2 Million iPads Sold: Apple Inc.

On Monday, Apple Inc announced that the iPad sales since its launch two months ago have topped 2 million. The California based company initiated its global launch on Friday around Asia and Europe. Sales around the U.S. of the tablet touchscreen computer took place from April 3. Although the company has not given a breakdown [...]

iPad mania spreads around the globe as thousands get ready for international launch

Thousands of Apple fans and onlookers of the new iPad waited in lines outside shops in Europe and Asia as the table computer released in stores and began its global launch. Outside shops in Australia and Japan, long queues of customers waited hours before the shops opened. Masses of people waited outside stores in six [...]

Lights go out as the world begins ‘Earth Hour’

On Saturday, Sydney’s Opera House and Harbor Bridge began the Earth Hour by going dark. The routine was followed by cities across Asia, where a global switch-off aimed at revitalizing efforts against climate change was made. The Harbor ferry horns blared to signal the initiation of the energy-saving event. The event was supported by 4,000 [...]

Ginger-Medicinal uses

Ginger is an underground stem or rhizome of plant Zingiber Officinale and has been used as a medicine in Asian and African countries since a long time. It is strengthening food that has been used for a long time to maintain health. In ancient china it was regarded as a healing gift from God and [...]

Powerful 6.4 magnitude quake hits Taiwan, injuring 12 people

A powerful 6.4-magnitude earthquake hit southern Taiwan on Thursday, terrifying residents, and disrupting communications, triggering at least one large fire. Twelve people were injured, the National Fire Agency said. No tsunami alert was issued. The quake was centered in the same mountainous region of rural Kaohsiung county that endured the brunt of the damage from Typhoon Morakot, [...]

Importance of economy to be stressed on China’s annual meetings

According to China’s top parliamentary adviser, year 2010 will be crucial for maintaining growth, creating job opportunities and diversifying away from exports. As the annual legislative session prepares to open, the economy’s central importance is further emphasized. Although Beijing has declared that China emerged from the global crisis with a 10.7 percent economic growth in [...]

Kim Yu-na bags Olympic gold with a new record

Coming into the competition as the 2009 World Champion, South Korean, 19-year-old figure skater Kim Yu-na bagged the Olympic gold last February 26 in the 2010 Winter Olympics at Vancouver, Canada. Besting her own world record 18 notches higher, Yu-na creates a new record of 228.56 points. Gracing the ladies’ short program with a stunning [...]

US Marines and Afghan troops to stay in Marjah

As a part of a major North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) offensive against a resurgent Taliban group, more than 2,000 U.S. Marines and about a thousand Afghan troops were deployed in Marjah and will remain there for several months to control insurgencies and restore order. On the other hand, according to the Marines’ statement last [...]

Japan remains cautious after tsunami alert cancellation

A day after the deadly 8.8-magnitude quake struck Chilean capital Santiago 3:34 a.m. (Chilean time) last Saturday, tsunami warnings were cancelled for all countries, including the nations around the Pacific. However, despite the tsunami cancellation of the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center, Japan remained cautious, downgrading its warning to “tsunami” from “major tsunami.” The quake that [...]

8.8-magnitude quake hits Chile, sends tsunami waves to the Pacific

A devastating 8.8-magnitude quake hit Chilean capital Santiago early Saturday, killing at least 122 people, snapping power and communication lines, and leaving rubbles of building and infrastructures behind. Minutes after the tremendous quake that shook 115 kilometers of Conception and 325 kilometers of northeast Santiago, a 7.7-foot wave crashed onto the coastal town of Talcahuano. [...]

Soft drinks-May Cause Pancreatic Cancer

People love to take soft drinks all over the world but some recent studies have shown that soft drinks may increase the risk of pancreatic cancer. People who take two or more then two soft drinks may be at the risk of developing pancreatic cancer of very serious form as compared to non-soda drinkers. The [...]

Ageing Asian problem is as serious a problem as climate change

In Asia, the longer life spans, falling fertility rates, and the growing rank of elderly people can become a problem as serious as the impact of the climate change, a leading expert said on Monday. While speaking at the pensions industry conference in Singapore, the secretary general of the International Actuarial Association, Yves Guerard, said [...]

Clinton Plays Down Row Over Air Base

HONOLULU–US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton sought to defuse a dispute over a US air base in Japan as she arrived in Hawaii on Tuesday for talks with her Japanese counterpart Katsuya Okada. Launching her fourth Asia tour since becoming the chief US diplomat a year ago, Clinton also said Washington intends to “exercise influence” [...]

Thousands view solar eclipse in Asia and Africa

Thousands of people in Asia and Africa watched the formation of the annular solar eclipse which reduced the sun to a blazing ring surrounding a somber disk and leaving the continent in an eerie semi-darkness on Friday. The spectacle, visible in a roughly 300-kilometre (185-mile) band running 12,900 kilometres (8,062 miles) across the globe, set [...]