Asia Expat News
- Historic Manila seeks to tempt tourists Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 11:11PMIn the shadows of an ancient cathedral in the Philippine capital, wilting horses attached to carriages shelter from the tropical sun as their drivers try to interest the few tourists milling around.
- Cigna seeks customers outside U.S. Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 12:48PMCigna's expat benefits doubles to 700,000 covered lives
- Prophecy Provides Update on Ulaan Ovoo Mine Preparation, Mongolia Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 12:00AMVANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - 08/26/10) - Prophecy Resource Corp. ("Prophecy" or the "Company") (TSX-V: PCY - News )(Pinksheets: PRPCF - News )(Frankfurt: 1P2 - News ) Referring to the Mine Services Agreement between itself and Leighton Asia Limited, Prophecy announced today that Leighton has established the required infrastructure and deployed all necessary equipment and manpower ...
- Historic Manila seeks to tempt tourists Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 12:24AMTourists on a horse drawn carriage passes the Manila Cathedral in Intramuros in Manila on August 22, 2010. Photo courtesy: AFP. A vendor sells hats in front of the Manila Cathedral in Intramuros in Manila on August 22, 2010. Photo courtesy: AFP.
- Historic Manila seeks to tempt tourists Sunday, August 22, 2010 @ 10:17PMMANILA (AFP) - In the shadows of an ancient cathedral in the Philippine capital, wilting horses attached to carriages shelter from the tropical sun as their drivers try to interest the few tourists milling around.
- Historic Manila seeks to tempt tourists Sunday, August 22, 2010 @ 9:33PMBy Kate Bartlett FEATURE MANILA: In the shadows of an ancient cathedral in the Philippine capital, wilting horses attached to carriages shelter from the tropical sun as their drivers try to interest the few tourists milling around. Hawkers exhibit sombreros, fans and rosaries on the pavement nearby but few buyers are in sight -- a depressingly familiar scenario for Manila's historic tourist ...
- The Jobs are Over...seas Many Americans Are Relocating to Foreign Shores to Find Well-Paying Jobs Tuesday, August 17, 2010 @ 12:01AMWith unemployment pushing the limits of 10%, Americans are scrambling for alternatives in the international markets and ready to Escape From America. Escapeartist is the #1 destination for international living resources. In partnership with Omni-Jobs, Escapeartist provides Overseas employment opportunities
- Stranger than fiction Sunday, August 15, 2010 @ 7:51PMShe dreamed it up in a Chinese eyrie, far away from a world she knows very well: Australian politics. But Jessica Rudd's first novel turns out to contain events spookily close to home, writes Nikki Barrowclough of Good Weekend.
- Estate agent warns over London 'rip-off' Sunday, August 8, 2010 @ 6:09PMJames Moss leant over our table almost conspiratorially and said unsuspecting Chinese people were being "ripped off" in the London property market. James Moss, managing director of Curzon Investment Property.
- Calling out expats to face toughs Tuesday, August 3, 2010 @ 12:28AMIn the 60s there were still quite a number of Pakistani policemen and many Shantungese, but only a few Portuguese, in the rank and file.
- Social networking goes off the 'net' Sunday, August 1, 2010 @ 11:43AMCommunity interactions on the basis of SMSes and voice-based services have a huge following now, especially in small towns.
- AFL to beam live into China Saturday, July 31, 2010 @ 7:00AMTHE AFL is on the verge of announcing a broadcast deal that will see the sport become Australia's first to be beamed live into China.
- 'BlackBerry poses social, security risks' - UAE Sunday, July 25, 2010 @ 1:41PMRegulator warns that BlackBerry is 'operating beyond the jurisdiction of national legislation.'
- Bumper crop may prompt duty on wheat Friday, July 16, 2010 @ 1:07PMThe government could impose duty to discourage cheap wheat imports following a bumper crop and overflowing godowns and could also allow export of some varieties of non-basmati rice.
- Phuket Gazette reader finds runaway boy in Patong Thursday, July 15, 2010 @ 4:19AMPHUKET: A runaway boy was safely reunited with his family yesterday after being spotted in Patong by a sharp-eyed Phuket Gazette reader.The reader, a Malaysian-born US citizen named Shain from San Die...
- Forgotten island the ultimate escape Sunday, July 11, 2010 @ 10:16AMThis morning, I jumped off my outrigger, bought a pair of pearl earrings for $2 on a near-deserted beach, jumped back on the boat and sailed off. Boracay, you delicious creature, you've taught me an essential lesson: one must always carry change when island-hopping in South-East Asia.
- Forgotten island the ultimate beach escape Wednesday, July 7, 2010 @ 10:08PMIts white sand beaches, warm blue waters and easy-on-the-wallet style make Boracay a contender for the ultimate beach escape, writes Belinda Jackson.
- Expat workers to drive Qatar population growth Tuesday, July 6, 2010 @ 1:40AMEuromonitor Int'l says population to hit 2.4m by 2030 but growth rate to fall.
- Vintage year promises a liquid fortune Saturday, July 3, 2010 @ 4:05PMSurrounded by Bath stone some 100ft beneath the Wiltshire hills near the market town of Corsham sit 650,000 cases of fine wine. The temperature is a constant 13C to 14C, perfect for the slow maturation process that gives these fine vintages their complexity and long aftertastes.
- Man murders friend with homemade gun in Phuket Saturday, July 3, 2010 @ 4:01AMA construction site foreman has been charged with murder after allegedly shooting one of his laborers with a homemade pen-gun, police said. The shooting happened about 9pm last night in the Phanson Vi...
- Make room New York - for Luanda Tuesday, June 29, 2010 @ 9:08AMAn African city of 5 million people has stolen a title usually reserved for New York, London and Tokyo.
- Silverdocs: A conversation with Utopia in 4 Movements Director Sam Green Tuesday, June 29, 2010 @ 8:17AMThere’s something sublime about being read to; going on a journey without having to steer the wheel. The Brothers Grimm had the perfect formula for it with their fantastical stories of saintly good and wickedly evil within which exacting lessons of morality, virtue and vice were neatly packaged.
- River cruise: Mekong and beyond Sunday, June 27, 2010 @ 12:40AMA cruise from Cambodia to Vietnam is surprising, often heart-rending, and always fascinating.
- More on Chinglish and 'Engnese' Wednesday, June 23, 2010 @ 2:50AMI used to find “Chinglish” funny -- that is, until I moved to Taiwan and found out that the joke was on me. Last month, an article in the New York Times about Chinglish in Shanghai stayed on its Web site’s Most E-mailed List for more than week. In response, fellow Hyphen blogger Victoria Yue wrote a post on the mixed feelings many Asian Americans have about Chinglish-derived humor . read more
- 'Gulf states could gain by ending dollar peg' - DIFC Monday, June 21, 2010 @ 4:45PMMove would be advantageous due to GCC's trade with Asia and Europe.
- "Sex pats" discover Ukraine's alluring women Thursday, June 17, 2010 @ 8:23AMForeigners flock to Kiev in search of wives, girlfriends or just plain sex. read more
- Emaar says UK's Countrywide to run part of Hamptons Thursday, June 17, 2010 @ 5:12AMEmaar to operate Hampton in MENA zone; Countrywide to operate firm in Europe, Asia.
- 'We will cheer for the team, but no one can support the regime,' say N Korean fans Wednesday, June 16, 2010 @ 3:13AMNorth Korea: a football team in need of fans. The regime in Pyongyang – unwilling to let its citizens leave the fatherland lest they abscond – recruited Chinese nationals to travel to South Africa to pretend to support its players. Kim Jong-il has also put a block on live broadcasts of the country's World Cup games lest events not go to plan.
- We will cheer our team, but not the regime,' say North Korea fans Tuesday, June 15, 2010 @ 6:37PMThe North Korean regime in Pyongyang – unwilling to let its citizens leave the fatherland lest they abscond – has recruited Chinese nationals to travel to South Africa to pretend to support its players. Kim Jong-il has also put a block on live broadcasts of the country's World Cup games lest events not go to plan. Related Stories Players complain over vuvuzela horns ITV sacks Earle over World ...
- Mr Supernormal's grand day out: An exploration of life in Muji Village Saturday, June 12, 2010 @ 4:22PMHas any retailer given us a greater number of cunningly simple solutions to the mundane compromises of domestic life than Muji? Take its simple refillable bathroom bottles – white, of course – which have neatened up the messy corner of many a bath. Or its right-angled socks. Our ankles are right-angled, so why had socks never been made that way before? Even the notion of selling pyjama tops and ...
- More condos in CBD Wednesday, June 9, 2010 @ 5:58PMNIGHTS and weekends in the Central Business District (CBD) are about to get a lot livelier, as the staid office area takes shape as a certified residential district.
- Phuket man slain by Leo-wielding Lao Thursday, June 3, 2010 @ 4:20AMPHUKET: A drunken Lao man was arrested today for killing a friend by slashing his throat with a broken beer bottle. He confessed to the crime, telling police he acted out of rage after the man used hi...
- Rajabhat Phuket in Bt395m expansion Thursday, June 3, 2010 @ 4:20AMPHUKET: Phuket Rajabhat University (PKRU) is currently undergoing a large expansion, with six new buildings under construction under a 395-million-baht development project.First established as part of...
- Laos set for capitalist leap into stock market Thursday, June 3, 2010 @ 4:18AMVIENTIANE, June 3 — Isolated for decades behind Asia’s bamboo curtain, communist Laos will soon take a great leap into the global capitalist marketplace with the launch of a stock exchange to fuel a quiet mining and hydro-power boom. Government officials in one of the world’s few remaining communist countries say economic liberalisation will not ...
- Laos set for capitalist leap into stock market Thursday, June 3, 2010 @ 3:49AMVIENTIANE (Reuters) - Isolated for decades behind Asia's bamboo curtain, communist Laos will soon take a great leap into the global capitalist marketplace with the launch of a stock exchange to fuel a quiet mining and hydro-power boom.
- (AFX UK Focus) 2010-06-03 11:40 FEATURE-Laos set for capitalist leap into stock market Thursday, June 3, 2010 @ 3:48AMBy Jared Ferrie
- FEATURE-Laos set for capitalist leap into stock market Thursday, June 3, 2010 @ 3:40AMSource: Reuters Reuters journalists have produced a special multimedia package on frontier markets including stories, video reports, pictures, research and graphics. To see the full package click on http:// ...
- Laos set for capitalist leap into stock market Thursday, June 3, 2010 @ 3:26AMBy Jared Ferrie
- FEATURE-Laos set for capitalist leap into stock market Thursday, June 3, 2010 @ 3:24AMReuters journalists have produced a special multimedia package on frontier markets including stories, video reports, pictures, research and graphics.
- China property retains allure Sunday, May 30, 2010 @ 7:25PMHONG KONG - REAL estate in mainland China and Hong Kong retains a strong long-term allure despite current fears of a damaging bubble, according to an influential player in the regional market. Alastair Hughes, Asia-Pacific chief executive of Jones Lang LaSalle, a dominant presence in the Chinese property markets, sees plenty of reasons for optimism.
- Time Kiwi firms to jump on boat to China Friday, May 28, 2010 @ 10:17AMA group of young Chinese men pose next to a white Lamborghini as friends take photos.
- Euro crisis boosts luxury sector Friday, May 28, 2010 @ 1:10AMHow the euro crisis is boosting luxury goods sector
- Thailand’s Red Shirt Camp Taken, but Crisis Continues Wednesday, May 19, 2010 @ 4:34PMUsing armored cars the Thai army has cleared the camp of the red shirt anti-government protesters in central Bangkok.
- Expat life in the Battle of Bangkok Wednesday, May 19, 2010 @ 12:39PMShortly after breakfast even the gallows humour was ringing hollow. Five days watching the transformation of the familiar vibrant streets of Bangkok into something akin to mid-1980s Beirut had wiped the smile from the glibbest expat’s lips.
- Expats like us: Foreigners in India Saturday, May 15, 2010 @ 5:08AMChampagne lunches and arty evenings... foreigners in India have always lived the good life. But a different kind of expat no longer wants to live in a cushy bubble. They're embracing India's dynamism, and it's dirt.
- Frank Visakay dies in Phuket, age 71 Tuesday, May 11, 2010 @ 8:29AMPHUKET: Long-term Phuket expat Frank Visakay of the USA died in his rented home in Rawai today of apparent heart failure. He was 71. Neighbors discovered his body in his home on Soi Pattana after beco...
- Q&A: Miguel Syjuco, Filipino Author of 'Ilustrado' Tuesday, May 11, 2010 @ 1:53AMIn his lauded debut novel Ilustrado, Filipino expat author Miguel Syjuco takes a look at a nation at a political crossroads
- SOCIETY IN BRIEF 11/5 Monday, May 10, 2010 @ 7:58PMBlue-ear pig disease has spread to 13 provinces and cities nationwide, announced the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development on May 9. They are Hai Duong, Thai Binh, Thai Nguyen, Hung Yen, Bac Ninh, Hai Phong, Hanoi, Nam Dinh, Ha Nam, Lang Son, Nghe An, Quang Ninh and Bac Giang.
- Nielsen: 50-50 Sunday, May 9, 2010 @ 4:35PMThe latest monthly Nielsen phone poll provides supporting evidence for the battering taken by the government – and the Prime Minister in particular – in last week’s Newspoll.
- OPEC chief says global oil market oversupplied Sunday, May 9, 2010 @ 1:37AMAbdullah al-Badri calls for great compliance among members of the group.
