Asia Blog - July 2010

Yesterday was World Tiger Day and tiger lovers everywhere were given an extra reason to celebrate: a joint study revealed that the number of tigers in Nepal has jumped from 121 to 155 in a single year.

Wildlife poachers, who typically sell the tiger's skins and bones to make traditional Chinese medicines, have long posed a threat to these endangered animal's lives. The three-month long tiger census counted the tiger populations in the country's national parks.

What's better than eating perfectly ripened, juicy mangoes in the heat of the summer? Pakistani mangoes.

A recent CNN video shows how Americans from as far away as Los Angeles are traveling to Toronto parking lots where the coveted fruit is sold by one Shahzad Shahid, who runs a home delivery mango company through buymangoes.ca.

The Reality TV genre usually conjures up images of drunken Snooki-types or washed up, overweight celebs. But in Malaysia, a new reality show called "Imam Muda" or "Young Leader" is taking reality television in a much holier direction.

In his first speech as a lawmaker in lower Congress, boxing hero Manny Pacquiao voiced two desires for the Philippines. First, he wants to improve the quality of life in the poor southern province of Sarangani. Second, he wants the country to win their first gold medal in the Olympics.