CHICAGO, Oct 27 - The World Cup would benefit the United States by at least $5 billion if the country is chosen to host the 2018 or 2022 global soccer tournament, the U.S. bid committee...
Taiwan's Financial Supervisory Commission on Thursday said that the island will permit mainland tourists to use credit cards and debit cards issued by China UnionPay Co, the only national credit card organization in China, as early as late August.The commission said in a statement that CUP has more...
<table width="500" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td valign="top">Kia Motors, a maker of quality vehicles for the young-at-heart, is supplying official vehicles from its wide-ranging model line-up to transport athletes and VIPs at the FIFA Confederations Cup 2009 (June 14-28, 2009) and the 2009 UEFA European Under-21 (June 15-29, 2009).</td></tr></table>
Doucai is a kind of decorative porcelain formed by the combination of underglaze blue-and-white and overglaze decoration. Doucai enameling was invented in the early fifteenth century and perfected during the reign of the emperor Chenghua period (1465-87) in the Ming Dynasty. Apparently the emperor loved small, perfectly formed ceramic wares that he could hold in his hand. During his reign, a great many such pieces were produced for the imperial palace, particularly cups, small dishes and jars.
MELBOURNE, Nov 4 - Australians partied hard at a sun-drenched, champagne-sodden Melbourne Cup on Tuesday, pushing away concerns about the global financial crisis in sharp contrast to the country's central bankers who slashed interest rates...
A court victory secures billionaire Larry Ellison the right to compete for sailing's biggest prize.
Poised to skate across the waves off Anacortes, Wash., is a 90-foot, three-hulled wonder-yacht designed to crush its competitors in the next America鈥檚 Cup. With a price tag of more than $10 million, it was built for...
* Q3 EBIT down 21.6 percent at 98 million eur, Rtrs poll 101 million * Expects boost from soccer World Cup in 2010 * Market environment to remain challenging in Q4 * Shares indicated 0.3...
NEW YORK, Nov 3 - Brazil, a future host of the World Cup and the Olympics, is drawing global investor interest to its real estate sector. As investors and analysts predict a wave of investment...
* Strike ends, violence in townships subsides * Double-digit pay rises could hurt economy in long term * Focus now on curbing crime, staging World Cup JOHANNESBURG, July 31 - President Jacob Zuma has succeeded...