Published on July 13, 2010 by Technology Slice
North Korea Calls Off Ship Sinking Talks – North Korea’s military representatives asked for a delay “for administrative reasons,” the U.N. Command said in a statement. An official there said the North may have decided it was not ready for the talks. No new date has been set. A joint team of investigators involving military [...]
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Published on June 25, 2010 by Technology Slice
North Korea threatened Thursday to increase punishment for an American who was sentenced to hard labor for illegally entering the country, citing what it called a hostile U.S. policy toward it. Aijalon Mahli Gomes, from Boston, was sentenced in April to eight years of hard labor and fined $700,000 for entering the country illegally and [...]
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Posted in World
Published on May 25, 2010 by Technology Slice
North Korea Puts Military On Alert – South Korea on Monday announced steps to tighten the vice on the North’s already stumbling economy in punishment for sinking one of its navy ships, and both sides intensified war-like rhetoric. South Korean President Lee Myung-bak, in a nationally televised address, said he would take the issue to [...]
Tags: Ban Ki Moon, Cheonan, Clashes, Communist Economy, Diplomats, Interdiction, International Investigators, Korea Economy, Korean War, Lee Myung Bak, Naval Exercise, Navy Ships, north korea, President Lee, S South, Sailors, Seoul, South China, South Korea, South Korean President
Posted in Politics
Published on March 29, 2010 by Technology Slice
World’s Best Airport: Changi, Shanghai – Singapore’s Changi airport has dominated the annual Skytrax Airport Awards, winning World’s Best Airport, Airport of the Year, Best Airport Leisure Facilities and Best Airport Asia. The Skytrax awards are based on surveys with 9.8 million regular travellers and as a result are considered among the most prestigious in [...]
Tags: Abu Dhabi International Airport, Airports, Auckland Airport, Beijing, brisbane, Changi Airport, Consolation, Incheon International Airport, Leisure Facilities, London Heathrow, Neighbours, Number 18, Plaisted, Seoul, Service Excellence Award, Shanghai Airport, Singapore Airport, Singapore Changi, Staff Service, Travellers
Posted in Travel
Published on February 19, 2010 by Technology Slice
Worlds Best Airport – SEOUL’S Incheon International Airport has been named the best airport in the world for the fifth year in a row. The five-star airport came out top again during the 2009 Airport Service Quality survey, conducted by the Airports International Council (ACI) The annual ACI survey is based on passenger feedback from [...]
Tags: Aci, Airports International, Asian Airports, Beijing, Five Star, Gittins, Hong Kong, Hyderabad, Improvement Award, Incheon Airport, Incheon International Airport, india, Key Performance, Performance Factors, Questionnaires, Rajiv Gandhi, Seoul, Service Quality Survey, Singapore
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