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South Korea Incheon is World’s Best Airport – Photo Shoot
South Korea’s Incheon International Airport was voted the best in the world for 2009 in an annual survey dominated by Asian airports. The survey, by British-based consultancy Skytrax, covered more than 190 airports and is based on the results from 8.6 million passenger questionnaires completed from 2008 to 2009. ‘Incheon is an airport that has [...]
12.5 percent growth projected for media industry
A joint study by the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) and KPMG estimated that the media and entertainment industry will grow at 12.5 percent over the next five years to cross the Rs 1,00,000-crore mark by 2013. The report showed that it grew 15 percent annually since 2006 into an $11.68-billion [...]
Former BHP boss Goodyear to lead Singapore Temasek
Singapore – Ho Ching, the chief executive officer of Singapore’s state investment company Temasek Holdings (Pte) Ltd, will step down and be replaced by Charles W Goodyear, the former boss of the global resources company BHP Billiton, Temasek announced Friday.
Goodyear, a 51 year old US-citizen, was to succeed Ho on October 1, 2009, the company [...]
Meet the octogenarian lovebirds who have said “I do” 60 times!
London, Jan 6 (ANI): Margaret and John Beauvoisin of Waterlooville, Hants, have renewed their wedding vows sixty times.
The couple met at a dance hall in Southsea and tied the knot in 1948.
Since 1950, the pair has renewed their vows annually but missed out 1949 because John was stationed in Bermuda with the Royal Navy.
There was [...]
SC issues notice to Centre over OBC creamy layer
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the central government on a lawsuit questioning an October 2008 government order that
people of Other Backward Castes (OBC) earning annually Rs.450,000 or above alone would be categorised as creamy layer.
A bench of Chief Justice K.G. Balakrishnan and P. Sathasivam issued the notice on a petition [...]
Hyundai opens factory in Czech Republic
Prague – South Korean carmaker Hyundai started production at a new factory in the Czech Republic Monday.
The new company in Nosovice, which lies about 320 kilometres east of Prague, is expected to produce about 200,000 vehicles annually, Radio Prague reported.
About 1.1 billion euros (1.41 billion dollars) has been invested in the factory, which should employ [...]
