Chinese Company Bets Big on Laos Casino Project The Chinese-run Kings Romans casino is one of the most noticeable and flashy features on the Lao side of the Mekong Rivers Golden Triangle. Kings Romans signed a 99-year lease with the Lao government to...
In Hong Kong, Maritime Militarization on Display The Yuncheng 571 frigate docks at Hong Kong's Victoria harbor for a five-day visit, and following just behind is the Haikou 171 destroyer. The vessels, two of the Chinese Navy's most advanced warships...
Multiplayer Computer Games are Big Business for Small Devices The space ship exists in a virtual world of vast dimensions, but you see it on an iPhone. Brothers Tony and Kieran Howlett grew up playing the old Traveller game and developed the online v...
Social Media Drives Publicity in Trayvon Martin Case Across the United States, African Americans mobilized in memory of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, and in protest over the fact that the man who shot him had initially avoided criminal charges. Early o...
Obama, Kimmel Keep White House Correspondents Dinner Full of Laughs Hollywood celebrities, journalists and government officials came together in Washington Saturday for a night of laughs at the annual White House Correspondents Dinner. President Bara...
Lionel Richie Takes a New Musical Direction With 'Tuskegee' Richie pays tribute to his Southern roots on his new duets album. The album features 13 of his famous pop hits, this time performed with some of todays biggest Country stars. They include Li...
Ancient Sound Reimagined for Modern Times Composer Jin Hi Kim's instrument of choice is the komungo, a traditional Korean instrument which dates back to the 4th century. Korean music is based on ritual, Shamanism, Buddhism, Confucianism, ritual, she...
Superheros Unite to Save Earth From Extra-Terrestrials in 'The Avengers' In The Avengers, billionaire industrialist Tony Stark, also known as Iron Man, is on board along with other characters including Captain America, Thor, Nick Fury, Black Widow, a...
