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Tight security, visa restrictions and high fares deter Olympic tourists
Chinese government is not very enthused with the response from tourist for Olympic games.Main deterrents are strict China visa regime and tight security restrictions. Expensive cost is hampering even domestic tourist in China. Fewer people are going to Beijing... Hollywood May Make History With Biggest Weekend Ever
"Warner Bros.’ "The Dark Knight" is poised to enter the record books as it opens today -- and the weekend has a shot at being the best on record in overall grosses on the strength of the Batman sequel and...Toddlers who dislike spicy food 'racist'
Brilliant idea, should be implement to other countries who have racist problem.." Toddlers who turn their noses up at spicy food from overseas could be branded racists by a Government-sponsored agency. ...Hue Royal Pavilion to Be Restored
Thua Thien-Hue Province has approved a project to restore the Tu Phuong Vo Su (“peace in all directions”) Pavilion in the Royal Citadel in Hue "The Hue Relics Preservation Center will supervise the work with a... Seizing Laptops and Cameras Without Cause
Business people should not have sensitive company info on their laptops which can be kept on line. You can refuse to give your password by taking the 5th ammendment."Returning from a vacation to Germany in February,... 50 years of Ireland's involvement with peacekeeping overseas
I am sure that many of you will be surprised to learn that the Republic Of Ireland has soldiers operating in a number of different countries including Chad and that a total of 86 Irish soldiers have died in the service of the United Nations since 1960.Since joining the United... 150 U.S. embassies at risk
There are only 265 of them in the world, and a new study shows that 150 are at risk. Northern white Rhino? Mexican Spotted Owl? Nope: the endangered species in question is a U.S. embassy (genus: building). " A lack... Bush wins British backing over Iran sanctions, Iraq and Afghanistan
US President Bush and British Prime Minister made a number of announcements after their meeting in London on Monday. Bush was met by 2,500 protesters in London's Parliament Square on Sunday as George W. Bush dined with Gordon Brown. Protesters blew whistles, banged... Beichuan ruins to become museum and memorial
Beichuan, the most seriously damaged town in the Sichuan earthquake, will become a museum and memorial to the now 55,000 people that were killed in the disaster. The death toll is still rising however."The local...Marriott considers hotel in Baghdad's Green Zone
Marriott International is considering building a hotel in Baghdad's Green Zone.I'm not sure I would want to stay there to be honest; it wouldn't be my first choice for a holiday destination at the moment. "The...MySpace Signs Deal to Aim Its Content for Overseas TV
MySpace is targeting original TV content on the site in an interesting way."Positioning the social network as a breeding ground for television series, MySpace has signed a deal with a British-based production firm, ShineReveille International, to distribute its video content...China Reports New Violence in Tibetan Region, Activists Say 8 Killed
"BEIJING — New violence has broken out in a volatile Tibetan region of western China, leaving eight people dead, an overseas Tibet activist group said Friday. China's official Xinhua News Agency said a...New Violence Reported in Tibetan Area, 'Anti-Cnn' Site Launched
New violence is being reported in a Tibetan region of western China, leaving at least 8 people dead. Apparently police opened fire on hundreds of buddhist monks and people who had marched on government offices to... 146 Canadian Sex Tourists charged in Child Sex
OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorCanadian Child Molestors certainly feeling quite smug about plying their horrendous acts against children overseas in asian countries know if caught, their Canadian... Overseas Vietnamese welcome visa exemption policy
Actually, “The visa exemption policy lifts the spirits of those living far from the motherland”, and make their visit to Vietnam easier."Like many of their countrymen over the world, Vietnamese nationals living in Belgium have cheered a governmental decision to grant...
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