Sunday, 20 May 2012
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Al Jazeera New testimony has emerged about how Chen Guangcheng, a blind human rights activist under house arrest in China, escaped. According to Hu Jia, a dissident who met Chen in Beijing after his escape, Chen scaled a wall by night to escape from his village in eastern China, past guards and bristling...(size: 19.6Kb)
Hong Kong Standard Hong Kong is poised to become the world's next creative hot spot because of its strategic location and a booming design industry, Disney executives say. //--> Kenneth Foo Monday, April 30, 2012 Hong Kong is poised to become the world's next creative hot spot because of its strategic location and a...(size: 3.4Kb)
Business Day FIFA’s vice-president for Asia, Prince Ali of Jordan, who waged a campaign against a ban on the hijab, believes the traditional Islamic headscarf should not prevent Muslim women from taking part in the Olympics. "I think that the hijab will not hinder the participation of Muslim women in the Olympic...(size: 16.2Kb)
Business Day Asian shares rose on Monday as weaker-than-expected US growth data left open the possibility of further monetary stimulus from the Federal Reserve to boost growth, but trading was subdued with Japanese and Chinese markets closed. The dollar remained pressured by Friday’s report showing annual growth...(size: 18.1Kb)
Business Day The rand was stable in the Monday morning trade, with analysts expecting little movement of the local currency until the outcome of the European Central Bank (ECB) meeting later this week. The ECB is meeting on Thursday in Barcelona and media reports said it may refuse any more easy money for...(size: 15.7Kb)
TravelDailyNews 24 out of 60 travel trade organisations in Greater China were first-time winners at the 5th Annual TTG China Travel Awards 2012 Ceremony and Gala Dinner on the 19th of April 2012, while 11 organisations returned to claim their award for the fifth year running. A total of 38,000 votes were cast...(size: 3.7Kb)
Al Jazeera Deep-pocketed Chinese champions Guangzhou Evergrande can reach the AFC Champions League knock-outs on debut on Tuesday as a make-or-break week for Asia's club showpiece gets under way. Guangzhou, who famously made little-known Argentinian Dario Conca one of the world's best-paid players, will hope...(size: 17.9Kb)
Business Day THE JSE was off session highs in midday trade on Monday, but strong buying interest in the resources sector kept the local bourse in the black. At noon local time, the JSE all-share index was up 0,32% to 34362,67 points, with resources gaining 0,99% and platinum shares edging up 0,14%. Gold counters...(size: 17.1Kb)
Business Day THE rand remained firm in midday trade on Monday afternoon, with trade data to be released by revenue authorities later in the day unlikely to have a significant effect on the currency. The rand’s performance was a continuation of the morning’s trade, which was also range bound, with analysts...(size: 16.1Kb)
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