Asia Pacific Archive

  • P. Chidambaram

    Indian Minister P. Chidambaram Meets U.S. Investors

    India’s Finance Minister, P. Chidambaram, met with investors Wednesday, April 17, at a private interaction hosted by the U.S.-India Business Council (USIBC) as part of the Minister’s week-long North America investor “road show.” It is aimed at attracting foreign direct investment (FDI) in India. The...

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  • Smiling China

    Air China Flies with “Smiling China” Aircraft

    Air China’s “Smiling China” aircraft, which sports the livery of smiling faces, touched down at New York’s Kennedy International Airport at 10:40 on March 31, 2013. The B-2035, one of the aircraft in Air China’s B777-300ER fleet, is the prelude to a new endeavor to...

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  • SEA Games

    Dentsu to Promote SEA Games in Myanmar

    Leading advertising agency Dentsu announced today that its overseas subsidiary Dentsu Sports Asia has been appointed by the government of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar as its sponsorship management consultant for the 27th Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) to be held in Naypyidaw,...

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  • Buddha's Bone Relic

    Buddha’s Bone Relic Presented to Sri Lanka

    His Holiness the Gyalwang Drukpa, spiritual head of Drukpa Buddhists presented the holiest of relics – the Buddha’s bone relic to the country of Sri Lanka, for upholding universal truth, peace harmony and happiness. This relic was presented by the Gyalwang Drukpa at a ceremony...

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  • Solar Lanterns

    Panasonic to Donate 100,000 Solar Lanterns

    Panasonic Corporation deploys the 100 Thousand Solar Lantern Project, a project to donate a total of 100,000 solar lanterns to people in regions of the world without electricity, by 2018, the 100th anniversary of the company’s founding. As the first stage in this effort, Panasonic...

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  • Hong Kong

    Hong Kong to Hold International Art Show

    From May 23-26, the premiere edition of Art Basel Hong Kong—described as the ‘Olympics of the Art World’—will welcome art aficionados from around the globe to experience the Asian and Western art. Featuring 245 of the world’s most influential galleries across 35 territories – half...

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  • Carmen Lights Up Sydney Harbour

    Carmen Lights Up Sydney Harbour with Fireworks

    Fireworks lit up the Sydney skyline above an opera stage Friday night, as part of Opera Australia’s new outdoor production of ‘Carmen’! This new production brings all the drama of the opera to a watertop stage, with the Sydney skyline as its backdrop. Handa Opera...

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  • Bollywood Actor Salman Khan

    Bollywood Actor Salman Khan Goes with Gitanjali

    Jewellery brand Gitanjali has roped in a Bollywood actor Salman Khan as its brand ambassador. Khan is endorsing the company’s latest consumer offering – two gold and jewellery saving-cum-purchase schemes, Swarn Mangal and Shagun. While Swarna Mangal is a gold price protection plan, Shagun is...

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  • Mahinda Rajapaksha, President of Sri Lanka

    Sri Lankan President Launches Peace Pad Yatra

    In a move to foster peace across the region, Live to Love and the Gyalwang Drukpa organised a Peace Pad Yatra in Sri Lanka with Mahinda Rajapaksha, President of Sri Lanka. The Peace Pad Yatra aims to encourage peace and cooperation among the government, civil...

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  • Cirque Shanghai, Mystic India at Dollywood Show

    Cirque Shanghai, Mystic India at Dollywood Show

    New and exciting cultures from around the globe, including China’s acrobatic pageantry in Cirque Shanghai and the enchantment of India in Mystic India, are on display during Dollywood’s Festival of Nations presented by Humana, March 23 through April 22. More than 25 countries are represented...

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  • Bipasha Basu

    Bollywood Beauty Bipasha Basu Loves Tigers

    Discovery Communications TV network Animal Planet is back with its month-long programming special – Where Tigers Rule – to celebrate India’s national animal and bring to the fore engaging and varied stories on this magnificent animal from India and around the world. Premiering every night...

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  • TGI Fridays Top Bartender

    Meet TGI Fridays Top Bartender from Tokyo

    TGI Fridays has crowned Hiroyuki “Mark” Yamada of Tokyo the World’s Greatest Bartender at the 22nd annual World Bartender Championship (WBC) in Dallas. It was announced Friday, March 8. Yamada’s flawless mixology, precision and speed, coupled with his winning personality behind the bar, wowed a...

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