Obesity rates among Asian-American youths growingSan Mateo County Times, CA - Dec 25, 2007White rice, a staple in most Asian families, is not that healthy — especially when consumed in monstrous portions. In Asian countries, rice is usually eaten …

NDTV.comHope rises from the ruins but scars remainTimes Online, UK - 20 hours ago… 37000 of them missing — in other words, never found or identified, their bones scattered by the sea or still buried in the rice fields. …Three years after tsunami, survivors still cope with emotional trauma Great Falls TribuneIndonesia, Thailand mark 2004 tsunami with prayers Reutersall 491 news articles

BRIEFING - ASIA AGRIBUSINESS - DEC 26, 2007Trading Markets (press release), CA - 7 hours agoMUMBAI - LT Overseas (BSE:532783), Indian manufacturer of 'Dawat' brand basmati rice on Monday said it has acquired US-based Kusha Inc for an undisclosed …

Tsunami aid 'spent on politics'The Australian, Australia - 4 hours ago"In one scene, Apa Kaoy, who cannot cook, grumbles when his wife, exhausted from working in the rice field, has not prepared supper," Oxfam says of the play …