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Mixed reaction to dolphin film

TOKYO – VIEWERS expressed mixed reactions Wednesday to The Cove, a covertly filmed movie about a Japanese dolphin-hunting village that was shown to the Japanese public for the first time at the Tokyo International Film Festival.
Some were shocked but also defended the hunt as part of the country’s culture.
The film, added to the festival at [...]

Read More » 1 commentOctober 21, 2009

China Real Estate Report

Foreigners are allowed to own real estate in China, although there are a number of restrictions including a ban on renting the property. Still, foreign investors are closely watching the rapidly emerging country with the world’s fastest growing economy. The following article from Global Property Guide takes a closer look at [...]

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Japan’s first home-grown passenger jet gets huge order

An ambitious project to build Japan’s first ever passenger jet received a huge boost last week, landing a 100-plane order worth up to US$4 billion (A$4.6 billion) from a US regional airline.
The state-backed Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ) is expected to take to the skies in 2014, carrying Japan’s hopes of developing [...]

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Thai Trial Gives Hope for AIDS Vaccine

The Thai trial related to HIV vaccine, showing a 31 percent protection in the case of the 16,000 HIV-infected volunteers, marks a notable advance in the two-and-a-half decade long
HIV vaccine research, underscoring the possibility of an AIDS vaccine.
The study, costing $105 million, observed the volunteers over a three-year period after their enrolment in [...]

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Ebeling Heffernan to Sponsor Miss Thailand World

Ebeling Heffernan as part of the Ebeling Heffernan Client Roadshow Asia will be sponsoring the upcoming Miss World Thailand pagent hosted by Bec Tero in Thailand.
Miss World Thailand is one of the nations biggest events, Ebeling Heffernan and Ebeling Heffernan Clients will appear in print, TV and other advertising by Miss [...]

Read More » 2 commentsOctober 3, 2009

Phuket Property Bubble to Burst

Another bad year in the property market in Phuket will see an end to a property bubble that has developed over the past few years. A massive oversupply of Villa’s and Condo’s combined with a slower world economy and the ongoing ownership question should bring a 20% plus drop in local property prices on the [...]

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Wal-Mart bets on Asia

The chairman of Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is warning that the global economic recovery will likely be lethargic, even as the retailing behemoth sees great growth potential in China and India.
“The world recovery is going to be led by Asia, although it’s going to be very challenging. I think this recovery is going [...]

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