5 Teas that make you slim! The Times Of India SHARE | AND | DISCUSSTweetFive teas that make you slim! (Thinkstock photos/Getty Images) The brew that energises can also help you lose weight. Here's how... | It's widely known that just one cup of tea can prevent strokes, arthritis, tooth decay and even keep cancer at bay. While it's regarded as n...
Smartphones drive record Samsung profit Canada Dot Com | SEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co posted a record $4.7 billion quarterly operating profit, driven by booming smartphone sales, and will spend $22 billion this year to boost production of chips and flat screens to pull further ahead of smaller rivals. | The South Korean firm, the world's ...
Japan hit by 5.5 magnitude earthquake NZ Herald | A magnitude-5.5 earthquake rattled Yamanashi prefecture in central Japan this morning, the Japan Meteorological Agency reported. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries, and no tsunami warning was issued. | The temblor was some 20 kil...
Strong quake jolts eastern Japan, no tsunami warning The Star | TOKYO (Reuters) - A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.5 jolted eastern Japan on Saturday morning, but there were no immediate reports of injury or damage and no tsunami warning was issued. | The focus of the tremor was 20 km (12 m...
Special University Admission Schemes Widely Abused Chosunilbo | Special university entrance schemes designed to widen access for disadvantaged minorities are being abused to a serious degree. The Board of Audit and Inspection on Wednesday said it found 865 cases of illegitimate university entrance through speci...
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Bikini-clad bodyguards’ training stirs China storm The Times Of India SHARE | AND | DISCUSSTweet BEIJING: Photographs of Chinese female bodyguards training in swimsuits on a beach has provoked outrage on Chinese internet forums including the governme...
‘PH still has room for growth’ Sun Star | DESPITE global uncertainty, emerging economies like the Philippines still has room for growth this year. | Cebu, one of the country’s thriving local economies, should bank on i...
Hyundai Motor reports record $7.2B profit for 2011 my SA | SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Hyundai Motor's net profit jumped 35 percent to a record high last year after selling more than 4 million cars for the first time. | The company's 201...
Japan prices fall, mild deflation to persist Gulf News | Tokyo: Japan's core consumer prices fell for the third consecutive month in the year to December, and mild deflation is expected to persist this year as energy prices stabilise and worries about Europe's debt crisis suppress wage growth and ec...
‘Follow China model and give fillip to solar units' The Hindu The Union Government and the central bank should learn from China in supporting local manufacturing and infrastructure for the solar industry, said K. Subramanya, CEO, Tata-BP Solar. | Talking to The Hindu, Mr. Subramanya said “solar India̶...
US seeks greater military ties with China Khaleej Times WASHINGTON ' The US commander handling Asia on Friday called for greater military relations with China, saying that dialogue between the Pacific powers has not advanced beyond broad strategic issues. | Admiral Robert Willard, head of the US Pacific C...
Kia Motors earnings up Independent online South Korea's second largest automaker, Kia Motors, said Friday it posted a record profit last year thanks to brisk overseas sales and increased returns in investment in affiliated firms. | Net profit surged 30.4 percent from the previous year to 3.5 | trillion won ($3.1 billion) in 2011, the company said in a statement. | Sales jumped 20.6 percent...
Tibetan unrest spreads as two reported killed by Chinese troops The Guardian | Chinese paramilitaries reportedly kill two more Tibetans during protests as US expresses 'grave concern' at violence Yonden, one of three Tibetans reportedly shot by police in Luhuo. Photograph: guardian.co.uk | Chinese paramilitaries have killed at least two more Tibetans during protests, campaign groups have reported, as the US expressed "grave...