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...continuously cut back on unprofitable international routes, and will continue to do so under its revitalization plan. Today, JAL has roughly three times the number of international routes operated by ANA, but Matsumoto says that if things go according to plan in the next three years, the size of JAL's international business will decrease by about 40%. "There will be no significant difference between these airlines in terms of revenue lines in next two to three years," says Matsumoto...
...punishment if they continued their agitation. Officials have declared that the extent of the destruction was due to the intensity of the temblor, not substandard buildings. But the government has taken a hard line on misuse of rebuilding funds, and a handful of people have been punished. While the size of rebuilding efforts means that there will inevitably be some graft, the extent of official and unofficial scrutiny means it is one of the riskier places in China to skim funds...
...said to show up on sonar and enjoy munching outboards off the back of motorboats. Our fellow swimmers were likely just as mindful of the predators in the water: many were nipping off for lunch at a place called Kalkies, a nearby fish-and-chips shop decorated with poster-size photographs of great whites leaping out of the water, often with a seal in their jaws. (See pictures of South Africa preparing for the soccer World...
...Given the size and complexity of our institution, it is not a surprise that we were one of the several institutions selected for the follow-up examination,” University Chief Financial Officer Daniel S. Shore wrote in an e-mailed statement to The Crimson...
...Hanoi beefing up its own naval capabilities. Last month, it penned a landmark $2 billion deal with Moscow to acquire six Kilo-class Russian submarines. The government is also formulating plans to improve its coastal-defense operations and to better protect Vietnamese fishing fleets. Still, considering China's size and wealth, there's little talk of an arms race in the region. "Vietnam is subject to the tyranny of geography. It's like a mid-sized Chinese province," says Carl Thayer, an authority on the Vietnamese military at the Australian Defence Force Academy. "If the elephant really decides to move...