The opening ceremony of the Beijing Paralympics, the largest sports gathering for the disabled, started at 8 pm Saturday in the National Stadium, also known as the Bird's Nest. Opening just two weeks after the Beijing Olympics ended, the largest-ever Paralympics are expected to be staged in a way that it will be remembered as an equal splendor as the Beijing Olympic Games.

SINGAPORE AIRLINES has been voted Airline of the Year 2008 in the latest World Airline Awards announced by Skytrax Research. This is the third time in 10 years the airline has won the title. Singapore Airlines was also voted Best Airline to Asia and Best Business Class Airline.

In a sign the country's ambitions to go faster, higher and bigger have not been dimmed by the end of the Olympics, the Ministry of Railways says it is raising the speed it intends the new line connecting the cities to reach when it opens in 2012.

Tempt your taste buds, tantalize your senses and prepare yourselves for a treat! Vietnam is a food connoisseur’s paradise. Books have been devoted to Vietnamese cuisine, the lives of Vietnamese people are centered on food, and rightly so, the food in Vietnam is delicious and nutritious. Each area boasts its own delicacy and the ingredients are bought in the markets in the early hours, whilst you are sleeping. Whether you like spring rolls, rice or noodle based dishes, enjoy eating pork, beef or frog, Vietnam has it. And what a better way to experience this than a dedicated cuisine tour throughout the country with cooking classes so you can introduce this cuisine to your friends at home. Come on a journey with us to experience food that you would never have done before, try it, you'll never regret it. View full holiday programme [ follow this link ]

 

GIANT pandas have strong personalities and expressive behaviours. The first time you see pandas mucking around it's surreal, as if someone has dressed a bunch of children in black-and-white teddy bear costumes and set them in slow motion. Wilfully and patiently, they dismember stalks of bamboo, push their friends down hills and act up for the cameras.

Exclusive offer to Far East Tours travellers, the 4* Rembrandt Hotel in Bangkok is offering a Bonus Night Promotion. For any stays of 3 nights, passengers will pay only 2 nights and get 1 night free including breakfast. Conveniently located in Bangkok Thailand's Sukhumvit district, the Rembrandt Bangkok Hotel features 407 luxurious guest rooms and suites with star class facilities to satisfy even the most discerning traveller. This offer is valid until 31 Oct 2008.