Qingdao, China (CNN) — Another round of toasts and exclamations of “hajiu” sounded out around me. I took a sip and set down my small glass of Tsingtao beer as my new friends downed theirs and refilled. Our seafood dinner, perched on the single Continue ..

No hotel in such pricey and prestigious locales as San Francisco, Las Vegas, Palm Beach, Scottsdale or Seattle, not Vegas’ Bellagio, not San Francisco’s Ritz-Carlton or Seattle’s Olympic can brag of an honor equal to that given this week to Continue ..

Hua Hin (Thailand), Oct 25 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Sunday rebuffed Beijing over its opposition to the Dalai Lama’s planned visit to Arunachal Pradesh while declaring that he and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao have agreed to maintain ‘peace Continue ..

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