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China executes two former bank employees for fraud (AFP)
Fri, 15 Dec 2006 07:22:27 GMT | Yahoo! News
AFP - Two ex-employees of China's third-largest bank have been put to death by lethal injection for defrauding customers of millions of dollars, state media has reported.
Thu, 05 Oct 2006 00:00:00 GMT | Greenpeace
The photo on the left was taken in a warehouse less than 100 metres from where the Esperanza had been docked. While most of the team had been busy on official Defending Our Oceans business, Alex had come across evidence of a lucrative shark finning operation. Maarten and I joined him and we spent the remaining two and a half hours in Pohnpei trying to unravel what was going on.
17 Dec 2006 20:05 GMT | einsnews.com
... than $7 billion they are one-third of India-China trade, and one-twentyeighth that of Japan-China. There ... are excellent ideas in this regard. The Tokyo-Beijing relationship, which has been fraught with political ... have played a major role in building Chinese infrastructure, which is now world-class. This, in ...
Indonesia Voids Conviction in Bali Bombings Case
Thu, 21 Dec 2006 23:26:46 EDT | New York Times
Abu Bakar Bashir had been convicted on charges relating to the Bali nightclub bombings in 2002 that killed more than 200 people.
Mobile network coverage info goes online
Fri, 22 Dec 2006 16:01:23 +0800 | HKSAR Government
Digital maps highlighting the coverage of mobile-phone networks along 125 popular hiking trails in Hong Kong have been uploaded onto the Office of the Telecommunications Authority's website .
Chairman for narcotics body re-appointed
Fri, 22 Dec 2006 16:01:53 +0800 | HKSAR Government
Dr Choi Yuen-wan has been re-appointed Chairman of the Action Committee Against Narcotics while Dr Ben Cheung, Dr Hui Pak-kwan, Shirley Loo, Dr Miro Ng, Amy Tang and Yeung Yiu-chung have been appointed committee members.
Performing arts academy chairman named
Fri, 22 Dec 2006 16:01:50 +0800 | HKSAR Government
Dr Leung Nai-kong has been appointed Chairman of the Council of the Academy for Performing Arts while Moses Cheng and Fanny Lai have been named as the council's deputy chairman and treasurer.
