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Mainland Chinese Enter Hong Kong to Learn From Protesters
oktober 01, 2014by latadmin
Ivan Broadhead HONG KONG— While China's government censors domestic coverage of the growing Hong Kong democracy movement, some mainland Chinese are entering Hong...
US stocks drop sharply; Airlines sink
oktober 01, 2014by latadmin
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks sank Wednesday, and the Dow Jones industrial average fell more than 200 points, on disappointing economic news and a slide in airlines...
$100 Million Loan To Improve Urban Environment in PRC’S Huanggang (ADB – Asian Development Bank)
oktober 01, 2014by latadmin
(Source: ADB – Asian Development Bank) MANILA, PHILIPPINES – The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $100 million loan for a project to promote...
ADB Grant to Help Maldives Tap Solar Power, Cut High Fuel Bill (ADB – Asian Development Bank)
oktober 01, 2014by latadmin
(Source: ADB – Asian Development Bank) MANILA, PHILIPPINES – The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is providing a $38 million grant and allocating another $12...
Hong Kong protests: The politest demonstration ever – but where do they go from here?
oktober 01, 2014by latadmin
When and how did Hong Kong gain a reputation for good manners? When I came here a generation ago – when thousands took to the streets in sympathy with their mainland...
Hong Kong: Lord Patten tells Beijing they are reneging on two-system deal
oktober 01, 2014by latadmin
The last British governor of Hong Kong, Lord Patten, has accused the government in Beijing of breaching its commitments to Hong Kongers made before the handover of the...
Reports: China body-searched 10,000 pigeons
oktober 01, 2014by latadmin
BEIJING — The 10,000 doves released in a ceremony Wednesday for China’s National Day underwent unusual scrutiny, each having its feathers and anus checked for...
More bodies found on Japanese volcano; toll now 47
oktober 01, 2014by latadmin
OTAKI, Japan — One body recovered near the volcano’s peak was in a squatting position and had to be dug out of a thick layer of ash. Another was caught between...
Chinese hit the road for ‘golden week’
september 30, 2014by latadmin
Weak yen fuels surge in trips to Japan while Hong Kong visits largely unaffected by recent protests (© The Financial Times Limited 2014)…
HK activists defiant but still fear China
september 30, 2014by latadmin
Threat remains of military intervention to control protests (© The Financial Times Limited 2014)…
