You are your phone Inquirer | MANILA, Philippines—In the increasingly fashionable Ho Chi Minh, Nokia unveiled the new Supernova mobile phones—the 7210, 7310, 7510, and the 7610. Stylish and trendy, they change along with you. | 'People like to change. They embrace change,' says Daniel Gratiot, senior design manager for Nokia. ...
Big stores' share on rise in retail pie The Times Of India | BANGALORE: Swanky departmental stores and multi-brand fashion outlets have dented sales of the small, neighbourhood garments store. The latest Global Lifestyle Monitor, India survey conducted by Cotton Council International (CCI) says that while small, independent...
You are your phone Inquirer | MANILA, Philippines—In the increasingly fashionable Ho Chi Minh, Nokia unveiled the new Supernova mobile phones—the 7210, 7310, 7510, and the 7610. Stylish and trendy, they change along with you. | 'People like to change. They embrace change,' says...
Shop 'til we drop Sydney Morning Herald | It's Thursday lunchtime and the sprawling DFO complex, nestled beside Southern Cross Station, is swarming with shoppers looking for a fashion bargain. | It might be stocktake season, but at DFO it's sales time all the time - providing a retail afte...
Bangladesh boleh The Star | A country often belittled by Malaysians actually has a rich cultural heritage, as four visiting artists show. | You say "roti", I say "canai". You say "Bangladeshi", I (am ashamed to) say "worker". | In Malaysia, the first association knee-jerks in...
Getting to the root of oily scalp, hair loss problems The Philippine Star | Dear Rissa, | I'm 41, married, and working at the National Defense College of the Philippines in Quezon City. I have been watching your show on Living Asia and chanced upon the episode on hair grooming. I'd like to ask your opinion on what to do wi...
Charmed life The Philippine Star | It was great news to hear The Police reform after Sting's disastrous lute-playing album. After seeing photos of the reunion tour, I couldn't help but notice the nine-eye Dzi bead around his neck. Legend has it that Tibetans believe that the heaven'...
Trailblazers prefer less hype NZ Herald | Elisabeth and Neville Findlay point to each other when asked the reason for Zambesi's success. Photo / Brett Phibbs | It's a jaw dropper that still causes Zambesi fashion designer Elisabeth Findlay to cringe - Australians who couldn't conceive that...
Racing Victoria needs miracle-maker The Australian | THE new chief executive of Racing Victoria is expected to be named by the end of next month. We wish him or her well. It has long been held that the toughest job in sport has been making some sense of Australian soccer. Now that Frank Lowy and his team are kicking goals, the death seat falls to running racing in Victoria. | Presently, KPMG is two...
Gov't to revise growth target this year The Philippine Star | The government is revising its economic growth target for the rest of 2008, Finance Secretary Margarito Teves said yesterday as the country battles high inflation and slowing world growth. | But Teves did not indicate the likely outcome of the revision of targets for this year and 2009, which comes as experts predict higher Philippine borrowing c...
