Flying in the face of fashion Hong Kong Standard Cathay Pacific was on a trip down memory lane yesterday. Instead of moving up and down the aisles, Cathay flight attendants paraded up and down the catwalk at a Tokyo fashion show dressed in nine different historical uniforms. | //--> Monday, July 06, 2009 | Cathay Pacific was on a trip down memory ...
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 ...
Fraud office to investigate the collapse of MG Rover The Independent | The Business Secretary will today ask the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) to investigate the demise of the British car-maker MG Rover, four years after its collapse brought about the loss of an estimated 15,000 jobs. | Lord Mandelson will tell Parliamen...
China launches trial yuan trade settlement scheme The Guardian SHANGHAI, July 6 (Reuters) - China on Monday officially launched a pilot programme to allow companies to settle imports and exports in the yuan in selected areas in a major step towards internationalising the Chinese currency eventually. The launch i...
ZTE and Qualcomm Collaborate to Boost UMTS System Performance The Examiner Distributed by Press Release EMAIL ARTICLE PRINT ARTICLE | SAN DIEGO and SHENZHEN, China, July 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Qualcomm Incorporated (Nasdaq: QCOM), a leading developer and innovator of advanced wireless technologies, products and service...
Flying in the face of fashion Hong Kong Standard Cathay Pacific was on a trip down memory lane yesterday. Instead of moving up and down the aisles, Cathay flight attendants paraded up and down the catwalk at a Tokyo fashion show dressed in nine different historical uniforms. | //--> Monday, July 06...
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World markets slide on grim US jobs report Houston Chronicle | 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 e...
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 ...
Chinese carmaker bids for GM's Opel: Reports The Times Of India | 5 Jul 2009, 1929 hrs IST, AFP Text: BEIJING: Chinese carmaker Beijing Automotive Industry Corp. is in the running for General Motors' European unit with a bid worth $922 million, according ...
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...
HK lawmakers discuss Disney expansion plan The Wichita Eagle 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 Ho...
World markets try to gauge slump in U.S. Houston Chronicle | LONDON - European stock markets traded in a narrow range Friday as investors caught their breath after big losses the day before on U.S. jobs data. Wall Street's closure for the Independence Day holiday kept trading volumes exceptionally light. | The FTSE 100 index of leading British shares closed up 0.1 percent while Germany's DAX fell 0.2 perce...
