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Vietnam fires destroy 1,600 hectares of forest
3/12/2010 10:56:00 AM
More than 150 forest fires have destroyed in excess of 1,600 hectares of forest in the first two months of 2009 – more than the entire total lost to fire in 2009.
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Train derails in Indonesia
3/12/2010 10:55:00 AM
A train carrying 600 passengers has derailed in West Java, Indonesia. According to a Jakarta Post report, the train was travelling from Jakarta to Tegal, Central Java, when the incident occurred.
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Vietnam, Sichuan sign tourism MoU
3/12/2010 10:53:00 AM
Vietnam and China’s Sichuan province have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that will see the two parties promote each others’ tourism products.
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Vietnam, Sichuan sign tourism MoU
3/12/2010 10:53:00 AM
Vietnam and China’s Sichuan province have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that will see the two parties promote each others’ tourism products.
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Air China plans share sale
3/12/2010 10:50:00 AM
Air China Ltd plans to raise approximately US$954 million in a share sale to pay off its debts, Bloomberg has reported.
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Thailand to open ‘Tourism Assistance Center’
3/12/2010 10:42:00 AM
With political unrest likely to return to Thailand this weekend, The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), in cooperation with the Ministry of Tourism and Sports, the Tourist Police,
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Apollo expands motorhome rental operations
3/12/2010 8:15:00 AM
The Apollo Group of Companies will invest AU$100 million expanding its wordwide campervan and motorhome rental fleet by a projected 1500 vehicles over the next 12 months.
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Interstate approve merger with Jin Jiang Hotels
3/12/2010 6:55:00 AM
Interstate Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:IHR) today announced that its stockholders approved the merger agreement by which Interstate will be acquired by Hotel Acquisition Company,
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Qatar Airways to serve South America
3/12/2010 6:15:00 AM
Qatar Airways yesterday announced plans to fly to Brazil and Argentina, spreading its award-winning service to the South American continent for the first time.
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Emirates adds another A380 to Heathrow route
3/11/2010 7:22:00 PM
Emirates is to add another Airbus A380 to its London Heathrow route from 1st July this year, making the popular superjumbo experience more widely available to passengers.
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Banyan Tree files petition in Bahrain hotel dispute
3/11/2010 6:57:00 PM
The Board of Directors of Banyan Tree Holding Limited (‘BTH’ or ‘Company’ ) wishes to announce its wholly- owned subsidiary, Banyan Tree Hotels& Resorts Pte. Ltd. (‘BTHR’) has filed a petition in the Kingdom of Bahrain
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Abu Dhabi launches trade initiative to drive tourism
3/11/2010 6:44:00 PM
Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority (ADTA) has launched a new international trade engagement initiative - Horizons Abu Dhabi - aimed towards delivering on its 2010 1.65 million hotel guest target for the emirate
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Portman House development to rise in Shanghai
3/11/2010 6:32:00 PM
Shanghai Portman Jian Ye Li Real Estate Development Co. Ltd.—developer of Shanghai’s most anticipated luxury mixed-use Shikumen renovation and development project, Portman House | Jian Ye Li—has officially announced its partnership with CB Richard Ellis Group
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