburn four-dayer
"Double 11 is increasingly well-known in Japan now. We are excited that we could take part in this major Chinese online shopping festival," said Michio Takahashi, a manager from Japanese e-commerce company Rakuten Inc..
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi turned 66 Saturday, celebrating the day by visiting his 97-year-old mother Heeraben Modi in his home state of Gujarat.
All participants in Myanmar's 21st Century Panglong Peace Conference expressed their aspirations for peace in the country at the second day session which ended Thursday evening.
China's central bank announced 14-day reverse repurchase agreements (repos) on Wednesday, the first use of the loans since February this year, which analysts said would help ease money market rate fluctuations and relieve intensive reverse repo maturity pressure.
If it rains heavily on Saturday night, some elderly Chinese will say it is because Zhinu, or the Weaving Maid, is crying on the day she met her husband Niulang, or the Cowherd, on the Milky Way.
In order to prevent traffic chaos during the Olympic torch relay, Rio's Mayor Eduardo Paes announced on Tuesday that the coming Thursday will be a holiday.
Amid huge applause in the convention hall and angry protests outside, Hillary Clinton on Tuesday officially became the first woman to run for the White House on behalf of a major U.S. political party.
Johor's water regulatory body Badan Kawalselia Air Johor (Bakaj) has made an an urgent request for an additional supply of 6 million gallons of treated water per day for the next three days, PUB said on Sunday (July 17).
According to Rio de Janeiro's mayor's office, the best way to pay for transport is through the multimodal Olympic card known as the RioCard. Cards can be ordered online at the website www. riocard.com/jogosrio2016 but can only be delivered within Brazil.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday appealed for calm in Indian-controlled Kashmir where clashes between government forces and protesters have left at least 30 people dead.
As he wheels his 77-year-old aunt away from Bangkok’s first day centre for the elderly, Nakhon reflects on the familial duties that oblige him to juggle night shift work and care for his ageing relative.
Festivity is in the air as Muslims in Xinjiang are anticipating the arrival of Eid al-Fitr, a festival marking the end of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, on Wednesday.
The first Father's Day occurred in Fairmont, W.V. on July 5, 1908 by Grace Golden Clayton, who was mourning the loss of her father in a mining disaster that killed over 350 men, 250 of them fathers. Clayton made a suggestion to the pastor of her church that the town honor those men.
The people of Afghanistan like Muslims in other countries observe Ramazan or fasting month from Monday during which they do not eat and drink from dawn to dusk.
The International Day for Protection of Children is celebrated on June 1 and has been observed as the Children's Day in many countries since 1950, while different countries in Latin America and Caribbean have different ways and days to celebrate the event.
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