Compared to the more nutritious, cheaper and easily obtainable alternatives, rice has taken the center stage in today's commodity markets, even temporarily dislodging petroleum as the hottest issue. Despite rice shortage being largely imaginary up to this point, the speculative

This is a continuation of the article "The Current Philippine Rice Situation".The solution to the Philippine rice problem is a combination of several ideas, the top three of which are discussed below. If the Philippines will be able to successfully

The headlines are now talking about NFA's failure to bid out the Philippine's rice requirements. A few days ago, the suggestions in this site include:- Free for all rice importation and removal of tariffs, VAT, etc.. At this point, the

Article contributor Yeo Teck Wei is a freelance writer based in Singapore.Despite being a rice producing country, the Philippines is not spared from the price hike in rice.But this crisis is not all it seems. As what Agriculture Secretary Arthur

People know what Manny Pacquiao have accomplished. They still remember the humiliation Pacquiao inflicted upon Barrera during his first meeting and a lot more saw the lopsided 2nd match that had the latter refusing to engage. And then there were

Today, the Philippines and most other states in the world celebrate the International Worker's Day. More popularly known in this country as Labor Day, this is the event where the working man is the centerpiece of the celebration. Based on

by B. Halagappa'Sri Rangapatnam Orphanage,' Mysore, India My parents were devotees of Shirdi Sai Baba. In those days 'Sai' was already a name often used by us in our little family, which lived in a village called Kikkeri of Mandya

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Shweta Sharma: Television actress Shveta Salve says her bikini photo shoot for lifestyle magazine Maxim's cover page highlights her real self."If you have followed me, I have not been one of those typical sari clad 'bahus' (daughters-in-law). The shoot done

Bollywood Actor Aamir Khan has injured himelf again while shooting for the climax of his film 'Ghajini' and has been advised bed rest for three weeks.Shooting in Hyderabad for action thriller 'Ghajini', a remake of a tamil movie with the

Actor-director Ajay Devgan says his career is like an investment as he would like his daughter to be proud of his work when she grows up.From his first film, "Phool Aur Kaante", to his recent releases, including "Company", "GangaaJal" and

Govinda lost eight kilograms while in Bangkok thanks to Suniel Shetty, who is known not only to be fiercely health conscious from long before physical fitness became a fad but also to make his colleagues lose weight at the drop

The multiplex chains Inox and Fame have finally started screening Yash Raj Films' (YRF) latest offering "Tashan" here after receiving a written assurance from the banner that it will give prints of their other four releases of this year from

Though he was there to release a book on management, well-known Hindi film lyricist and poet Javed Akhtar gave in to the request of the audience and recited some of his poems here Sunday.

Mothers day is a little less than a week away and you're still searching for that special gift, right? Has your mom collected a whole hard disk full of memories then why not give her the gift of the ability

US children, fathers, husbands and partners be warned. Mother's Day is only a couple of days away so we've put together a list of cool gadgets sure to make your mom smile.Mothers Day in the US is generally a time

US children, fathers, husbands and partners be warned. Mother's Day is only a couple of days away so we've put together a list of cool gadgets sure to make your mom smile.Click here for Part One of Chinavasion's special Mother's

Growing inflation, declining resources and dropping production and sales; It looks like the economic woes in the US and the global slowdown are starting to catch up with the Chinese economy.Any casual observer of the Chinese economy would have to

Your partner, family member or someone you know is expecting for the very first time and you're wondering what to give her for her very first Mothers Day. Give her the gift of knowledge with the fetal heart detector with