Firefighter rescued from blast zone in China's Tianjin port

Firefighter rescued from blast zone in China's Tianjin port

By Christopher Bodeen | August 14, 2015 - 11:01am
Rescuers pulled out a firefighter who was trapped for 32 hours after responding to a fire and huge explosions in the Chinese...
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Death toll rises to 50 in massive blasts at Chinese port

Death toll rises to 50 in massive blasts at Chinese port

By Christopher Bodeen | August 13, 2015 - 11:08am
The death toll from the fiery explosions at a warehouse of hazardous chemicals climbed Thursday to 50, and the Chinese government...
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At least 50 dead as huge warehouse blasts hit Chinese port
By Christopher Bodeen | August 13, 2015 - 9:36am
Huge, fiery blasts at a warehouse for hazardous chemicals killed at least 50 people and turned nearby buildings into skeletal shells in the Chinese port of Tianjin, raising questions Thursday about whether the...
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SM Prime steps upt China expansion
January 16, 2015 - 12:00am
SM Prime Holdings Inc., the umbrella property firm of Henry Sy’s SM Group, is looking to aggressively expand in the world’s second largest economy this year and next through the establishment of more...
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Kakao named a ‘2015 Technology Pioneer’
September 8, 2014 - 12:00am
Kakao, the provider of KakaoTalk, a mobile messaging application and global mobile social platform, has been named a “2015 Technology Pioneer” by the World Economic Forum, making it the first Korean company...
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Ang Pedicab Driver
By Ms. Anne | August 26, 2014 - 12:00am
SI Bai Fangli ay  nabubuhay bilang pedicab driver sa Tianjin, isang siyudad sa China.
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SM Prime allots $200 M for China expansion
By Neil Jerome C. Morales | June 23, 2014 - 12:00am
SM Prime Holdings Inc., the integrated property firm of Henry Sy, is spending around $200 million for its shopping mall expansion in mainland China.
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China to take 6 million older vehicles off roads
By Joe McDonald | May 28, 2014 - 2:38am
China's government plans to take 6 million older, polluting vehicles off the road this year in an effort to revive stalled progress toward cleaning up smog-choked cities.
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China dispatches pollution inspectors amid bad air
February 24, 2014 - 3:50am
China's environment ministry said yesterday that it had sent inspectors to Beijing and other areas of the country to inspect polluting industries and check construction sites amid a spell of severe air pollutio...
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In the thick of competition

By COMMONSENSE | By Marichu A. Villanueva1 | September 25, 2013 - 12:00am
In the meantime, the US Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) has yet to rule on the Philippines being restored to its Category 1 status to allow more flights of our carriers like PAL to and from the US.
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