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 No skimpy outfits allowed on bar staff
| BEIJING (Reuters) -- China's government has told discos, karaoke bars and other entertainment venues to install windows in private rooms and ensure staff dress modestly from Oct. 1 as part of an eff... (photo: WN) Canada Dot Com
Beijing China Drug Entertainment Photos |
 Rice 'proud' of Iraq invasion
| Washington - US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Friday that she was "proud" of the US decision to invade Iraq and said the Middle East had improved since President George W Bush took off... (photo: White House/Eric Draper ) News24
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 Asia shows way to fight dengue as global spread looms
| HONG KONG (Reuters) - Clarissa Poon was one of an estimated 50 million people who contracted mosquito-borne dengue fever last year. She spent an agonizing week on a dri... (photo: AP photo / ) Canada Dot Com
Asia Dengue Global Health Hong Kong Photos |
 After 59 years of separation direct flights between China and Taiwan take off ... with millions of Chinese lining up to visit
| Historic regular flights between Taiwan and China began today, in a show of conciliation between the long-time rivals that could bring large numbers of mainland Chinese... (photo: WN / Yeshe Choesang) London Evening Standard
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 Asia stocks edge lower; oil above $145
| HONG KONG -- Asian stocks slipped on Friday as record high crude oil prices threatened to jeopardise earnings and curb consumer spending, while the uncertain economic o... (photo: WN / Janice Sabnal) Inquirer
Asian Crude Fuel Market Photos |
 Asia markets mixed as Nikkei falls again
| HONG KONG (AP) - Asian markets were mixed Friday as investors digested uneven readings on the U.S. economy and more record oil prices. Japan headed for its 12th straigh... (photo: AP Photo/Dita Alangkara) Syracuse
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 RHB gets best service award
| SINGAPORE: RHB Bank Singapore became the first and only bank in Singapore and Malaysia to be awarded the Hong Kong's Asia Pacific Customer Service Consortium prestigiou... (photo: WN/Theresa) The Star
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 First China-Taiwan weekend flights set to take off
| TAIPEI (Reuters) - Historic weekend flights between Taiwan and China will take off on Friday, ushering in the first wave of what could become millions of Chinese visito... (photo: AP / Wally Santana) The Star
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 Kingfisher Airlines to fly overseas under its own logo
| | NEW DELHI: Kingfisher Airlines will fly overseas under its own brand, even though the airline will fly un... (photo: AP / ) The Times Of India
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 Citibank plays Thai card
Reporters were excited to see Citibank Hong Kong's new credit card offering yesterday. But they were even more excited to line up for a Thai massage booth the lender had ... (photo: WN / Denise Yong) Hong Kong Standard
Citibank Credit Card Hong Kong Market Photos |
 Losses feared at Cathay as banks slash targets
Investment banks slashed their target prices for Cathay Pacific (0293) yesterday, with some warning it will record deeper losses than during the Asian financial crisis, a... (photo: public domain / ) Hong Kong Standard
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