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High flying BA faces new battle in Asia
7 Jan 2007 02:43 GMT | einsnews.com
... Fernandes launched his no-frills long-haul airline, Air Asia X. It will seek alliances with other ... passengers in its first year, flying to China, Europe, Australia and Britain (probably either Stansted ... but has valuable routes from London to Hong Kong, Singapore and Bangkok. With its flat beds ...
Hong Kong and Shanghai Duel for Financial Capital
Mon, 15 Jan 2007 22:47:54 EDT | New York Times
The battle over economic dominance in China is partly a contest between traditional power and international influence.
China confirms human case of bird flu (AP)
Thu, 01 Mar 2007 05:45:25 GMT | Yahoo! News
AP - A farmer in southeast China has contracted the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu, state media reported Thursday.
Bangkok Journal: Breathing Easier as the Battle for Blue Skies Pays Off
Mon, 05 Mar 2007 21:39:21 EDT | New York Times
A decade and a half after Thailand began a battle for better air quality, this erstwhile icon of smog has emerged as a role model for pollution-choked capitals in Asia.
China funds boot camps to battle internet addiction
| Findory News China
New Zealand Herald: BEIJING - Combining sympathy with discipline, a military-style boot camp near Beijing is at the front-line of China's battle against internet addiction, a disorder afflicting millions of the nation's youth.The internet Addiction...
Iwo Jima Journal: Renewed Interest in Japanese Who Died in Epic Battle
Mon, 19 Mar 2007 00:56:16 EDT | New York Times
A sudden surge of interest in the Battle of Iwo Jima is forcing Japan to remember a war that it lost, and those who died in it.
World Briefing | Asia: Sri Lanka: Battle Lines Shift
Fri, 23 Mar 2007 21:54:41 EDT | New York Times
At least 20 separatist Tamil Tiger rebels and 3 government soldiers were killed in two days of fierce fighting in the northwestern Mannar district, the military said. The battle marked the opening of a new front in escalating hostilities between Sri Lankan soldiers and the Tamil guerrillas in the northwest, as fighting had been concentrated in northern and eastern districts.
