PANAJI - The new visa regime which restricts travellers from staying in India for over three months is the new scourge of tourism in Goa, according to a travel and tourism industry spokesperson.

BEIJING - Farmers in China's remote villages are prospering with trading agricultural products through the world wide web using internet connectivity provided at various information centres in rural parts of the country.

WASHINGTON - Women entrepreneurs now own or co-own 40 percent of all businesses in the US and have created almost twice as many businesses as men between 2002 and 2007, say experts.