Fujisan, the highest mountain in Japan at 3,776 metres, is one of the country’s most recognisable sights. The snow-capped peak “has inspired artists and poets and been the object of pilgrimage for centuries”, Unesco said. [Read More]

Raj Dhanda, Co-Head of Global Capital Markets of Morgan Stanley, and Dr. Mehmood Khan, Executive Vice President and Chief Scientific Officer, Global Research and Development of PepsiCo Inc are recipients of the top award at the 12th annual Outstanding 50 Asian Americans in Business Awards Dinner Gala which will be held on June 19 at Cipriani Wall Street in New York. The presenters of the awards will be Ambassador Dnyaneshwar M. Mulay, the Consul General of India and Indra Nooyi, Pepsico’s Chairman and CEO. A special Asian Business Excellence Award will be presented to Thuy Trinh, Chief Operating Officer of Resorts World Casino New York City. [Read More]

The Midtown International Theatre Festival (MITF)’s fourteenth season will include a slate of full-length plays and musicals, as well as Short Subjects. The Festival will run from July 15 to August 4, 2013, at the June Havoc Theatre, 312 W. 36th Street, NYC, 1st floor; the Dorothy Strelsin Theatre, 312 W. 36th Street, NYC, 1st floor; the Main Stage Theater, 312 W. 36th Street, NYC, 4th floor; and the Jewel Box Theater, 312 W. 36th Street, NYC, 4th floor. Tickets are $15 for short plays and $18 for longer plays. Tickets are available at www.midtownfestival.org or by phone at (866) 811-4111. The Festival also offers various group discounts and package passes, good for full-length and short plays. [Read More]