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The practice session for the Malaysian Grand Prix was held today at the Sepang International Circuit and McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton led the pack. From the IHT report:
Ferrari had dominated both Friday’s official practice sessions for the Malaysian Grand Prix before Hamilton — winner in the season-opening Australian GP last weekend — took advantage of […]
It’s the Holy Week and depending where you are here in Asia, it could be the best or worst time to get around.
In the Philippines, the country takes a pause for a few days.
The main roads leading out of Manila would be clogged, with many locals heading to the provinces and beach destinations. Baguio will […]
Next time you’re in Singapore, consider a ride on the country’s version of London Eye, the Singapore Flyer, and see a panoramic view of the city. Tickets are about S$29.50 for adults, with discounted rates for kids and seniors. There’s an express boarding rate (see the list of admission prices) that allows you to bypass […]
Spring is in the air and it again time for cherry blossoms viewing in Japan.
Every year the Japanese Meteorological Agency and the public track the sakura zensen (cherry-blossom front) as it moves northward up the archipelago with the approach of warmer weather via nightly forecasts following the weather segment of news programs. The blossoming begins […]
Just a quick notice to all those flying Cathay Pacific or Dragon Air into China:
Cathay Pacific and Dragonair will move to the new Terminal 3 at Beijing International Airport starting on Wednesday, 26 March 2008.
Cathay Pacific and Dragonair will move to the Terminal 2 at Shanghai Pudong International Airport starting on Tuesday, 29 April 2008.
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Kuala Lumpur-based long haul budget airline Air Asia X has sold more than 100,000 seats in its 5 months of operation, and in celebration of this milestone is giving away 5,000 free seats to Gold Coast, Australia and Hang Zhou, China!
Hurry, you’ve only got til this Sunday, March 16, 2008, to avail of this promo. […]
It’s been less than half a year after the inaugural A380 flight and Singapore Airlines is ready to fly the humongous aircraft to two other international destinations: London and Tokyo.
The first A380 flight to London will leave Singapore on Tuesday, 18 March 2008, and from then on, there will be daily flights between Singapore and […]
Forget cabs, trams, and tour buses. They say that the best way to get to know a place is if you explore it by foot. And I agree. It can be exhausting, but I think the slower the pace, the more impressions you gather. Plus, you get to see places and scenes you would never […]
Want to learn diving in Thailand? Or perhaps you’re already a seasoned diver but have never seen Thailand’s diverse underwater flora and fauna?
You might want to take advantage of Centara Hotels and Resorts’ Diving Packages. You can download a brochure of their diving packages here. They offer quite attractive rates that include hotel accommodations, plus […]
Have a peek at Beijing’s Olympic Village, which will house the 16,000 athletes, coaches and other participants to the 2008 Olympic Games.
Solar panels, drinking water on tap, internet access (subject to government censorship) … quite an architectural feat, really. Let’s hope everything’s up and running in time!
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