Manila vendors sell love -- in a bottle
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In an alley near a Philippines church, "miracles" of love are being bought and sold.
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MANILA (Reuters Life!) - Sunday is a day of devotion in the Philippines. Devotion, that is, to cockfighting.
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From department store to discounter, retailers are using innovative technology and clever packaging to make shoppers feel good about giving the gift of plastic.
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Cheap Chinese products, which are flooding Asia, are met with deep appreciation by the regionâs poorest people.
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Valentines Day in South Korea means chocolates, romantic dinners and a high-tech mobile phone device that can secretly check the passion in the voice of a lover.
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The pervasive smell of cigarette smoke  and hair spray couldn't disguise the whiff of crisis when  bigwigs from the Japanese and Philippine nightlife industries  gathered in the ballroom of a Manila hotel.
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For men seeking true romance there is now a new mating game with an unusual twist -- it is virtual and mobile. A fantasy world in which lovesick men can wine and dine a virtual girlfriend
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The local merchant social network brings some complementary elements to Citysearch's offering.
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The Juice's arrest shines a bright light on the murky world of memorabilia. Will the price of his items spike, or plunge? A veteran appraiser offers a tour of some of the market's more outlandish offerings
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In a region where monkey meat and snake-blood wine are hot menu items, the Southeast Asian country serves as a hub for selling and shipping rare&#151;and illegal&#151;delicacies.
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You can find long-haul wealth-builders on the market's sales rack.
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A Japanese firm pioneers a system to share fragrances over the internet.  Also: A Bollywood movie makes its debut on cell phones & hellip;. Merck smarting from Vioxx pull & hellip;. and more.
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CIUDAD DEL ESTE, Paraguay -- In this gritty border town known as a haven for drug smugglers, arms dealers, and counterfeiters, stacks of money change hands in the open on every corner and thousands of people stream each day across Friendship Bridge into Ciudad del Este.
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The Philippine capital is one of the world's biggest party towns and New Year's Eve will be marked by the usual street fiestas, dances in upmarket hotels and much revelry in malls and bars.
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BUFFALO, N.Y. - She's a 200-pound-plus hugging machine, but her affection comes with a price. Police are warning men about the &quot;Hugging Bandit,&quot; who heartily embraces men coming out of downtown bars and leaves them wallet-less. Dozens of men say they have been victims.
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By Aranee Jaiimsin, Bangkok Post, Thailand  Feb.
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Touring events, exhibits and other promotional efforts are becoming more popular as advertisers seek to forge closer emotional bonds with consumers.