Egyptian president to visit Pakistan on Friday
Egyptian President, Mohamed Morsy, will be undertaking a state visit to Islamabad on Friday at the invitation of his Pakistani counterpart immediately after the D-8 Summit,it's the first bilateral visit at this level between this two countries since 1960s.
Impact of Arab turmoil on economy yet to be determined
Deutsche Bank CEO Anshu Jain said here Wednesday that countries hit by the Arab turmoil are still in transition and that it is too early to say how they will shape the MENA economically.
New York, Shanghai unveil partnership on orchestral academy
The New York Philharmonic and the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra on Wednesday announced a four-year partnership on an orchestral academy in Shanghai, as well as annual performance residencies by the Philharmonic in Shanghai through the 2017-18 season.
Singapore's Resorts World Sentosa to open huge oceanarium
The oceanarium, set to open on Nov. 22 as part of the Marine Life Park, will be home to 100,000 marine animals covering 800 species in 45 million liters of water, including fish, stingrays, zebra sharks and Queensland groupers.
Singapore's education ministry to stop listing top-scoring students
The ministry will stop the current practice of listing the top students for the primary school leaving examination (PLSE), the O- Level and the N-Level examinations, Channel NewsAsia quoted the ministry as saying.
