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Friday, 29th March 2024

Irish Born Chinese

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BA cabin crew to strike - There's no dates announced, the union has 28 days to announce when they will go on strike.BBC News - British Airways cabin crew vote to strike ... by whykay
BBC Mandarin broadcast to end after 70 years - Due to budget cuts, the BBC Chinese service in Mandarin is cut, although the Cantonese service is still there.BBC Chinese Service makes final broadcast in ... by whykay
Interesting chart about "house price growth by country" - I saw a chart at the top of the Irish Times paper today, (there's no link to it on Irish Times online, I'm afraid, but ... by whykay
No more interests on AIB current accounts - If you have an AIB current account, the interest will be gone from June onwards. They also stated they have no plans to hike fees ... by whykay
Mortgage relief for first-time buyers extended till end of 2011 - Will there be a mad rush of people buying their first property before the year is out? There is a conflict of information in the ... by whykay
Will panic-buying stop in Hong Kong? - I have been watching TVB's HK news recently and HK people are very reactionary. Aside from panic-buying salt, Japanese Milk powder (video). There are other non-Japanese ... by whykay
Digital literacy - HK and Ireland ranks quite high - An international study by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) on participating students from different countries that tests 15 year old students on their ... by whykay
China's ghost cities - From virtually empty shopping plazas/malls to apartment blocks. Empty homes because many can't afford them. Demolishing old houses to make way for upmarket condos which ... by whykay
China's ghost cities - From virtually empty shopping plazas/malls to apartment blocks. Empty homes because many can't afford them. Demolishing old houses to make way for upmarket condos which ... by whykay
The Beeb was down for an hour yesterday - So there I was, curious what news was on BBC and their site was down, I thought it was my internet connection and didn't think ... by whykay
A South Korean's American Dream - The BBC are doing a series about the American Dream, and the article I read focuses on a South Korean family who moved to America, ... by whykay
Another €2 charge by Ryanair - The €2 charge is for funding the cost of Ryanair looking after stranded passengers.(via Irish Independent.ie)Irish Independent - Ryanair 'fleecing' customers with new €2 chargeRyanair's fees by whykay
The world highest hotel opens in Hong Kong - The Ritz-Carlton, Hong Kong hotel has opened. Nice slide show of the five-star hotel via ft.com. by whykay
New 9% VAT in force in Ireland till 2012 - The new reduction in VAT from 13.5% to 9% comes into effect today for services like takeaways, restaurants, hotels, cinemas, haircuts, newspapers, magazines (and more...).In ... by whykay
Property tax within the year - So much for our FG/Labour party saying that they will consider it, looks like it will happen. by whykay
Pilot programme for short-stay visas will attract more Chinese visitors - Short-stay visas allows visitors from 16 countries to visit Ireland without having to acquire another visa if they already have a legitimate visa for UK. ... by whykay
Compressing PDF files (Mac only) - I know people must come across problems when they try to reduce a huge PDF file down to a small file size. In my case, ... by whykay
Sundays @ Noon Concert Series (April 10th) - Engegård Quartet____________________________________ Haydn: String Quartet Opus 76/3 ‘Kaiser’ Grieg: String Quartet in G minor  www.engegardquartet.comFor further information contact Gavin O’Sullivanph: +353-87-2456971address: DUBLIN CITY GALLERY HUGH LANE, PARNELL SQ., ... by whykay
TIL: Jook Sing - (TIL means "Today I Learned", just in case you were wondering.)I came across this comic called Empty Bamboo Girl via Jade Luck Club's tweet, and rather ... by whykay
Don't forget to fill out your census forms - Ireland is going to major milestone, with the financial fiasco the current coalition government is still trying to get to grips with, what does it ... by whykay
Sundays @ Noon Concert Series (April 17th) - ADMISSION FREE   Sunday April 17th 2011 at 12.00Irish Baroque Orchestra Chamber Soloists SCHUBERT QUINTETThe Irish Baroque Orchestra Chamber Soloists will present Schubert's powerful and moving string ... by whykay
Tougher laws for learner and newly qualified drivers in Ireland - So if you just passed your driving test the following laws apply:R-plate for the first 2 yearsBanned for 6 months if you get 6 penalty ... by whykay
Python Ireland in the Irish Times - Ok, I manage to plug a little about Python Ireland, it was nice of Microsoft to invite me along to their breakfast meet and their ... by whykay
Passport fees for over-65s re-introduced - Just heard this on SixOne news, and found this article about the re-introduction of fee of €80 for those who who are over sixty-five. by whykay
Chinese is one of the hardest languages to learn? - Apparently it is, I presume they are talking about "Mandarin" as opposed to "Cantonese". This doesn't include write, so just speaking and reading.I would have ... by whykay