At Hong Kong high-tech cafe, everything is served with microchips
HONG KONG, Oct 23, 2006 (AFP) - With a whir and a flash of lights, a robot whizzes to the restaurant table and takes a customer's order, while a second races …
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Air Zimbabwe hikes fares by 500 percent
HARARE, Oct 23, 2006 (AFP) - Zimbabwe's cash-strapped national carrier, Air Zimbabwe, announced fare increases on Monday of up to 500 percent on both …
Warner Music sees Asia as the driving force mobile music growth
SINGAPORE, Oct 16, 2006 (AFP) - Asia is now the driving force behind demand for mobile music services which will make up for lost revenue by telecom firms in …
India’s Congress party brings back trusted slogan to woo masses
NEW DELHI, Oct 15, 2006 (AFP) - It was the slogan that propelled India's then premier Indira Gandhi to her first re-election victory in 1971 by a landslide. …
Little for Zimbabwe in ‘Look East’ deals: analysts
HARARE, Oct 15, 2006 (AFP) - Zimbabwe, shunned by the West, is trawling ever wider for alternative business partners, but analysts say much-trumpeted deals …
Latin soap operas winning TV hearts around the globe
CANNES, France, Oct 15, 2006 (AFP) - True love is making a comeback on the television screen, winning the hearts of audiences around the globe. buy tadasiva …
Champagne now the tipple of choice for hip-hop royalty
LOS ANGELES, Oct 14, 2006 (AFP) - For centuries regarded as a sparkling symbol of decadence sipped by kings and queens, Champagne has today become the tipple …
Microcredit gives hope to Bangladesh rural poor
DHAKA, Oct 14, 2006 (AFP) - A tiny Grameen bank loan to buy a cow was a lifeline for 32-year-old Margina who now runs a successful rice business but was once …
Nobel Peace Prize to Bangladesh’s Muhammad Yunus and Grameen Bank
OSLO, Oct 13, 2006 (AFP) - The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded on Friday to Muhammad Yunus of Bangladesh and the Grameen Bank which offers loans to poor people …
India’s biggest no-frills carrier raises 100 million dollars
BANGALORE, India, Oct 13, 2006 (AFP) - India's biggest low-cost airline, Air Deccan, said Friday it has raised 4. online pharmacy buy abilify with best prices …
Microcredit offers millions way out of poverty in Bangladesh
DHAKA, Oct 13, 2006 (AFP) - Nearly three decades after Nobel prize winner Muhammad Yunus launched the pioneering Grameen Bank, giving small loans to the poor, …
Multi-media age finally dawns, media bosses say
CANNES, France, Oct 13, 2006 (AFP) - After years of eager anticipation and a lot of talk, the multi-media age has finally dawned and a string of breakthrough …
Microcredit: a tool for peace
PARIS, Oct 13, 2006 (AFP) - Microcredit has become an increasingly powerful tool to liberate the world's poorest people, particularly women, from the prison of …
Singapore to issue 20-year bonds for the first time
SINGAPORE, Oct 12, 2006 (AFP) - The Singapore government will issue a 20-year bond for the first time next year as part of efforts to further develop the local …
Global tension, Chinese demand to keep oil markets on edge: IEA
PARIS, Oct 11, 2006 (AFP) - Oil prices have fallen because of stockbuilding and slowing demand but a possible OPEC output cut, global instability and growth in …
Bangladesh to probe Tesco child labour allegations
DHAKA, Oct 11, 2006 (AFP) - Bangladeshi textile manufacturers pledged Wednesday to investigate child labour allegations after a British television network …
Singapore to offer free wireless service from 2007
SINGAPORE, Oct 11, 2006 (AFP) - Tech-savvy Singapore will offer free wireless broadband service in public areas from next year, the government said. buy …
Malaysia to issue four WiMAX licences: minister
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 10, 2006 (AFP) - Malaysia will issue up to four licences to telecommunication operators to provide "fourth generation" wireless high speed …
‘New world’ vineyards stealing a march on Europeans in fast-growing market
PARIS, Oct 10, 2006 (AFP) - Vineyards in the new world and even in China are stealing a march on traditionally dominant European producers in the race to slake …
Indian PM pledges to push for financial reform
LONDON, Oct 9, 2006 (AFP) - Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh pledged to push for reform of the banking and insurance sectors, and to raise investment in …