Senin, 17 Desember 2012

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Stories

Fiji braves category four Cyclone Evan, as tourists shelter in hotel rooms

Mon, 17 Dec 2012 21:44:39 +1100

Destructive hurricane force winds with speeds to 185 kilometres an hour, have slammed into the Fiji group of islands.

Latest cyclone assesment from Fiji governnment

Mon, 17 Dec 2012 21:44:35 +1100

To find how how Fiji was coping with this extraordinary cyclone, Bruce Hill spoke to the permanent secretary of information, Sharon Smith-Johns.

Fiji rides out the effects of tropical Cyclone Evan

Mon, 17 Dec 2012 21:44:30 +1100

Early traces of the category four Cyclone Evan arrived in Fiji on Sunday night, after causing major devastation last week in Samoa.

300-million dollar preliminary damage estimate in Samoa

Mon, 17 Dec 2012 21:44:23 +1100

In Samoa, a preliminary estimate has put the damages bill from Cyclone Evan at 300-million dollars.

Economic recovery a priority for Japan's new government

Mon, 17 Dec 2012 21:44:18 +1100

In Japan, celebrations over the landslide win by Shinzo Abe and the Liberal Democrats in Sunday's general election may be short lived.

Thailand gets serious about SE Asia's largest industrial zone

Mon, 17 Dec 2012 21:44:14 +1100

Prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra is leading a delegation of some 40 Thai businessmen to Burma for key discussions about the Dawei Special economic Zone.

Cheap labour in China on the decline

Mon, 17 Dec 2012 21:44:07 +1100

Low wage labour has been responsible for China's economic transformation and for putting ultra-cheap manufactured goods on western shelves.

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