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“It sold 219,514 cars in China during the first four months of this year, up 39% on a year earlier.”
“Honda runs three of its four car assembly factories in China as joint ventures with Chinese carmakers to supply the domestic market. It has two factories in association with Guangzhou Automobile and one with Dongfeng Motor Corporation.”
“Auditions for busking on the London Underground (LU) have begun after a two-year gap.”
“LU will audition musicians every Thursday and Friday from 27 May to 2 July for a number of limited busking licences.”
“Over 700 people applied to get one of 38 designated pitches across 25 stations where musicians can perform to potentially thousands of commuters.”
“The 38 pitches, which LU likened to 'mini-stages', will be highly coveted as about 3.5 million passengers travel on the Tube network every weekday.”
“A BP official said he believed mud, not oil, was exiting the well's ruptured pipe six hours after the work began.”
“What you've been observing coming out of the top of that riser is most likely mud,”
“Company officials say it could be a couple of days before they know whether the 'top kill' operation has worked.”
“The Siemens Pavilion in the Docklands will be a permanent showcase for sustainable technologies and it will house 230 employees when it opens in 2012.”
“create 6,000 jobs”
“London Mayor Boris Johnson has said the scheme will create 6,000 jobs and help regenerate one of the most deprived areas of the capital.”
“He had hoped to get an express visa but was told he had to wait 30 days instead - so the negotiations had to be cancelled.”
“Since the end of the Soviet Union, production has fallen from 80,000 a year to 6,000-7,000”
“and the number of workers has dropped from 120,000 to 12,000.”
“Founded some 80 years ago, Rostselmash, spread over 800,000 square metres, is so huge that the locals call it a city within the city.”
“Weir employs 9,000 people worldwide across a range of sectors”
“Weir employs 9,000 people around the world, working across the mineral, oil and gas and power sectors.”
“charge up to 63% extra for single first class tickets.”
“charging 30% extra for a single first class ticket on the high-speed route between St Pancras in north London and Dover Priory”
“charged passengers 63% more for single first class fares between Luton Airport Parkway station and Wimbledon in south-west London.”
“40-minute slower first class service”
“12-minute Tube ride to Vauxhall”
“Donald Trump has vowed to cut the ribbon on his golf resort in Aberdeenshire in 18 months.”
“Tripping Up Trump has bought an acre of land from Mr Forbes”
“Mr Trump said the total cost of the project was likely to be near £750m”
“American tycoon Donald Trump has vowed to cut the ribbon on his golf resort in Aberdeenshire in 18 months.”
“Tripping Up Trump has bought an acre of land from Mr Forbes in what it calls the 'heartland' of the planned golf resort,”
“Airport owners Infratil have estimated the new flights could increase projected passenger numbers from 50,000 in 2010 to more than half a million by 2014.”
“This new service demonstrates Manston's capabilities as a regional airport for the South East and with it the prospect of a further 50,000 passengers using the airport each year.”
“Flybe's new route will operate between 27 May and 30 October.”
“The first daily scheduled flight from Kent International Airport in five years has taken off.”
“The 80-minute service is being provided by a 78-seated Bombardier aircraft.”
“"This new service demonstrates Manston's capabilities as a regional airport for the South East and with it the prospect of a further 50,000 passengers using the airport each year.”
“the first daily route since airline EUjet collapsed in 2005.”
“Watson was named Hollywood's highest paid female star of last year by Vanity Fair magazine.”
“Supermarket giant Asda has announced plans to buy the UK stores of Danish discount retailer Netto for £778m.”
“Asda plans to integrate the stores into its new supermarkets division for shops smaller than 25,000 square feet.”
“Netto has 193 stores in the UK which will continue to trade under the Netto name for the time being but will come under the Asda brand by mid-2011.”
“Netto, currently owned by Dansk Supermarked, has operated in the UK since 1990.”
“Asda has announced plans to buy the UK stores of Danish discount retailer Netto for £778m.”
“We have substantial opportunities for growth in Scandinavia and Northern Europe and believe that the time has come to focus our efforts on the development of our business in these countries.”
“JJB reported a pre-tax loss of £68.5m for the 53 weeks to 31 January 2010, compared with a loss of £21.8m for the 52 weeks to 25 January 2009.”
“in a survey by the consumer organisation Which?, JJB was ranked joint 95th in a list of the top 100 UK retailers.”
“Meanwhile, in a survey by the consumer organisation Which?, JJB was ranked joint 95th in a list of the top 100 UK retailers.”
“JJB was ranked joint 95th in a list of the top 100 UK retailers.”
“However, a successful £100m rights issue in October allowed the retailer to pay off its debts.”
“the World Cup would provide a 'particularly significant opportunity' in 2010.”
“The plant was partially mothballed with the loss of 1,600 jobs in February.”
“Sales of sugars accounting for less than a third of the that.”
“Martin Deboo, consumer goods analyst at Investec, said Tate's profits came largely from industrial ingredients like ethanol.”
“He added that it was a possibility that the company would sell its sugar business.”
“The Foxconn plant in Shenzhen employs more than 400,000 people.”
“Foxconn points out that despite the bad publicity, each day around 8,000 people still apply to work at the factory.”
“Any reports of poor working conditions in Dell's supply chain are investigated and, if warranted, appropriate action is taken. We expect our suppliers to employ the same high standards we do in our own facilities,”
“Hewlett Packard said it was "investigating the Foxconn practices that may be associated with these tragic events"”
“Apple, whose iPhones are made at the plant, said it was "deeply committed to ensuring that conditions throughout our supply chain are safe and workers are treated with respect and dignity". Apple has said it will evaluate what Foxconn is d…”
“Exports in April jumped 40.4% from a year earlier to 5.9 trillion yen ($65bn; $45bn), marking the fifth straight monthly year-on-year increase.”
“Exports to other parts of Asia, which account for more than half of Japan's total exports, rose 45.3% from a year earlier.”
“Shipments to the EU were up by 19.8% from a year earlier, slowing from a 26.7% gain in March but again marking a fifth straight month of year-on-year increases.”
“Shipments to the US were up 34.5%, helped by strong demand for Japanese cars.”
“Overall, car exports more than doubled from a year ago to 775.2bn yen, and semiconductor deliveries were up 35.5% at 366.7bn yen.”
“Last week, figures showed that Japan's economy had grown by 1.2% between January and March from the previous quarter, the Cabinet Office said.”
“On Thursday, Air India sacked 41 employees, taking the number of staffers whose services have been terminated to 58.”
“It has also suspended 24 others, including 15 engineers.”
“On Wednesday, the airline de-recognised two unions which led the strike.”
“Aviation analyst Kapil Kaul said it was the first time in 20 years he had seen union leaders being dismissed.”
“Analysts say the airline's 30,000-strong workforce needs to be cut by half to make it competitive.”
“it was the first time in 20 years he had seen union leaders being dismissed”
“Air India has a fleet of 136 aircraft flying to domestic and international destinations.”
“The ailing airline has about 30,000 employees”
“after a two-day strike”
“More than 100 flights were cancelled.”
“Normal operations are expected to resume in two to three days, reports say”
“For the second year running, graduate salary expectations have dropped, with final year job hunters expecting to earn an average of £22,000 for their first job - 3.1% less than in 2008.”
“Students with the highest salary expectations were law students who expected to earn an average starting salary of £24,800.”
“Next were computing and IT students, who anticipated an average starting salary of £24,300.”
“Engineering students expected to get £24,300 and business and finance students £23,200.”
“Finalists with the lowest salary expectations were arts or humanities students who, on average, expected to get a starting salary of £19,700 and those studying languages, who reckoned on salaries of £20,900.”
“A total of 241 flights in and out of Heathrow have been cancelled on Thursday out of a scheduled 678.”
“On Wednesday, 246 flights were cancelled, while more than 200 were cancelled on Tuesday.”
“BA maintains that it is meeting its target of flying 70% of passengers to their destinations.”
“BA said it was increasing its flight schedule for Unite's next threatened five-day strike, which - should no deal emerge from this latest set of negotiations - is due to start on Sunday.”
“The carrier said that throughout the current strike it would be operating more than 70% of long-haul flights from Heathrow and more than 55% of short-haul flights.”
“Discussions between the two sides lasted for over six hours and are expected to resume on Friday.”
“late 1989 to see the last time it was a bigger company than Microsoft.”
“site, which has more than 400 million active users”
“finally withdrawn altogether in September 2009, along with a near $10 million class‑action law suit settlement”
“more than 20,000 users have committed to quitting Facebook”
“Since then, Facebook's membership has grown by well over 350 million active users”
“It is estimated the six new turbines near Ulley Dam will generate enough power for 10,000 homes.”
“The smaller cockles are expected to fetch about £200 per tonne, compared to an average price of £450 per tonne.”
“at least seven”
“1300 local time (1800 GMT)”
“six hours after the work began”
“The collection of photographic negatives was nearly thrown out after Mr Nickels' death Some 600 photographs of charabancs, omnibuses and coaches carrying tourists to Rhyl and other Edwardian beauty spots in north Wales have been sold. Rhyl…”
“His collection of photographic negatives, amassed over his lifetime, had been estimated to sell for between £1,000 and £2,000.”
“Mr Nickels' collection of 200 model buses, many of which he had made himself, sold for an above estimate £400.”
“Manchester Airport says the disruption caused by the volcanic ash cloud has cost it at least £10m.”
“More than 3,000 flights at the airport have been affected by ash from the Icelandic volcano and bosses fear the losses could continue to rise.”
