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Has Xinhua’s chief defected? Or is he just having back trouble?
on July 31, 2010 by admin in Shanghai, Comments (0)
Wan Wuyi, a man with mysteriously crippling back problems It’s a problem that never troubled Kim Philby but if it had, it would perhaps have saved MI-5 a lot […]
Airline body says Asian growth boosts air travel
on July 29, 2010 by admin in Climbing, Comments (0)
Airline body says Asian growth boosts air travel International air travel grew faster than expected in June led by a sharp improvement in Asia, airline association IATA said on […]
Monaco’s Prince Albert set the wedding date
on July 26, 2010 by admin in Expats, Comments (0)
Monaco’s Prince Albert sets wedding date Monaco’s Prince Albert will marry his South African fiancee Charlene Wittstock in July next year, the Mediterranean statelet’s royal household has announced. Read […]
Travel Industry Group will pay BP
on July 23, 2010 by admin in Climbing, Comments (0)
Travel industry group wants BP to pay The travel industry’s main trade group has demanded that BP pay $US500mln to mitigate for losses in the next three years. Read more […]
Two German hostages released in Nigeria
on April 25, 2010 by admin in Expats, Comments (0)
Two German hostages freed in Nigeria Two German hostages have been freed in Nigeria’s oil-rich southern delta, a volatile region where kidnappings often occur. Read more on Sydney Morning Herald […]
Radisson Blu In Budapest Joins Earth Hour 2010
on March 24, 2010 by admin in Hungary, Comments (0)
“Earth Hour is a global event organized by WWF and is held on the last Saturday of March annually, asking households and businesses to turn off their non-essential lights and […]
Athens calls on expat pockets
on March 14, 2010 by admin in Expats, Comments (0)
Athens calls on expat pockets GREECE initially sent a distress call to its wealthier expatriates, but has now extended the appeal to all Hellenes who might have some spare change. […]
Robert Dessaix barred from Shanghai International Literary Festival because of AIDS?
on March 9, 2010 by admin in Shanghai, Comments (0)
Picture from the Australian National Portrait Gallery Though I was more than happy to hear that Paul French would once again get a chance to talk about Shanghai’s sordid […]
Chinese dislike the new rich, probably should dislike SOEs more
on February 9, 2010 by admin in Shanghai, Comments (0)
We already know that there’s a pretty great amount of resentment towards the rich – not to mention, a wide perception of corruption – here in China, so it’s […]
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