THINGS TO DO IN LONDON THIS WEEK (Aug. 25-31)
Here’s your weekly dose of interesting things to immerse yourself in over the long weekend and through the rest of the week. Get ready to mark your calendars cause we’ve …
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Why the Wasabi That You Eat May Not Be Real
Wasabi – no, not the chain of UK sushi restaurants. We mean wasabi, the green Japanese paste that you eat with sushi, alongside ginger and soy sauce. Some people love it; …
Read MoreThe disenchanted India Inc
After the wreckage of the Indian Rupee and commotion in the stock market; potential foreign investors are getting increasingly disenchanted with the Indian market. Ashutosh Misra investigates. The Indian …
Read MoreWhat’s Happening in London (Aug. 18-24)
Here’s a bevy of Asia-related places and things to keep you up-to-date for the week of August 28~ DINE OUT ‘The Hutong’ at the Shard. Spicy Chinese food with the hottest view in town, …
Read MoreWhat Does the ‘Britons First’ Employment Policy Mean for UK Business?
A Tory MP has recently said that companies in UK have a “social duty” to hire local workers. How would such a discriminatory attitude influence immigration. AGI investigates Employers have …
Read MoreOliver Stone Visits Asia; Slams US and Japan Government
Award-winning American filmmaker gives speech at Hiroshima University on anniversary of atomic bomb; has harsh words against Japanese nationalism, American imperialism. Director/producer Oliver Stone is no stranger to controversy. His …
Read MoreEvents in London This Week (Aug. 11-17)
A new weekly AGI column brings you the best of things to see and do around the capital. These highlights should help to keep you busy and your schedule full! …
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Japan’s Quirkiest Beauty Treatments
Beauty is big business in Japan. In these times of economic stagnation, people need any edge they can get to stand out from the leagues of other highly educated and …
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Asian A-Listers Making Fashion Hit Lists
With Asian cinema growing in importance, Hollywood’s leading ladies are increasingly finding themselves overshadowed on the red carpet by their eastern counterparts. At a recent Christian Dior show in Paris, …
Read MoreA Phenomenon Called Durga Shakti Nagpal
English author Virginia Woolf famously said, “For most of history, anonymous was a woman.” In India, a 28-year-old woman, Durga Shakti Nagpal, an Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer from the …
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