Visit the Maldives, and there’s a high chance the fellow vacationers at your island retreat will be from China, according to July 2011 figures that show the Asian giant as the biggest source of visitors.
Zakaria Bin Ahmad cannot forget the years of horror under the brutal Khmer Rouge when even praying was to risk death for Cambodia’s persecuted minority Muslims.
Some 8.7 million different species exist on Earth, though a tiny amount of those have actually been discovered and cataloged, researchers announced in August 2011.
Newspaper circulation in many parts of the world continues to decline, thanks to 24/7 television and new media. Nowadays, instead of portending power, newspaper headlines often herald the demise of their own franchises, as venerable daily after venerable daily struggles to keep readers. Newspapers in the United States, United Kingdom and Japan have been hit the hardest. The Indian newspaper industry, however, is bucking this trend and witnessing unprecedented growth. The total newspaper circulation in India soared from 127 million in 2000 to 207 million in 2008.
A small, hot spring resort in eastern Japan plans to recruit three women to become geisha in an effort to preserve a tradition and to boost tourism, officials there said in September 2011.
Golf is big business, especially in Thailand. With 260 courses, the country has become a top golf vacation destination in Asia, according to a survey by the Tourism Authority of Thailand.
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) must maximize the use of Twitter, Facebook and other social media to engage the region’s citizens, Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said in July 2011.
Thousands of underprivileged Indonesian newlyweds from various faiths joined a mass reception in July 2011 to receive free marriage certificates that they otherwise could not afford.
A new study traces the history of the popular fruit through Southeast Asia
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Rethinking military doctrine for a new defense era
Police in Indonesia, Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand, Taiwan and China joined forces in an unprecedented operation in June 2011 and arrested nearly 600 mainly Chinese and Taiwanese nationals in a transnational Internet and fraud ring. The suspects allegedly defrauded thousands of Asia-Pacific citizens by posing as employees of a phony company that provided financial services such as selling stocks over the Internet, according to accounts in The Jakarta Globe newspaper.
Militaries, police forces, customs agents and even citizens have roles to play in protecting nations
The Role of YouTube, Facebook and Twitter in Governance
Men in the mood for “exotic excursions” and “pleasure tours” found what they were looking for on the Wicked Adventures Travel website. There, they could arrange safe, confidential vacation packages to Thailand and the Philippines, complete with transportation, hotel and meals. What made the site’s adventures so “wicked,” though, was one special accommodation: children who would travel with the men for sex.
Militaries see potential in social media, but education is key to responsible usage
Nations look to maximize safety and minimize risk with best practices
Technology Has Changed Medical Care Delivery
The evolution of cyber technologies has changed the way the world works. News travels faster. Money flows easier. Connections are instant. Across the Asia-Pacific region, millions of people have embraced these advances, with social networking sites exploding in popularity.
A medic’s childhood dream is realized when he enlists with the U.S. Army
