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Unesco’s Cultural Heritage Administration said that the International Council on Monuments and Sites has recommended the inclusion of 40 royal tombs from the Chosun dynasty in the list of World Heritage sites. The final listing will be determined at the 33rd session of the UNESCO World Heritage Commission in Seville, Spain on June 22-30.

The tombs are those of 27 Chosun kings and their queens which showcases a rare preservation of an entire royal lineage. If listed, the Chosun tombs will bring Korea’s World Heritage sites to nine, including the Jongmyo Shrine and the Seokguram Grotto.

More of these at The Chosun Ilbo.

Tata Motors have unveiled Nano, touted as the world’s cheapest car, a few weeks ago. And with that short time, the Nano, has been seeing a surging demand with the company recieving more than 200,000 fully paid orders.

The company have collected about 25 billion rupees (US$500) until April 25, when booking for the Nano car closed. In a statement, Tata Motors said that, “The bookings are double the alloted number of cars for delivery.” It has alloted 100,000 cars in the first phase of deliveries.

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Singapore celebrity couple Fann Wong and Christopher Lee finally tied the knot in a simple ceremony last Saturday. The civil ceremony, held in a local hotel was attended only by the couple’s family and close friends.

The couple has been dating for nine years and they had planned to get married early 2009 but the ceremony was postponed due to the sudden death of Christopher Lee’s father.

After the ceremony, the couple were off to Malaysia to pay their respects to Christopher’s elders. Cheers to the newlywed..