Tag: asian
Fil-Am journalists, artists raise $9,000 for Sendong victims
’Twas an SRO Sining Para sa Bayan concert at Noypitz Nimfa U. Rueda LOS ANGELES – Filipino American journalists here have raised $9,000 for media colleagues who were among those who died and lost their homes when typhoon Sendong struck Northern Mindanao last month. The media practitioners spearheaded a benefit concert and art auction, dubbed [...]
Fil-Am journalists, artists raise $9,000 for Sendong victims
Fil-Am journalists, artists raise $9,000 for Sendong victims
Post Script to Costa Concordia
THE SIGHT of the luxury cruise ship Costa Concordia, listing on its starboard side after running aground in the tiny island of Isola del Giglio, Italy, sent shivers down my spine. It was the very ship our clan boarded in March 2008 for a Mediterranean cruise after the Lenten season. There were twelve of us [...]
Noted global artist Mat Relox immortalizes the charming Mangyan life
BY DAVID CASUCO MAT RELOX saw firsthand how the Mangyan natives in Mindoro disintegrated from genuine tribespeople with exotic and distinct lifestyle into just another group of poor and underserved villagers. He knew them. He grew up in their midst. He was, and is always one of them. Unfortunately, the charming Mangyan life will soon [...]
Vietnam from North to South: A Travel Journal
Text and photos by OSCAR F. PICAZO 1. On a Cyclo Tour, Hanoi – I find Hanoi’s streets living museums of trade, handicraft, cultural encounters, and motorbike and cyclo traffic. Some of the alleyways are heady with incense smoke and the aroma of pho (noodles), strong coffee, and other delicacies cooking in little stoves and [...]
Impeachment trial of SC Chief Justice Renato Corona
Impeachment trial of SC Chief Justice Renato Corona
Blockbusters dominate Asian Film Awards nominations
(HONG KONG-Relaxnews) – This year’s Asian Film Awards have brought out the big guns by nominating three Chinese-language blockbusters in a slew of categories and four productions which have also been put forward for Oscars consideration. The 6th AFAs will be announced at a gala ceremony held at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre [...]
Wikipedia, Google protest Internet bills
(WASHINGTON-AFP) – Wikipedia went dark, Google blotted out its logo and other popular websites planned protests on Wednesday to voice concern over legislation in the US Congress intended to crack down on online piracy. Wikipedia shut down the English version of its online encyclopedia for 24 hours to protest the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) [...]
China’s wealthy favor French brands for gifts
(HONG KONG-Relaxnews) – Gift-giving has long been an integral part of life in mainland China — regardless of the murky area of motives when it occurs in the world of business — and now a new survey has lifted the lid on just what it is the country’s rich have been handing out. The “Top [...]
Japan plans enhanced GPS system
(TOKYO-Relaxnews) – Japan is working on a new global positioning system that will be 10 times more accurate than the system that is currently in use and will be able to pinpoint a location down to just one meter. At present, Japan uses an American-made system for GPS devices, but Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda has [...]
