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Are you looking to get informed on the 'ins and outs' of doing business in Japan?
Then pick up the latest free newspaper in the city: The Genkei News (short for Genzai Keizai News, meaning Current Economic News in Japanese).
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"Welcome to Taiwan!" the melodious voice of popular singer AMei, Taiwan's ambassador, rings out from television sets in commercials heralding the arriving visitors.
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The publication of a new translation of the erotic poetry of the sixth Dalai Lama--who rejected monastic orders and indulged in women and wine--has given new insight.More
After years of controversy and political intrigue, archaeologists using genetic testing have proven that Caucasians roamed China's Tarim Basin 1,000 years before East Asian people arrived.
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Conservative Taiwan urged to look at Canadian court ruling as gay bookstore owner faces 50 days in jail for selling "indecent" magazines.More
Japanese mothers are taking their kids, as young as two, to study abroad. Their working husbands stay behind.
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China's version of America Idol gives aspiring singing stars a shot.More
Popularity of Korean stars and the reputable skills of its surgeons spark surging demand.
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The winner of Miss Universe 2005 is set to take home an array of cash and prizes, including a coveted New York apartment for the duration of her reign.More
Several Asian countries are easing restrictions on casinos, taking a bet that Las Vegas-style gambling halls will attract more tourists and create jobs.More
A group of Myanmar exiles led by a Canada-based 'prince' has declared independence for the Shan State, which borders Thailand in eastern Myanmar.More
A popular Vancouver entertainer heads to India to fix his knee, joining a growing number of Canadians who are being lured to Asia.More
Translated, its name means "touch your heart", but a Hong Kong report has found that the national dish--dim sum--may actually stop your heart.More
Seven out of 10 mixed marriages have problems of domestic violence and emotional abuse of migrant wivesMore
Canadian English teachers are among the main targets after a TV show painted a picture of foreigners in South Korea as an assortment of high-school dropouts and drug dealers.More
International criminal syndicates operating in China, Hong Kong, Singapore and Malaysia ravage Indonesian forests to make luxurious hardwood floors in North America.More
A Vancouver mining company says the Canada Tibet Council is not adverse to foreign companies doing business in Tibet.More
On May 16, a Canadian architect will tell the United Nations of a lost Chinese city on the Atlantic coast of North America.More
The first batch of ten nannies or _ayis_ will arrive in Canada this September. They have already been snapped up by Chinese-Canadian employers in Toronto.More
Rooster curse has driven Chinese couples across Asia in a rush to get married... women who get married [in the Year of the Rooster] will face marital problems.More
