China taking orders for the iPhone 5

Apple next-generation iPhone has not even been released yet, but China's e-commerce platform Taobao are already accepting pre-orders.

Chinese city orders two fake Apple shops to close

Chinese officials in Kunming have ordered two fake Apple shops to close because the stores did not have official business permits.

New breed of elite sex workers cater to India's rich

Zeba, a 23-year-old model and actress says she's found the perfect job. The money is great and her working hours are convenient.

Virgin Galactic plans more spaceships

Virgin Galactic, billionaire Richard Branson's space travel venture, plans to order five more spaceships and aims to turn a profit in five years from its commercial launch in 2010, an official said on Thursday. Prospective space travellers have so far placed deposits totalling more than $31-million for tickets that cost $200 000 each.

Mr Midnight, Asia's answer to Harry Potter

Young Asian readers seeking the thrill of ghouls and haunted houses no longer turn only to Western favorites to satisfy their itch. Asia's answer to the record-selling British boy wizard Harry Potter is the Mr Midnight series of books. The appeal, says author Jim Aitchison, is the books' ability to address an Asian child's values and sensibilities.

Toilet ambassadors help Singapore clean up

The classroom erupted in delighted cheers at the teacher's vigorous thrusts into a toilet bowl. The plunger-wielding "professor" from Japan, Atsuhiro Katsumata, was in Singapore to help the city-state's toilet cleaners brush up their skills. Singapore, it seems, has yet to take its seat among the ranks of those with the most sparkling urinals.
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