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Record snow in Japan, cold in Delhi as Asia shivers

Record snow in Japan, cold in Delhi as Asia shivers Troops and volunteers shovelled snow from roofs and roads in Japan and India's capital New Delhi recorded its lowest temperature in 70 years as a cold wave swept across parts of Asia on Sunday. In China, cattle have died of the cold in the far western province of Xinjiang and a 42-km (25-mile) section of the Yellow River has frozen over in eastern Shandong, officials and news reports said. At least 20 people have died from exposure, disease and malnutrition in northern Bangladesh over the past three days because of a cold

Asia rides wave of Korean pop culture invasion

Asia rides wave of Korean pop culture invasion YANGJOO, South Korea -- A farm, even a fake one, is cold this time of year, so the Japanese retiree had some trouble wriggling his many layers into the king's costume. His wife, in a matching get-up, primped excitedly for the photos. Like many Japanese and Chinese visitors, Takahara Uetani and his wife, Kaiko, traveled to this television theme park on the edge of Seoul for the chance to don royal Korean robes, wander the set of their favorite soap opera and savor a culture that suddenly enchanted them. "We like this show much more

India tops salary hike in Asia: Hewitt

India tops salary hike in Asia: Hewitt NEW DELHI: Average salary increase in India in 2005 is the highest in Asia, and this trend will continue in 2006, said HR consultancy firm Hewitt Associates in its annual study. In 2004 too, Indian companies were on top in terms of salary increase in Asia. In 2005, the average increase in salary of employees of Indian companies was 13.9%. Employees in the IT-enabled sector received the highest hike at 17.9%. Philippines recorded an average salary increase of 8.2%, followed by China at 8.1% and Thailand at 6.3%. More:

Heavy snow, icy winds bring winter misery to Asia

Heavy snow, icy winds bring winter misery to Asia Japan braced for more snow on Monday after record falls that have already killed dozens and Indian officials closed schools in the capital as an unusually severe winter racks Asia. The dead in Japan included elderly people who fell as they tried to clear heavy snow from rooftops, as well as people crushed when their snow-laden homes collapsed. The death toll across northern Japan stood at 70, with seven deaths since Sunday, the Kyodo news agency said. More than 1,000 people have been injured. Blue skies were seen over some coastal areas, but more

Asia seen driving next wave of chip growth

Asia seen driving next wave of chip growth The global semiconductor industry can look forward to a period of steady growth, much of it driven by Asias emerging economies, analysts and industry representatives told a conference here Tuesday (May 9). Stanley Myers, president and CEO of the Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International (SEMI), told the Semicon Singapore 2006 conference that SEMI expects the market as a whole to expand by up to 10 percent this year, driven mainly by growing demand for consumer gadgets such as mobile phones and digital audio players. SEMI is predicting that the global IC equipment market