China needs more nurses to care for elderly Beijing, October 8: China needs at least 2.2 million nurses to care for its 11 million bedridden elderly, but it currently has just one million caretakers who lack proper training, state media said today. The majority of the caretakers are either... Women 10 Aug, 2005
Domestic labour should be made legal: CWISH Himalayan News ServiceKathmandu, June 10:Domestic labour should be legalised so that domestic workers’ rights can be ensured and it can be promoted as a potential employment generating sector, a report released today said. The government should... Horoscopes 10 Jun, 2005
Avian flu in migratory birds sparks emergency in China Agence France PresseBeijing, May 22:China has ordered emergency measures to stop the spread of bird flu after discovering some migratory birds had died from the H5-N1 virus, state media said today. The Ministry of Agriculture announced yesterday that... Women 22 May, 2005
Tsunami-hit Asian countries limping back to normal Associated Press Banda Aceh, January 23: Corpses no longer litter Banda Aceh’s streets. Tourists are trickling back to Thailand’s beach resorts. Sri Lanka has barred any rebuilding along its ravaged coastline. One month after an earthquake-driven... Women 23 Jan, 2005
Counter-terrorism training for Asians Agence France PresseKuala Lumpur, April 19:US experts today began training officials from five Southeast Asian nations to fight terrorist financing in one of a series of programmes at the Southeast Asia Regional Centre for Counter Terrorism. Malaysian... Women 19 Apr, 2004
