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SHENZHEN, China, May 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Hakka Tulou in Meizhou, Guangdong province are highly representative of the Chinese enclosed earthen buildings, which dot the mountainous areas of northern Guangdong and southeastern Fujian provinces. They have been referred to as "the most mysterious dwellings of the East" by numerous architects. Recently, CETV (China Entertainment Television Broadcast Limited) host Wen Tingru was featured in a set of photos detailing the culture...

SINGAPORE, Nov. 8, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- China Yuchai International Limited (NYSE: CYD) ("China Yuchai" or the "Company"), announced today that its Chief Financial Officer, Mr. Weng Ming Hoh, will relinquish his position with the Company in order to assume the role of Chief Financial Officer at Hong Leong Asia Limited ("HLA"), China Yuchai's parent company. Mr. Hoh will replace Mr. Eng Kwee Tan who has resigned as Chief Financial Officer of HLA. Mr. Tan will also be resigning...

BANGKOK, Nov. 19, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Thai Prime Minister, Abhisit Vejjajiva, announced the plan for the exhibition--BOI Fair 2011: Going Green for the Future, stating that the BOI 2011 event was an important project in which the government and private sectors would cooperate to show the strength and potential of Thailand's industry. It will be held from 10 to 25 November 2011 at the Impact Exhibition and Convention Center at Muang Thong Thani. "Next year, 2011, will mark the completion of...

Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva was met Friday at the country's Teacher's Council by protesters performing a cursing ritual. About a dozen members of the Sanam Luang Democracy Group, an apparent splinter group of the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship, roasted chilis and salt outside of the council's headquarters Friday, MCOT.net reported Friday. The protesters said they chose to perform the cursing ritual instead of throwing eggs at Abhisit because they feared the action...

By Jaspal Singh IPOH: A 7-year-old boy who died after developing rashes on his palms, soles and mouth could be the first casualty of the hand, foot and mouth disease in Perak. Toh Guan Hee, of Taman Assamara in Pokok Assam, Taiping, had shown symptoms of the disease when he was admitted to Taiping Hospital on Monday morning. He died the same night. An 11-month-old infant from Aulong, Taiping, has also been admitted to the same hospital yesterday morning with similar symptoms. State...

Singapore Changi Airport to be wholly-owned subsidiary of Temasek SINGAPORE, Oct. 7 (Xinhua) -- Singapore's operator of Changi Airport will be split into two entities by July next year -- an airport company under state investment firm Temasek Holdings and a regulatory unit that take on strategic and regulatory functions. The new airport company will be a wholly-owned subsidiary of Temasek Holdings, and take on the operational functions of managing Changi Airport and investments in foreign...

KUALA LUMPUR: Traditional and complementary medicine (TCM) practitioners will soon be able to register online with the Health Ministry through e-Pengamal, a free voluntary registration system. Minister Datuk Liow Tiong Lai said the system would be available from next month ahead of the mandatory registration of TCM practitioners under the Traditional and Complementary Healthcare Practices Act. The Act aims to regulate TCM practitioners such as sinseh and dukun by validating their...

Text of report in English by Thai newspaper The Nation website on 27 September [Unattributed report from the "Headlines" page: "Supporters and protesters welcome PM at Surat Thani"] Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat is greeted by supporters and protesters at Surat Thani Airport. Anti-government supporters at Surat Thani airport yelled at Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat who is on his way to visit his hometown in Nakhon Si Thammarat. "You are a traitor," a woman shouted as Somchai who is...

By Hamidah Atan PUTRAJAYA: Race relations may be made a compulsory subject in public universities under a move to strengthen unity among undergraduates. Deputy Higher Education Minister Datuk Idris Haron said the move was a way forward for continued peace in the country. He said the current school system did not leave much room for students to integrate with one another. "We have Indians studying in the Tamil schools and Chinese in Chinese-type schools," he said after launching a seminar...

Text of report in English by Thai newspaper Bangkok Post website on 8 September [Report by Komsan Tortermvasana, Srisamorn Phoosuphanusorn: "Spreading the word"] Activists' use of digital devices is changing the rules of the political game, for better or worse, report Komsan Tortermvasana and Srisamorn Phoosuphanusorn In any political conflict, media are always exploited as a tool for one side to attack the other. In the current showdown between the government and the People's Alliance for...