Hong Kong International bids to become world’s greenest airport
FOR a city notoriously known for its poor air quality, it’s quite a contrast for its airport managers to make a promise that its award-winning airport will become the greenest in the world….
Beijing cracks down on expat community
CHINESE police began a 100-day campaign Tuesday, May 15, to lay a legal smackdown on any foreigner living or working in the country illegally. In an effort to crack down on the number…
Driven to distraction: The world’s worst intersections
News.com.au published a gallery of the world’s worst intersections this week. Featuring all kinds of maddening roundabouts, a jumble of lanes and beguiling traffic flows, these intersections are enough to give you a…
Chinese airline to cut services to Manila
BEIJING (AP) — State media say a major Chinese airline will suspend some flights to the Philippines to reflect a drop in tourists traveling there amid a standoff between Beijing and Manila over…
Lady Gaga Indonesia gig under threat
LADY GAGA might have to cancel her sold-out show in Indonesia because police worry her sexy clothes and dance moves undermine Islamic values and will corrupt the country’s youth. National police spokesman Boy…
Indonesia airline boom raises new safety questions
DOZENS of fledgling airlines that have sprung up to serve Indonesia’s island-hopping new middle class could jeopardize the archipelago’s recently improved safety reputation, aviation experts say. The trend threatens to erode higher standards…
Staff, passengers restrain unruly Cathay passenger
CATHAY Pacific Airways says a passenger assaulted a crew member on a Bangkok-to-Hong Kong flight before being restrained by two passengers and other staff members. The Hong Kong airline said in a statement…
Tokyo Sky Tree shows off its views
SWEEPING but hazy views of Tokyo‘s skyline greeted journalists taken up the world’s tallest freestanding broadcast structure before its opening to the public next month. The 634-meter (2,080-foot) Tokyo Sky Tree is the…
Malaysia Airlines flight lands amid engine woe
A MALAYSIA Airlines flight to London has been forced to return to Kuala Lumpur after one of its engines began experiencing trouble shortly after takeoff. The airline says the captain of the Boeing…
Big Bungee Banzai on the Tokyo Sky Tree
WE may be only weeks away from knowing if Japanese authorities will approve the proposal of a bungee jump on the Tokyo Sky Tree. If and when they do, it will overtake that…
