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Australia's Qantas Airways Ltd, the country's flagship carrier, has entered into a code share deal with China Southern Airlines Co Ltd, a first between the two airline firms.

With the start of the Holidays comes the onslaught of holiday shopping for the season of gift-giving is just around the corner, not to mention the various sales and deals offered by almost every store this time of the year. However, there are a lot of scammers out there during holiday shopping too. They are taking advantage of shoppers who are rushing to buy items during a sale like, Black Friday or Cyber Monday. If you want to avoid getting scammed, check out the online holiday shopping safety ...

Here comes Cyber Monday 2013! Watch out for various online sales after Black Friday 2013 which officially start on Monday (hence, the name), Dec. 2, 2013. Black Friday 2013 has just ushered the 2013 Holiday shopping season and it has reached the weekend up to Cyber Monday 2013 where most people who weren't able to shop during the Black Friday weekend go online to look for sweet deals for the items that they are eyeing.

The Walmart Black Friday 2013 has started with a bang at 6pm on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 28, 2013. I hope you guys didn't miss the Walmart 1 hour sale (In-Stock Guarantee)! Don't forget about the second Walmart sale event at 8pm on the same day (Thursday, Nov. 28)! And, of course don't miss the actual Walmart Black Friday 2013 Sale on Friday, Nov. 29. It will extend over the weekend on Saturday, Nov. 30, starting at 8 am up to Sunday, Dec.1.

The Nokia Lumia 1520 Windows Phablet will reportedly be available in UK by the 1st week of December 2013 and it will cost £550 as well as be sold SIM-free.

Air Asia has recently unveiled its special flight deals for several destinations around the world, including Asian and Australian destinations.

Walmart’s Black Friday 2013 deals will officially start at 6pm on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 28, 2013. Even if it’s named “Black Friday,” it will actually begin on a Thursday. On Nov. 28, there will be two events, one will start at 6pm up to midnight and the other will start from 8pm to midnight. And on Friday, Nov. 29, the sale will start at 8am and will last until Sunday, Dec. 1.

Ian Somerhalder of the CW TV series “Vampire Diaries” is encouraging people to use Goodshop To-Go to support his foundation, The Ian Somerhalder Foundation (ISF). Goodshop To-Go is a Web site that reportedly allows online shoppers to earn up to 20% of each of their purchases for their chosen cause or charity. Plus, it gives more than 100,000 coupons for users which enables them to not only save some money but also to donate with every purchase. What’s great is that this service is free!

Google has officially launched Helpouts on Nov. 5, 2013. It offers netizens help from experts via live chat over video. It includes tips in Art and Music, Computers and Electronics, Home and Garden, Education and Careers, Fashion and Beauty, Fitness and Nutrition, Health and Cooking. One of the first live video chats to be launched was Helpouts by Sephora featuring several makeup tips and tricks from the French brand and chain of cosmetics stores that can be found all over the world and on the I...

Yay, Butterbeer is here! Thanks to Starbucks, Harry Potter fans need not go to the Three Broomsticks Inn anymore to have a taste of this famous drink favoured by our beloved HP characters.

Choice’s Shonky Awards had named and shamed SimCity producer EA Games, Kleenex's Mansize tissues and Qantas Frequent Flyer Toolbar among Australia’s dodgiest products.

The V-Tex Technology Drink Chiller which cools drinks in just 45 seconds was recently unveiled by Enviro-Cool (UK) Limited (Ltd). It is designed to reduce energy consumption by 90%.

The Triple J network in Australia currently manages Dig Music digital station targeting listeners over 30. It will be re-launched in April 2014 after 6 months of consultation from the audience and music industry insiders how to improve it better than before.

Global media firm Thomson Reuters rolled out its Domestic Partners Eligibility policy in the Philippines. The policy recognises the live-in and same-sex partners of its employees as eligible for benefits under the company's healthcare plan, group life insurance and retirement plan.

An explosion rocked a two-storey building on Station Street in Wentworthville, New South Wales (NSW), Australia at around 4:30am on October 8, 2013. The building reportedly contained residential units on top of an Afghan supermarket.

By end 2015, the Coca-Cola Company, popularly known as Coke, will be launching 1,500 to 2,000 Ekocenters or mini one-stop shops that will supply cooked meals, clean water, power, Internet, vaccines and Coke products to 20 developing countries, which including Africa, Asia, North America and Latin America.

The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) region stands to gain between 38 and 57 million additional international tourist arrivals by 2016 from visa facilitation and could lead to 2.6 million more jobs in APEC economies. These are the findings of a research report released by the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO). The findings of the report were presented at the APEC High Level Policy Dialogue held in Bali, Indonesia on Tuesday.

As the cloud of political uncertainty lifted in Australia, global investment fund Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) provided a fillip to the country’s hotel industry. ADIA bought Australia's largest hotel owner, Tourism Asset Holdings, for a record-breaking $800 million. The deal gives hope for M&A activity and foreign investments picking up, in the country.

With millions of dollars worth of fruits and vegetables going to waste each year, due to inadequate storage infrastructure, India has sought expertise from New Zealand for the development of cold storage facilities in the country.

The flight attendants of Delta Airlines will now start using the Nokia Lumia 820 handset for more efficient on-board passenger purchases. The airline company announced that 19,000 units of the Windows Phone 8 device have been issued to simplify the flight attendants’ workload.

Organisers of the Vancouver Science World Exhibit banned two print ads that they deemed too sexy for public exhibition, specifically in outdoor space such as bus shelters. The decision what to place in such locations is in the hands of municipalities and display companies.

A couple from Houston, Texas warned parents of sexual predators lurking through baby monitors.

Is it possible to perform a quickie oral sex on a man aboard an Armadale Express train during rush hour?

A Google survey found out that there are more Aussies using smartphones as compared to Americans and British

There are trade secrets in every profession. Here are the ones for an air hostess.

In North Carolina, customers still eating dinner at the Hops Grill and Brewery were suddenly asked to immediately leave the premises when the authorities came to shut down the restaurant. The Hops management then informed their patrons that the restaurant was closing permanently.

Asiana Airlines is thinking of suing a San Francisco-based television network over irresponsible racist report

An eight-year-old Sydney boy was accidentally exposed to a hardcore porno image while viewing the Lions ticket promotion of flag carrier Qantas on its Facebook page on Friday.

NBN Co meets the June 30 rollout target but failed to deliver satisfactory service