HK lawmakers discuss Disney expansion plan Philadelphia Daily News | The Associated Press | HONG KONG - Hong Kong lawmakers said Saturday they would be unwilling to approve a plan to expand the city's Disneyland unless the government and Walt Disney Co. tell them how the theme park has performed since it opened in 2005. | Walt Disney and Hong Kong last week agreed ...
Stung by agents Hong Kong Standard In the article "Travel agents take to the streets as airlines plan to slash commission" (The Standard, June 24), the agents warned they may be forced to charge travelers fees to make up for the loss of income. | //--> Tuesday, June 30, 2009 | In the article "Travel agents take to the streets as airl...
McMinn man seeks recognition of daring Korean War operation Knox News | Lt. Arthur L. Boyd at controls of a Military Affiliate Radio Station (MARS) in Germany, taken about one month prior to his departure for “Operation Broken Reed” on Jan. 1, 1952. | My involvement in one of our nation's most historically i...
Chinese mainland A/H1N1 flu cases exceed 1,000 China Daily | BEIJING:The Chinese mainland confirmed 42 new cases of A/H1N1 influenza in the 24 hours ending 6 pm Saturday, bringing the total to 1002. | Southern Guangdong Province reported 15 new cases, Beijing confirmed 13 and Shanghai found seven, according ...
China retains foreign trade advantages: official China Daily | BEIJING: China did not lose its advantages in foreign trade despite global downturn and could retain foreign trade level above the global average once global economy recovered, a senior Chinese official said Saturday. | Yi Xiaozhun, vice commerce m...
Gas leak leaves one dead, five missing in central China China Daily | CHANGSHA: A coal mine gas leak has left one person dead and another five missing in central China's Hunan Province, local authorities said Sunday. | The accident took place at about 7:45 pm Saturday at the state-owned Yuanjia Coal Mine in Jiahe Cou...
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Markets in China Fly High Once More The New York Times | SHANGHAI - Fueled by renewed confidence in economic growth in China and perhaps the kind of frenzied buying that took place a few years ago, Chinese stock prices are once again s...
World markets slide on grim US jobs report The News & Observer | HONG KONG -- Most Asian markets fell Friday as a weaker-than-expected U.S. jobs report signaled more pain ahead for the world's largest economy. European stocks also weakened in ...
World markets slide on grim US jobs report Kansas City Star Kin Cheung Floor traders work at the Hong Kong Stock Exchange Friday, July 3, 2009 in Hong Kong. Asian stocks retreated Friday as a weaker-than-expected U.S. jobs report signaled m...
Repository of History Has Items Disappearing The New York Times | WASHINGTON (AP) - Visitors to the National Archives here know they will find the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution and the Bill of Rights in the main building's magnificent rotunda. | But they can no longer find the patent file for the ...
Were They Just Paper Airplanes? The New York Times | LOOKING back, students of the Tab Express flight school could see the danger signs. Skip to next paragraph Enlarge This Image Matt Stroshane for The New York Times | The DeLand Municipal Airport in Florida. | They remember the long waits to use air...
That Long, Long Road From Idea to Success The New York Times | SAVE paper, save ink, save money, save the planet. Marketing doesn't get any better than that. Skip to next paragraph Related Gadgetwise Blog: GreenPrint Saves Paper and Ink at the Price of Speed | A GreenPrint tutorial lists potential savings from...
India joins Russia, China for FX diversification China Daily | Suresh Tendulkar, an economic adviser to Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, said he is urging the government to diversify its $264.6 billion foreign-exchange reserves and hold fewer dollars. | "The major part of Indian reserves is in dollars - that is something that's a problem for us," Tendulkar, chairman of the Prime Minister's Economic Advi...
A moment of truth for Obama in Moscow Asia Times | By M K Bhadrakumar | In the annals of Russian-American summitry, Moscow has never before choreographed a welcoming ceremony for the visiting United States president in this fashion. The dramatic run-up to the arrival of US President Barack Obama in Moscow on Monday underscores the complexities of the context in which the two countries are going t...
