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Kunming (pronounced /knm/; Chinese: ; pinyin: Knmng; Wade-Giles: K'un-ming, pronounced [knm]; UN/LOCODE: CNKMG) is a prefecture-level city and capital of Yunnan province, in southwestern China. Because of its year-round temperate climate, Kunming is often called the "Spring City" or "City of Eternal Spring" ().
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Climate Goal Is Supported by China and India
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
| WASHINGTON -- China and India formally agreed Tuesday to join the international climate change agreement reached in December in Copenhagen, the last two major economies to sign up. | The two countries, among the largest and fastest-growing sources of greenhouse gas emissions in the world, submitte...
Qatar Airways
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Qatar Airways' fleet size rises to 80 aircraft
TravelDailyNews
| Qatar Airways celebrated another milestone in its remarkable short history announcing its fleet size has grown to 80 aircraft - double the size of five years ago. | The airline has inducted its 15th Boeing 777 into the fleet and maintains a delivery schedule of more than one new aircraft a mo...
SAS agrees key cost cuts with pilots, crew
The Guardian
* Says expects 500 mln SEK annual savings from new deal * Part of package to reduce costs by 7 billion SEK * Key step to get support for 5 billion SEK rights issue (Adds union, analyst comment, share price, BA comment) By Simon Johnson and John Acher...
Torm sees tough product tanker mkt in short term
The Guardian
COPENHAGEN, March 11 (Reuters) - Danish shipper Torm said it expected the product tanker market to remain tough in the near future, and predicted a possibly deepening group loss this year compared with 2009. The global shipping industry has suffered ...
Fashion Feels Fur's Warm Embrace
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
| LAST month, Johnny Weir, the United States figure skater, switched one of his costumes for the Vancouver Olympics after he said he received threats from anti-fur activists for accessorizing his already colorful wardrobe with just a touch of white f...
Fashion Feels Fur's Warm Embrace
The New York Times
| LAST month, Johnny Weir, the United States figure skater, switched one of his costumes for the Vancouver Olympics after he said he received threats from anti-fur activists for accessorizing his already colorful wardrobe with just a touch of white f...
United Nations Climate Change Conference: opening speech by Lars Lkke Rasmussen, Danish Prime Minister
European Community / European Communities 2009
Danish premier samples vegetable grown in indoor factory+
Breitbart
TOKYO, March 8 (AP) - (Kyodo)—(EDS: ONE PHOTO AVAILABLE THROUGH KYODO'S 'TREASURE' PHOTO DATABASE, NUMBERED 2010030800350) | Visiting Danish Prime Minister Lars Loekke Rasmuss...
Air China Cargo
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Air China Cargo launches flight to Paris
China Daily
| BEIJING - Air China Cargo (ACC), China's largest cargo airline, launched its service to Paris on Saturday as the company saw a pickup in air cargo market following global recover...
In this Dec. 3, 2009 file photo, a worker throws his cigarette while smoke on a truck parked in front of a cooling towers of a coal-fired power plant in Datong, Shanxi province, China.
AP / Andy Wong, File
Global climate battle plays out in World Bank
Malaya
| WASHINGTON—The United States and Britain are threatening to withhold support for a $3.75 billion World Bank loan for a coal-fired plant in South Africa, expanding the battlegro...
Qatar Airways' fleet size rises to 80 aircraft
TravelDailyNews
| Qatar Airways celebrated another milestone in its remarkable short history announcing its fleet size has grown to 80 aircraft - double the size of five years ago. | The airline has inducted its 15th Boeing 777 into the fleet and maintains a de...
India, China endorse Copenhagen climate deal
The Times Of India
NEW DELHI: India and China joined almost all other major greenhouse gas emitters on Tuesday in signing up to the climate accord struck in Copenhagen, boosting a deal strongly favoured by the United States. | More than 100 nations have now endorsed th...
Obama to push climate change in White House meeting
The Star
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Tuesday will gather key Republican and Democratic senators whose support is critical to passing a climate change law, seeking to jump-start stalled efforts to overhaul U.S. energy policy. A finished ...
Mining
A Tibetan river called Kyilchu, clouds, and Potala Palace in Lhasa, central Tibet
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Tibet to step up exploitation of mineral resources
China Daily
| LHASA - Tibet has mapped out a plan to explore its abundant mineral resources to develop the region's impoverished economy, while vowing the process should be "rational" to avoid damaging natural environment and local culture. | "Rational exploitation of our mineral resources is a fast and efficient way to boost Tibet's 'leapfrog development," sa...
Maritime Industry
Queen Victoria of 2007 (90,000 GT) In 1998 Cunard was sold to the cruise line conglomerate Carnival Corporation for US$500 million.[31] The next year Carnival acquired the remaining stock for US$205 million.[32] Each of Carnival's cruise lines is positioned to appeal to a different market, and Carnival was interested in rebuilding Cunard as a luxury brand trading on its British traditions.
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Cruise ship squeezes down river
BBC News
| A cruise ship has navigated some extremely tight spots on her maiden journey from an inland shipyard in Germany to a Netherlands port. | The 36m-wide 317m-long Celebrity Eclipse left the Meryer Werft shipyard through a lock onto the River Ems with less than a metre to spare on either side. | Captain Panagiotis Skylogiannis said the crew had to be...



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