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Daily Archives: March 1, 2012

Angry Birds Fly to Facebook; Rovio Launches Angry Birds Spaces

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March 1, 2012

Like us on Facebook Marketing chief Peter Vesterbacka told Reuters the company plans to roll out five new Angry Birds games this year, starting with Angry Birds Spaces in March, after introducing just one new game in 2011. Angry Birds Spaces is set in outer space, with the firm using NASA’s moon landing footage...
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More toilets for women

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March 1, 2012

<!–enpproperty 2012-03-01 08:04:47.0More toilets for womengender, women, men, male, female, toilet, China, right11011502From Chinese Press2@webnews/enpproperty–> Fed up with the long queues for women’s toilets, 20 women marched into a men’s public toilet in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, carrying placards calling for equal waiting times for both sexes, hopefully this will result in more cubicles for...
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Guangdong Nuclear’s A$2.2 Billion Offer Accepted by Extract

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March 1, 2012

China Guangdong Nuclear Power Group Co.’s A$2.2 billion ($2.4 billion) offer for Extract Resources Ltd. (EXT), owner of the world’s fourth-largest uranium deposit, was endorsed by the board of the Perth-based explorer. The board recommended that shareholders accept the A$8.65- a-share cash offer from Taurus Mineral Ltd., a venture of the state-owned Chinese company...
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‘Dead’ Chinese grandmother climbs out of coffin after six days

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March 1, 2012
‘Dead’ Chinese grandmother climbs out of coffin after six days

© Rex Features A 95-year-old Chinese woman, who was thought to have died, has shocked residents by climbing out of her own coffin. Li Xiufeng was discovered motionless by a neighbour on February 17, a fortnight after suffering a head injury from a fall at her home in Guangxi Province, reports The Mirror. Chen Qingwang...
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Players heap praise on Mission Hills Haikou

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March 1, 2012

Ladies European Tour players gave a resounding seal of approval to Mission Hills Haikou during their first visit for the inaugural World Ladies Championship from March 2-4. South African Lee-Anne Pace, who won twice in China during a phenomenal 2010 season, when she earned five titles around the world, was full of praise for...
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Vice President-elect Wu to attend Boao Forum

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March 1, 2012

In the News Vice President-elect Wu to attend Boao Forum Vice President-elect Wu Den-yih will participate in the Boao Forum for Asia in mainland China’s Hainan Province April 1 to 3. (CNA) Publication Date:03/01/2012 Source: Taiwan Today By  Grace Kuo Vice President-elect Wu Den-yih will attend the upcoming Boao Forum for Asia in mainland China’s...
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Hong Kong Airlines may cancel A380 order: report

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March 1, 2012

Hong Kong Airlines may cancel A380 order: reportPosted: 01 March 2012 1329 hrs           HONG KONG: Hong Kong Airlines may cancel an order for 10 Airbus superjumbo A380 jets, a report said Thursday, as Chinese opposition to the European Union’s airlines carbon emissions fee intensifies. Beijing has banned its airlines...
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Man admits selling own kidney

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March 1, 2012
Man admits selling own kidney

CHONGQING, China – A 28-year-old migrant worker from Chongqing municipality who told police he mysteriously lost his left kidney in South China’s Guangdong province has admitted that he sold his kidney, according to the Chongqing Economic Times on Wednesday. “I sold my left kidney of my own will for 20,000 yuan (S$3,962), ” Shu...
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Regular direct Chongqing-Bangkok flights to be launched

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March 1, 2012

CHONGQING, March 1 (Xinhua) — A regular direct route between the southwestern Chinese municipality of Chongqing and the Thai capital of Bangkok will be launched on March 23, local Chinese airport authorities said. AirAsia will operate the daily route using the Airbus A320, according to a spokesman with the Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport. The...
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National Women’s Youth Basketball League kicks off in Guangyuan

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March 1, 2012

<!–enpproperty 2012-03-01 11:28:08.0Huang ZhilingNational Women’s Youth Basketball League kicks off in Guangyuanguangyuan, chengdu11004129Development2@webnews/enpproperty–> The 2012 National Youth Basketball League Women’s Group A competition will be held in Guangyuan, Sichuan province, from March 1 to 7. “This is the first national basketball tournament ever held in Guangyuan in nearly 30 years and it will draw...
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Public hearing confirms Beijing cab fee hike

The first hike in Beijing’s taxi fares since 2006 was agreed Thursday in a public hearing with 23 of all 25 participants showing their...
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Kunming mayor reassures over PX plant health, safety concerns

Local authorities in Kunming, in Southwest China’s Yunnan Province, reassured the public that the massive oil refinery and paraxylene (PX) project would not harm...
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