Quantcast
Latest Stories
Home » New Year’s Celebrations You are browsing entries tagged with “New Year’s Celebrations”

Asian nations giving enthusiastic welcome to 2013

By
Workers set up a stage as preparations are underway for the country's first ever public New Year's countdown celebration, at Myoma grounds in Yangon, Myanmar, Monday, Dec. 31, 2012. AP PHOTO/KHIN MAUNG WIN

CANBERRA, Australia—Fiscal cliff? Recession? Not in Asia, where the first countries to see 2013 dawn will enthusiastically welcome the new year.   Increasingly democratic Myanmar will have a public countdown for the first time. Jakarta plans a huge street party befitting Indonesia’s powering economy.   In Sydney, eager revelers camped over Sunday night on the [...]

Posted: December 31st, 2012 in Latest Global Nation Stories | Read More »

Advertisement
  1. Santiago: Harassment of Filipinos in Taiwan may warrant MECO abolition
  2. Manila, Taipei agree on ‘cooperative’ probe
  3. Different versions of letter of apology show insincerity—Taiwan representative
  4. To those who say Filipinos are stupid
  5. Fil-Ams voted for 10 of 12 Aquino-backed candidates
  6. How to deal with ‘unli-give me’ from relatives
  7. Only inspection of Taiwanese fishing boat lacking in NBI probe—Aquino
  8. MECO representative in Taiwan asked to explain ‘joint probe’ commitment
  9. Filipinos in Taiwan told: Limit activities
  10. Saudi signs accord to protect PH maids
  1. Santiago: Harassment of Filipinos in Taiwan may warrant MECO abolition
  2. Taiwan rejects PH apology, freezes hiring of Filipino workers
  3. Filipinos no longer welcome in Taiwan restaurants, says Meco exec
  4. Taiwan stages exercise as PH row rumbles on
  5. Why are there so many Filipino nurses in the US?
  6. Philippines faces 2nd wave of Taiwan sanctions
  7. Philippines lets Taiwan ultimatum lapse
  8. Aquino apologizes for Taiwan fisherman’s death
  9. Filipinos in Taiwan told: Limit activities
  10. Aquino apologizes for Taiwan fisher’s death
  1. Santiago: Harassment of Filipinos in Taiwan may warrant MECO abolition
  2. Filipino bride, 4 others killed in California limousine fire
  3. Why are there so many Filipino nurses in the US?
  4. US Senate Bill allows thousands of Filipinos to immediately come to America
  5. Taiwan rejects PH apology, freezes hiring of Filipino workers
  6. China slams PH bid in UN
  7. Filipinos no longer welcome in Taiwan restaurants, says Meco exec
  8. Filipino-owned supermarket chain opens 12th branch
  9. Taiwan threatens sanctions over Philippines shooting
  10. Taiwan stages exercise as PH row rumbles on

News

  • Court denies American basketball player’s bid for new investigation
  • Police eye business or financial angle in Parañaque restaurant shooting
  • Philippine Navy awaits delivery of 5 helicopters
  • 3,000 flee from MNLF, MILF standoff in North Cotabato village
  • Summer’s not gone yet—Pagasa

    • Sports

  • Big Chill survives Fruitas rally to forge decider for last semis spot
  • Sabellina leads Boracay Rum past EA Regen for semis berth
  • Aces not one and done, says Uytengsu
  • What a class act by Alaska
  • Caluag rules Asian BMX Elite category

    • Lifestyle

  • Olongapo nurse crowned Miss PH-Earth on second try
  • These dogs can fly– and that includes asPins, too
  • Hair: It doesn’t only reflect your beauty, it also says something about your health
  • Learn ‘the ropes’ to get in shape
  • Can the ability to bilocate be inherited?

    • Entertainment

  • Tardy star makes supporting actor lose job
  • TV5 wishes Willie Revillame ‘well in new pursuits’
  • Ai-Ai de las Alas plans to file for divorce
  • Sarah Jessica Parker: I shop with my eyes, too
  • Ate Vi overwhelmed by Batangueños’ faith in her

    • Business

  • Volvo Philippines launches luxury 5-door, 5-seater hatchback
  • Why Texas loves trucks
  • Audi A3 sedan: A handsome invite to small luxury car buyers
  • Just an experience, not a race, reiterates Nascar executive
  • Seating pretty

    • Technology

  • Microsoft readies new Xbox as entertainment hub
  • Yahoo! vows not to ruin Tumblr after $1.1B takeover
  • Yahoo! confirms Tumblr deal for $1.1B
  • Mobiles offer financial lifeline to Asian migrants—study
  • Metro’s traffic situation may now be monitored via smart phones, tablets

    • Opinion

  • Editorial cartoon, May 21, 2013
  • Reliance on remittances
  • Shattered bamboo reeds
  • Ideal worlds
  • The sheer inadequacy of single-factor analyses

    • Global Nation

  • No Filipino injuries, deaths reported in Oklahoma tornado
  • PH open to talks with neighboring countries on fisheries accord
  • PH protests presence of Chinese ships in Ayungin Shoal
  • Zest Airways suspends chartered flights between Aklan, Taipei
  • Video of Taiwanese fishing vessel shooting ‘revealing,’ ‘helpful’ — De Lima
    • Marketplace
    Advertisement
    © Copyright 1997-2013 INQUIRER.net | All Rights Reserved