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Big Bungee Banzai on the Tokyo Sky Tree
WE may be only weeks away from knowing if Japanese authorities will approve the proposal of a bungee jump on the Tokyo Sky Tree. If and when they do, it will overtake that…
Tourism Australia courts Taiwanese idols to promote travel
MANY changes are taking place inside Australia’s tourism industry today, and China is the standout player in every sense of the word. The number of visitors from mainland China to Australia reached 499,700…
Kite festival season in the Punjab and Korea
STANDING more than 3,000 miles apart, the Punjab and the Republic of Korea have something in common at this time of the year, and that’s kite flying. The Hindu holiday Vasant Panchami, which…
Coming of Age Day 2012, Japan
LAST Monday, roughly 1.22 million 20-year-old’s celebrated the Coming of Age Day in Japan. Although this number is the lowest on record since 1948, when the Coming of Age Day first became a…
Destination: Seediq Bale Park, New Taipei, Taiwan
IT’S almost the cherry blossom season in Taiwan. This year, you know what you should not miss. Opened in early September 2011, the “Seediq Bale” Park in Linkou District of New Taipei City…
Malaysian Film Festival favorites break new ground
2011 is a year to remember for Malaysian cinema. Clearly the country’s film industry is on the rise. Both its total number of screens and theater attendance have increased steadily from previous years….
Malaysian cinema chain offers free movie tickets
12 days are left to grab a free movie ticket at TGV 1Shamelin Cinema in Cheras, Kuala Lumpur. Opened on November 11, 2011, this brand new multiplex is the latest addition to TGV…
Asia’s largest children’s film festival reaches out to rural kids
The week-long Golden Elephant 17th International Children’s Film Festival India (ICFFI) concluded on Sunday, Nov. 20, 2011 in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh. More than 175,000 children showed up for the festival. 154 films from…
Cinemanila 2011 round-up
Don’t get confused. Cinemanila and Cinemalaya are two different Filipino film festivals. They are both from Metropolitan Manila, but one is located in Taguig City on the east coast while the other Pasay…
Do look down! The glass walkway of Zhangjiajie, China
OVER the past decade a lot landscape architecture for sightseeing purposes has sprung up in different parts of the world. For instance, Austria completed the Top of Tyrol project and the Dachstein Sky…










