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Michelin launches first mainland China guide
Business, AFP, Published on 22/09/2016
» Shanghai: The famed Michelin food guide launched its first edition in mainland China yesterday, awarding stars to elegant luxury establishments as well as a humble haunt serving up Cantonese staples.
Much room for improvement: Paris' matchbox apartments
Business, AFP, Published on 01/10/2016
» Thousands of Parisians round off a hard day's work with a trudge up six flights of stairs to a tiny, stuffy room they resignedly call home.
Global art sales suffer sharp fall
Business, AFP, Published on 05/10/2016
» Paris: Global contemporary art sales slowed by a quarter in the year to July 2016 as demand in China dried up, according to online art price database Artprice.
Chinese-built railway links Ethiopia to sea
Business, AFP, Published on 06/10/2016
» Addis Ababa: With Chinese conductors at the helm, a fleet of shiny new trains will this week begin plying a new route from the Ethiopian capital to Djibouti, in a major boost to both economies.
Work begins on 'world's tallest' tower
Business, AFP, Published on 12/10/2016
» Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Dubai on Monday began construction work on a tower that will stand higher than its Burj Khalifa, which is currently the world's tallest skyscraper.
UK brings in polymer banknote
Business, AFP, Published on 14/09/2016
» London: A new polymer banknote featuring wartime leader Winston Churchill went into circulation in Britain yesterday -- one of the first European countries with notes that, literally, can be laundered.
Tycoon bets on Macau revival with The Parisian
Business, AFP, Published on 14/09/2016
» MACAU: Billionaire casino tycoon Sheldon Adelson predicted a revival for beleaguered Macau yesterday ahead of the launch of his Paris-themed mega resort, as the gambling enclave bets its fortunes on mass market tourists.
GoPro takes wings with foldable Karma drone
Business, AFP, Published on 21/09/2016
» Squaw Valley, California: GoPro took to the sky on Monday with a much-awaited drone called Karma in the hope of lifting profits which have been battered by competition from all sides.
Groups sue to block new US OT rules
Business, AFP, Published on 22/09/2016
» Washington: A broad coalition of US states and powerful business federations went to court on Tuesday to block the Obama administration's move to extend overtime pay to some 4.2 million American workers.
Pistachio farms are dying of thirst in southern Iran
Business, AFP, Published on 06/09/2016
» Sirjan, Iran: The pistachio trees at the village in southern Iran are long dead, bleached white by the sun -- the underground water reserves sucked dry by decades of over-farming and waste.