MANILA - Under Britain's new schools curriculum, children as young as 5 will be taught the basics of sex and the effects of illegal drugs, internet reports said.
MANILA - A posh tourist destination in Palawan, Philippines won this year's Wild Asia Responsible Tourism Awards - the first awards series of its kind in the region.
TAIPEI - A plastic bottle thrown into a Taipei recycling bin could be reincarnated as a blanket to warm disaster victims in any of 20 countries, thanks to a unique project by the world's largest Buddhist charity.
MANILA - The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) is urging the government to place a ban on the sale of substandard Christmas lights as these are potential fire hazards.
SHANGHAI/LOS ANGELES – The Walt Disney Co's breakthrough deal to build one of its signature theme parks in Shanghai marks a major advance for Western media and entertainment firms trying to crack a tough China market.