Voyage of Time and Spira Mirabilis win ex aequo Green Drop Award on September 10, 2016VENICE: Two nature documentaries in competition at the 73rd Venice Film Festival won the aequo 2016 Green Drop Award on Friday. ‘Voyage of Time – Life’s Journey’ by American Terrence Malick, and ‘Spira Mirabilis’ by Italian Massimo D’Anolfi and Martina Parenti were recognised with the prize during an awarding ceremony held at the Excelsior Hotel […]
Myanmars peace conference ends with determination to achieving peace on September 4, 2016NAY PYI TAW: The 21st Century Panglong Conference of Myanmar ended successfully in Nay Pyi Taw with participants agreeing to find solutions through coordination and discussions towards the goal of achieving peace under the guideline of Nationwide Cease fire Accord (NCA). The four-day conference ended on Saturday calling for all sides with different stances and […]
Traditional attire meets fashion on Tibet catwalk on September 3, 2016LHASA: The models walked down the catwalk like rainbows following a storm, the colourful garments flapping in the wind and confidence beaming from the models like sun rays breaking through the clouds. This fashion show, on Friday morning in Lhasa, capital of the southwestern autonomous region of Tibet, featured traditional Tibetan ethnic costumes but with […]
International air balloon festival held in northern Vietnam on September 1, 2016The International Air Balloon Festival 2016 opened in Vietnam’s northern Son La province on Thursday, some 200km west of capital Hanoi. The event drew participations of air balloon pilots from China’ s Taiwan, India, the Netherlands, Thailand and Vietnam, reported the state-run news agency VNA on Thursday. “The festival aims to introduce a new and […]
Nepal govt team recommends lifting ban on sending workers to Afghanistan on August 28, 2016KATHMANDU: Nepalese government’s fact finding mission that went to Afghanistan to study on the attack on Nepalese security guards in June, has recommended the government for lifting ban on sending Nepalese workers to the war torn-country by ensuring that they get adequate security cover. This may prompt the Nepalese government, which imposed blanket ban on […]
Food security can help prevent conflicts in Africa on August 28, 2016NAIROBI: The UN food agency called on African nations to prioritize food security, which it said has an important role to play in preventing conflicts and crises on the African continent. Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) Director-General Jose Graziano da Silva said the impact of agriculture has proven to be an engine for post crisis […]
Trump getting back on track but needs to step it up further to clinch White House on August 23, 2016WASHINGTON: After falling on his face in recent weeks, U.S. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is trying to get back on track, but experts said he will have to beef up his game even more if he wants to win the White House. Trump has had a tough time in recent weeks, as rival Hillary […]
Hanoi to host its 1st intl autumn/winter fashion week on August 23, 2016HANOI: The Vietnam International Fashion Week (VIFW) for autumn/winter season will be held for the first time in Vietnam’s capital Hanoi in November. The event will come to Hanoi for the first time after being held annually in southern Ho Chi Minh City for three years, according to organisers on Monday. VIFW Hanoi will feature […]
A Dutchmans quirky passion of making dead animals to fly as drones on August 5, 2016Drones have brought a lot of fun to people around the world, but Dutch inventor Bart Jansen’s idea of fun is unorthodox as he enjoys using drones to send dead animals zooming through the air. Bart Jansen’s most famous project is perhaps the cat drone, which is a stuffed cat with four propellers tied to […]
South Korea suicidal with THAAD deployment to ignite US-stirred Cold War on August 3, 2016CAIRO: The insistence of the US to deploy advanced THAAD anti-missile system in South Korea represents an invitation to a new Cold War, experts in Egypt said. Such a move by the US mainly aims at stirring up troubles and unrest around Russia and China in an effort to maintain its domination over the world, […]