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United Airlines extends 787 grounding to May
AFP, Published on 22/02/2013
» United Airlines said it expected to keep its six Boeing 787s out of service until at least May 12, as the cutting-edge airplane remained grounded worldwide due to battery problems.
China football corruption - mend it like Beckham?
AFP, Published on 22/02/2013
» Former England captain David Beckham is being lined up to promote Chinese football, state media said Friday, but fans say rebuilding the sport's shattered image may be too big a challenge even for him.
Heat humble Bulls to stretch win streak
AFP, Published on 22/02/2013
» LeBron James scored 26 points and notched 12 rebounds to lead the Miami Heat to an emphatic 86-67 NBA victory over the Chicago Bulls that stretched their winning streak to nine games.
Chinese visitors to Taiwan up 45 percent in 2012
AFP, Published on 22/02/2013
» Taiwan said a record 2.6 million Chinese nationals visited the island last year, up a massive 45 percent from 2011, highlighting the fast improving ties between Taipei and Beijing.
Manufacturers plan power cut back
Online Reporters, Published on 22/02/2013
» Members of the Federation of Thai Industries will meet next week to discuss implementing measures to deal with a possible energy shortage in early April, FTI chairman Payungsak Chartsuthipol said on Friday.
China slams Japan's Abe over interview comments
AFP, Published on 22/02/2013
» China sharply criticised Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday for telling a US newspaper that Beijing had a "deeply ingrained" need to challenge its neighbours over territory.
Fire at Rojana Industrial Park
Published on 22/02/2013
» A fire on Friday afternoon that damaged a power plant at Rojana Industrial Park in Ayutthaya has increased safety concerns among local residents.
Govt reveals plan for energy crisis
Online Reporters, Published on 22/02/2013
» Power would be purchased from neighbouring countries, particularly Laos, and the national electricity grid would be bolstered by increased output from hyro-electic dams and coal and bunker oil-fueled plants to offset the shortfall of natural gas from Myanmar in April, Interior Minister Charupong Ruangsuwan said on Friday.
More water for power generation in April
Published on 22/02/2013
» Additional water will be released from Vajiralongkorn dam in Kanchanaburi province in April to power extra hydro-electricity generation when gas supplies from Myanmar are disrupted for routine maintenance.
German economy 'on mend' as confidence soars
AFP, Published on 22/02/2013
» A contraction in the German economy at the end of last year was a hiccup, analysts said on Friday, as data showed business confidence in Europe's economic powerhouse soaring this year.