Competition to get into college in China is so intense that an illicit industry has sprung up selling high-tech devices to students sitting entrance examinations. Cheats are offered such aids as transmitters embedded in pencil erasers and high-definition cameras shaped

Attacks on Indian Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee's budget this week focused largely on the apparent dearth of plans to sell state holdings and other reforms. Yet now it appears large stakes will be sold - the budget was just "not

Challenge and Strategy. Rethinking India's Foreign Policy by Rajiv Sikri India will get nowhere in its quest for global recognition if it continues piggybacking on other nations while bowing before the United States and China, says the author. Instead, New

The general Asia-wide breather in equities looks set to continue another week, and if a couple of exchanges, such as the indefatigable Shanghai market, seem still to have some energy left, their endurance will soon be challenged. R M Cutler

Google's plan to challenge Microsoft by producing its own Chrome operating system will please many computer users desperate to be liberated from the world of endless patches, reinstallations and tedious upgrades. But even this public has to be persuaded that

eTLC (English Teacher and Learner Cooperative). July 26 (Sun), 15:30-17:30 in Niiza, Saitama Japan. Kenneth Biegel.

Nagano ETJ (ETJ Nagano (English Teachers in Japan)). August 29 (Sat), 13:00-16:00 in Matsumoto-shi, Nagano Japan. Emily Percival.

National JALT (The Annual International Conference of the Japan Association for Language Teaching). November 21 (Sat), in Shizuoka Japan. Deadline for submissions: Friday 24th April, 2009.

OUP (Oxford University Press). October 18 (Sun), 9:00-16:00 in Tokyo Japan. Ritsuko Nakata, IIEEC Teacher Trainers.

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Hair naturally becomes gray, due to reduced melanin production. Melanin is a hair pigment. Though grey hair is normally associated with old age , hair can prematurely turn

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India's largest listed property developer, DLF Ltd (DLF.BO), has sold its stake in an equal joint venture with Ackruti City (ACKR.BO) to a U.S.-based real estate fund for more than 2 billion rupees ($41 million), the Economic Times said on

Jaipur Development Authority (JDA) has been asked to work out plans for development of the acquired property along the route of the proposed ring road as the urban development ministry decides to hand over the work of road construction to

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IREO, the first and the largest global investment fund dedicated to the Indian real estate sector, today announced its foray into real estate development with a portfolio of 13 projects located in prime locations around the country.Speaking to the media