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Aircraft Finance & Leasing News - Asia / Pacific
Sep 8, 2008 Air China, Air Macau Air China subsidiary Air Macau plans to request a new capital injection from its stakeholders and lease three A320s/A321s to CA this month in order to alleviate its financial crisis, according to the Macau Daily News. The amount of the cash...
Tags: Airbus S.A.S., aircraft, Boeing Co., Macau, Manufacturing, Mitsubishi Corp., Qantas Airways Ltd.
Research articles 2008-09-08
USA size up 'huge' Yao challenge
MACAU AFP — Team USA on Wednesday sized up the unique challenge of containing towering centre Yao Ming, China's main threat in their hotly anticipated Olympic opener. With none of the US superstars coming close to Yao's seven-foot-six (2.3m) frame, the plan is simple: close him down early and...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Games, Macau
Research articles 2008-07-30
Injured Tomlinson delays Olympic departure
LONDON AFP — Injured British long jumper Chris Tomlinson is to delay his departure for the Beijing Olympics while he undergoes treatment on a torn calf muscle which could end his medal hopes. Tomlinson, the world indoor silver medallist, withdrew from the London Grand Prix on Saturday and the...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Beijing, Games, London, Macau, U.K.
Research articles 2008-07-28
US basketballers arrive in China with gold in mind
MACAU AFP — Team USA chatted freely about winning gold at the Beijing Games and rejected suggestions of complacency as they jetted into Chinese territory on Monday to begin their Olympic preparations in earnest. Star forward LeBron James, back to fitness after an ankle sprain, Dwayne Wade and Carmelo...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, complacency, game, Macau, medal, NBA, Shanghai, team
Research articles 2008-07-28
Pompey target Wright-Phillips happy at Chelsea - Scolari
KUALA LUMPUR AFP — Portsmouth target Shaun Wright-Phillips is happy at Chelsea and will stay with the club, according to coach Luiz Felipe Scolari. "I have talked to Shaun and he said he is happy at Chelsea," said the Brazilian, who is leading the Blues on a three-stop Asian...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Chelsea, Macau
Research articles 2008-07-27
Chelsea's Bosingwa to miss start of season: Scolari
MACAU AFP — New Chelsea signing Jose Bosingwa will miss the start of the Premier League season after being forced out of their Asian tour with a thigh injury, coach Luiz Felipe Scolari said on Saturday. The Portugal right-back is out for at least three weeks with a muscle...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Chelsea, Macau, Portugal
Research articles 2008-07-26
Ballack laughs off Fergie age taunts
MACAU AFP — Star midfielder Michael Ballack said he had nothing left to prove in the latter part of his career and backed Chelsea's 30-somethings to have the last laugh over Manchester United's Alex Ferguson. The 31-year-old newly-wed dismissed Ferguson's comments about Chelsea's age as pre-season chatter, insisting there...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, CAREER, Chelsea, laugh, Macau
Research articles 2008-07-25
Deco 'not too old to learn at 30'
MACAU AFP — New Chelsea playmaker Deco brushed off Alex Ferguson's jibes about the team's age as he insisted he still had room to develop at the age of 30. Deco, who looked immediately at ease in his team debut, said Chelsea represented a fresh challenge after glittering spells...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Chelsea, Macau, team
Research articles 2008-07-24
Injured Bosingwa may leave Chelsea tour: Scolari
MACAU AFP — Chelsea new boy Jose Bosingwa may be forced out of their pre-season tour after picking up an injury in his debut match, coach Luiz Felipe Scolari said on Thursday. The Portugal defender is being assessed after walking off with a thigh problem just 20 minutes into...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Macau, Portugal
Research articles 2008-07-24
Company Watch - Air China
7/21/2008 Air China and China Eastern Airlines carried fewer passengers in June than a year earlier as heightened airport security checks ahead of the Olympic Games and a devastating earthquake discouraged air travel. The decline in traffic at two of China's three major airlines extended a drop in May...
Tags: aircraft, Beijing, Boeing Co., China, Government, Macau, Manufacturing, SOFTWARE
Research articles 2008-07-21
Company Watch - Air China
7/14/2008 Air China and China Eastern Airlines carried fewer passengers in June than a year earlier as heightened airport security checks ahead of the Olympic Games and a devastating earthquake discouraged air travel. The decline in traffic at two of China's three major airlines extended a drop in May...
Tags: aircraft, Beijing, Boeing Co., China, Government, Macau, Manufacturing, SOFTWARE
Research articles 2008-07-14
Olympic torch relay underway in casino haven Macau
MACAU AFP — The Olympic torch relay got underway Saturday in the gambling haven of Macau, the final leg on its round-the-world tour before heading into mainland China. The torch was to snake through the former Portuguese colony where few, if any, protests were expected, before being flown...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Macau
Research articles 2008-05-03
Tropical storm hits south China, 38 fishermen rescued: report
BEIJING AFP — A severe tropical storm lashed southern China on Saturday bringing gale-force winds, as authorities reported the rescue of 38 fishermen who sheltered in reefs as the typhoon approached, state media said. Typhoon Neoguri brought more than 260 millimetres (10 inches) of rain per hour as it...
Tags: Macau, MARKETING, Xinhua News Agency
Research articles 2008-04-19
Federer plans Sampras showdown at Madison Square Garden
MELBOURNE AFP — Roger Federer plans to renew his rivalry with Pete Sampras in a match at Madison Sqaure Garden in New York after a successful series of exhibitions with the American legend in Asia. The world number one said Sunday he had become firm friends with Sampras and...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, exhibition, Macau, Seoul, showdown, swing
Research articles 2008-01-13
Tycoon pays record for 'Truffle of Century'
HONG KONG AFP — Macau casino tycoon Stanley Ho pipped a host of other celebrity bidders with a world-record 330,000 US dollars for one of the largest truffles ever discovered. With his wife Angela taking his bids over the phone, Ho kept his nerve to take home the 1.5-kilo...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Britain, casino, Italy, Macau, tycoon
Research articles 2007-12-02
Liverpool's Canto-pop trailblazer singing for big break
MACAU AFP — Barry Cox's journey from working-class Liverpool to a nightly performance at a giant Macau casino all began in a chip shop. It was there that the youngster, headed for a series of unremarkable jobs in supermarkets and at call centres, made the unlikely decision to start...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, chip, Cox, HARDWARE, job, Macau, Semiconductors, supermarket
Research articles 2007-12-01
Macau to host British 2008 Olympic training camp
LONDON AFP — Britain's training camp ahead of next year's Olympic Games in Beijing will be based in Macau, the British Olympic Association BOA announced Wednesday. The former Portuguese territory, which borders China, had sports facilities built for the 2005 East Asian Games. Its relative proximity to Beijing...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Beijing, Games, Macau, team, training
Research articles 2007-11-28
Truffle-loving tycoons to bid for giant fungus in Macau
HONG KONG AFP — Hong Kong and Macau's richest tycoons are expected to gather at an exclusive auction this Saturday for a chance to snaffle one of the largest truffles ever discovered, organisers said Tuesday. The giant white truffle, which weighs in at 1.5 kilogrammes (3.3 pounds), will be...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, casino, Macau, tycoon
Research articles 2007-11-27
Vegas casino king Wynn sets sights on Macau expansion
LAS VEGAS, Nevada AFP — He helped Las Vegas shed its image as a sleazy gambling capital and make inroads as a family holiday destination, and his top-notch hotel restaurants have put Sin City on the culinary map. Now tycoon Steve Wynn has his sights firmly trained on expanding...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, CAREER, Macau, MARKETING
Research articles 2007-11-23
Sampras hoping to beat Federer in Macau tennis exhibition series
MACAU AFP — Retired tennis legend Pete Sampras is hoping to beat current world number one Roger Federer for the first time this weekend but admitted Friday it was tough to compete against a man at the top of his game. Swiss maestro Federer leads two-nil in their three-match...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, CAREER, Games, Macau, Seoul
Research articles 2007-11-23
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