Photo: mcot.net A woman displays her hat as she arrives for the second day of the Grand National meeting at Aintree Racecourse in Liverpool, north-west England on April 8, 2011. Friday is traditionally ‘Ladies Day’ at the annual event which culminates with the four and a half mile steeplechase on Saturday.

Six Senses Phuket Raceweek has become one of the region’s favourite yacht racing events, comprising four days of world-class yacht racing and five nights of beachside parties at a 5-star hotel – all captured for international TV broadcast to 140 million households.

China and Germany held the first round of inter-governmental consultation on Tuesday, pledging to further boost bilateral ties and cooperation through this mechanism. The consultation, co-chaired by Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, is a dialogue mechanism aimed at enhancing cooperation between the two countries. During the consultation, Wen said both sides [...]

Xinhua reported the interest news in last week. “China has again shown itself to be a rainy day friend to the European Union (EU) in the face of the sovereign debt crisis besetting some EU members”. During his ongoing visit to Europe, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said on June 25 that China would buy some [...]

A demonstrator dressed in a Rupert Murdoch mask controls puppets of British Prime Minister David Cameron (Foreground) and British Minister for Culture, Media and Sport Jeremy Hunt, (R) during a protest against Murdoch’s proposed takeover of BSkyB, in London, on July 8, 2011. Police arrested David Cameron’s ex-media chief over Britain’s phone hacking scandal on [...]

The Floating Dutchman sails through the canals in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, on July 8, 2011. Tours can be made with this new attraction, the trips start on the road at Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam and goes to Nemo technology Museum, where the Floating Dutchman gets in the water and floats through the city. The tour [...]

Six Senses Phuket Raceweek has become one of the region’s favourite yacht racing events, comprising four days of world-class yacht racing and five nights of beachside parties at a 5-star hotel – all captured for international TV broadcast to 140 million households.

California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger strongly urged his country Wednesday to quickly implement a free trade agreement (FTA) with South Korea, saying a failure to do so will be the worst thing the United States can do. South Korea and the U.S. signed the free trade deal in 2007 after nearly two years of negotiations, but [...]