Asian economies are so successful and rich in surplus capital that the Asian Development Bank must change radically in the next 15 years or risk becoming irrelevant to its main borrowers, according to a report to be published.

A 15 million euro ($20 million) program financed by the European Union to help Lebanese manufacturers comply with international export regulations may not have its funding renewed when the three-year program ends in December, leaving dozens of business owners who

Youssef Fares came out on top in an olive-oil competition this weekend at Beirut's 14th annual Horeca hospitality and foodservice trade show. For the second year in a row, the event staged a taste test pitting small- to medium-sized extra

The Hilton's Marble Lounge will be serving holiday brunch for six days of the Golden Week holiday - April 29-30 and May 3-6 from 11am-2pm....

The Japan Ginjo Sake Association, the organizers of Tokyo's big annual autumn ginjo sake tasting, will also be holding a spring tasting this year, showcasing the season's new sake from dozens of breweries...

Japan's major beer producers - Sapporo, Asahi, Kirin and Suntory - will be holding their first joint beer festival in Roppongi Hills at the end of May....

Orca International wine importers will be holding another of their popular wine-drinking parties at the Pink Cow bar in Aoyama....

Chef Roy Yamaguchi, an early pioneer in the world of Hawaiian fusion and Pacific Rim cuisine, will be visiting the kitchen of his namesake restaurant Roy's in Roppongi Hills to prepare a limited-time seasonal...

As part of the Italian Embassy's Primavera Italiana events this spring, Luxor chef Mario Frittoli will be holding a special winemaker dinner in collaboration with two acclaimed Italian wineries - Planeta,...

Sake writer John Gauntner will host his second sake dinner and seminar of the year on April 7, focusing on the differences in various types of sake rice....

The Black Lion British pub in Meguro follows up its popular white beer and black beer festivals with a weekend of brown beers, offering some thirty different beers on tap....

This month's glass tasting at the Riedel Wine Boutique in Aoyama features Chateau de Parenchere Bordeaux Clairet - a rose wine from the Bordeaux region of France. This well-structured, nicely balanced dry rose is a blend of Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon

A group of 500 armed Maoist rebels on Saturday blew up a road bridge, attacked a police station and a block office and made an abortive attempt to loot a bank, injuring two persons, at Riga in Bihar's Sitamarhi district.

Commander of US Central Command Admiral William J Fallon called on President General Pervez Musharraf here on Saturday and discussed with him the situation in Afghanistan and the war against terrorism.