Leaders host garden party for volunteers

Leaders host garden party for volunteers The Star Online SHOWING APPRECIATION: Grassroots leaders from Tampines showing Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong their Chinese calligraphy of the words “prosperity” and “dragon” during the Chinese New Year Garden Party at the Istana on Sunday.  PM Lee’s name, Loong, means dragon in Chinese.  The party is hosted annually […]

Yong stands tall despite disability

Yong stands tall despite disability The Sun Daily IPOH: Yong Yoke Kien, born with fingers of both hands fused together, does not wallow in self-pity. Rather, the determined 37-year-old set up a recycling centre in Bercham four years ago – promising to make his business flourish and live a more comfortable life. Today, his sho […]

Australia to Expand Trade With Pakistan

Australia to Expand Trade With Pakistan Asia Pulse via Yahoo! Asia News KARACHI, Feb 7 Asia Pulse – Regional Director (SEASAP), Australian Trade Commission, stationed at Singapore, David Twine has said that the Australian government and businessmen are very keen to expand trade with Pakistan due to impressive economic growth in the country. During a […]

Leaders host garden party for volunteers

Leaders host garden party for volunteers The Star Online SHOWING APPRECIATION: Grassroots leaders from Tampines showing Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong their Chinese calligraphy of the words “prosperity” and “dragon” during the Chinese New Year Garden Party at the Istana on Sunday.  PM Lee’s name, Loong, means dragon in Chinese.  The party is hosted annually […]

Preferential Policies Energise Small Businesses in Vietnam

Preferential Policies Energise Small Businesses in Vietnam Asia Pulse via Yahoo! Asia News - Feb 05 HANOI, Feb 6 Asia Pulse – Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are flourishing in Vietnam following the implementation of preferential policies, according to a Government report. Policies that favour SMEs have resulted in rapid expansion for the sector. Since 1986, a […]

P1-M cornhusk center in GenSan opens

P1-M cornhusk center in GenSan opens MindaNews / 05 February 2014 GENERAL SANTOS CITY — A trading center for cornhusk handicrafts financed by the Department of Agriculture has opened here, Rue Ramas, president of the Corn Husk Association of the Philippines, said. Costing P1 million, the facility was formally opened about two weeks ago in […]

Good response to homestay scheme

Good response to homestay scheme The Star Online - Feb 05 By K. SUTHAKAR KUALA BERANG: The homestay programme in Terengganu has received a good response from tourists from Japan, South Korea and Hong Kong.  State Industrial Development and Tourism Committee chairman Datuk Mohamed Awang Tera said the visitors stayed for several days and sometimes up to […]

Cooper-Hewitt Announces Winners of the Sixth Annual National Design Awards

Cooper-Hewitt Announces Winners of the Sixth Annual National Design Awards Contract Magazine - Feb 05 The Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum held its sixth annual National Design Awards last night, honoring a total of eleven individuals and companies for their contributions to the design world, in the following areas: Lifetime Achievement, Corporate Achievement, Design Mind, Special Jury […]

Torino known for more than the Olympics

Torino known for more than the Olympics The Shroud of Turin has given Italian city renown for 428 years By Richard N. Ostling Deseret Morning News - Feb 03 Associated Press       Just as Salt Lake City was famous long before the 2002 Winter Olympics because of its tie to The Church of Jesus Christ […]

SLHB to promote eco-friendly shopping bags

SLHB to promote eco-friendly shopping bags Daily News by Irangika Range The Sri Lanka Handicraft Board (SLHB) will set up three plants to manufacture eco-friendly shopping bags as an alternative for polythene bags. This will be utilised in every Laksala branch in the country to offer its goods to customers. Under this project, it has […]