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Wed, 28 Mar 2007 19:36:42 +0800 | HKSAR Government
From now until next March, Hong Kong residents can apply to be volunteers for the Beijing Organising Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. Only online submission of application forms will be accepted.
English proficiency test registration opens
Tue, 03 Apr 2007 15:32:46 +0800 | HKSAR Government
Prospective graduates of University Grants Committee-funded undergraduate degrees for the 2007-08 academic year can register for the Common English Proficiency Assessment Scheme until October 19.
Stay in Georgia Timeshares for the Masters
Wed, 04 Apr 2007 00:30:15 +0000 | Timeshare Owners
Golf?s greats are at Augusta this week for the Masters. Sell My Timeshare NOW?s favorite golfer, Bobby Cole, tells us about playing there for the first time as an amateur.
China to force rain ahead of Olympics (AP)
Wed, 25 Apr 2007 20:36:16 GMT | Yahoo! News
AP - Chance of showers during the 2008 Beijing Olympics: 50 percent. But Chinese meteorologists have a plan to bring sunshine. The meteorologists say they can force rain in the days before the Olympics, through a process known as cloud-seeding, to clean the air and ensure clear skies. China has been tinkering with artificial rainmaking for decades, but whether it works is a matter of debate among scientists.
Campaign for the Rights of the Living Dead
Tue, 1 May 2007 03:00:00 +0000 | Newsvina Asia
A small political party in northern India is pushing for the reinstatement of the legal rights of people who have been declared dead by unscrupulous relatives trying to steal their assets.
Sat, 5 May 2007 07:32:56 +0000 | Newsvina Asia
One of the difficulties for the uninitiated into the world of Progressive Rock music is in finding reviews or articles in the "mainstream" publications written by people who actually have any understanding or appreciation for the genre.
Credit card use increasing: traditions continue
Thu, 31 May 2007 16:39:58 +0000 | China Economic Review Hotel News
There are three essential cards for residents in China to have. These are ‘electricity cards’ used for paying your electricity for your household, ‘gas cards’ for paying for the gas you need to cook, and ‘water cards’ for the water you need to wash and bathe. It’s one of the fundamental rules of living in [...]
