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Are you a rich or adventurous vagabond out to conquer the most delicious restaurant cuisines the world can offer? British magazine Restaurant has released its annual 50 best restaurants in the world, and for 2013, the top spot distinction has been given to Spain's El Celler de Can Roca.

North Korea Leader Kim Jong Un’s final approval with the nuclear war on the United States led the social media web sites to react using funny or mocking images. Even hackers took over the North Korean social media accounts like “Twitter” and “Flickr” to publish compromised messages and photographs.

United Nations Chief, Ban Ki Moon has strongly condemns any use of nuclear weapons as he asserted in a statement following North Korea’s declaration of war against the South, noting that that the crisis may have already “gone too far.”

Huawei, the Chinese smart phone manufacturer, is reportedly ready to become the rival of Samsung Galaxy S4 with a new super-slim device. According to the Chinese web site mobile163, Huawei will launch another high-powered smart phone in April 2013.

You know when Robert Pattinson is in town. Screaming of millions of tween fans reverberates blocks away. But the pinup hunk was a “shy, timid and reserved boy” as a teen, says British model, Lucy Flower who was with Robert in his first “shirtless” photo shoot. Check out the photos of Robert’s first modelling photos when he was a teen.

Surprise, surprise Riri fans. Chris Brown was again caught snuggling up and getting too cozy with another woman--and apparently, it looks a lot like his ex, Karrueche Tran. Check out the slideshow to see who the mystery woman is!

The California-based technology giant is reportedly in talks with Intel for a processor manufacturing deal for the Apple devices like iPad 5 and iPhone 5S. According to the Reuters report, the company executives have been discussing the deal for a year now but there is no confirmation yet whether the deal pushes through or not.

The Hurun Report has released its Global Rich List 2013 where it stated that most of the world's top billionaires are found in Asia.

The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 has not been announced yet but it is already making a buzz in China.

The recently unveiled Nokia Lumia 720 smart phone was perfectly designed with quality specifications and style to battle with the other smart phones from rival companies like Huawei, Samsung and Apple. With a low price, Nokia Lumia 720 will definitely draw in more customers who are still thinking about spending their money on an expensive Apple iPhone.

Canonical takes another step to leveling up as it embraces the world of tablet devices. It has been recently revealed that the Ubuntu Touch Developer will soon be available for tablets like Nexus 7 and Nexus 10 to support the applications.

With Australia Day just a week and a few days away from now, some of you might be considering packing up your bags to spend the long weekend with your family, friends and loved ones. In so doing, you may want to consider some local hotels which TripAdvisor named as the best in all over Australia.

ZTE unveiled at the 2013 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas its first Grand S phone that will compete with the other high technology smart phones like Apple’s iPhone 5. The ZTE Grand S is deemed to be the world’s thinnest phone at a 5-inch HD (1920x1080) display.

“The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” is currently dominating the Australian Box Office. However, the Peter Jackson film should enjoy the top box office success while it lasts because director Ang Lee’s “Life of Pi” is rapidly coursing its way closer to the number one spot.

Justin Bieber fans and other Twitter users on Monday night are divided in three camps: 1. Those who thought #cutforbieber would help the young pop star, 2. Those who slammed "whoever started" the twisted hashtag, and 3. Those who are alarmed by what others are posting and decided to discuss the reality of depression. (Parents are advised) to provide guidance to their kids with regards to this sensitive trending topic.

The Miss Universe 2012 has finally wrapped up at Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas where over 89 gorgeous women had competed for the prestigious award. With the evend hosted by Andy Cohen and Giuliana Rancic, here are all the winners for the night.

Technology giant Apple originally aims to put on the market a total of 6 million iPad minis in 2012. However, Apple has now ordered over 12 million iPad mini units due to scarcity of supply against the high demand of the device.

Renae Ayris succeeds Scherri-Lee Biggs as Miss Universe Australia 2012. The two lovely women are both from Perth. This 22-year-old model and dancer is a consistent picture of beauty and confidence. She stands 5 feet and 9.5 inches tall. Gentlemen, this fabulous Aussie is taken. Renae is in a relationship with her childhood sweetheart, Sam Doyle.

In 20120, Yao Defen of eastern China’s Anhui province was recognized as the tallest woman in the world in the Guinness World Records where she stood at 2.33 meters tall. Sadly, the world’s tallest woman already passed away last November 13.

Being a human doll might be getting recently popular in some parts of the world, but it has been a trend in Asia for many years now.

“Iron Man” has become one of the highest grossing superhero films of all time. So, it would be a waste for all the producers not to make a third installment of the “Iron Man” franchise.

"Binders full of women" became a popular meme tag after U.S. republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney answered a question about unequal pay in US workplaces. Just a couple of weeks ago, Romney sparked 'Big Bird' memes when he said he is not willing to "borrow from China" to subsidize public broadcasting. Now the meme generators got busy again.

Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney has probably realized by now that Big Bird could rival him well in terms of gathering support from the Americans. A presidential candidate does not simply announce that he "loves Big Bird" without expecting a surge of memes on the internet. Especially if Big Bird will lose his job.

The MTV Video Music Awards of 2012 is probably the most highly-anticipated event of the year apart from the release of “Breaking Dawn Part 2” and “Perks of Being a Wallflower.” Now that the night has been over and done here’s a quick recap of the night’s events along with the full list of winners.

English indie rock band called “The Vaccines” took an insulting swipe at the pop superstar Rihanna by saying that the singer is not a real artist for failing to compose her own material.

Women are watching this year’s Olympics for two reasons: to support the athletes from their country and to ogle men wearing tight clothes and competing in various sporting events.

Some fans just can't get enough of their idols that they are willing to spend a lot on celebrity perfumes.

One of China’s most famous actresses has filed a libel suit against two prominent Hong Kong news organizations over articles claiming that she was paid to have sex with Bo Xilai, the deposed Communist Party official. The “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” actress, Zhang Ziyi, sued Apple Daily which is a well-known tabloid newspaper and Next Magazine Publishing, both of which are owned by Next Media, over the false prostitute allegations. Executives at the Chinese-language newspaper companies know...

With Kristen Stewart hitting it big as 'Snow White' in her the recent, dark adaptation of the tale, one need not to wonder if other fairy tale revivals are on the pipeline as well.

The ingenuity of the Chinese in do-it-yourself projects can be quite fascinating.