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How happy is Hong Kong? Survey to say
Lingnan University will announce today the happiness index of Hong Kong people this year. The university has been conducting the Happiness Index Survey since 2005. While Hongkongers last year were found to be a little sadder than in 2009, they were still considered upbeat. More low-income earners polled last year were happier than the previous year, but financial stress worried many people. And for three years in a row, women of all ages were happier than men.
Foreign minister begins tour to Europe, Africa
Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi starts an eight-day visit to four countries - Albania, Poland, Sudan and South Sudan. He will be the first high-level Chinese official to visit the newly independent country South Sudan, which broke away from Sudan to become an independent state on July 9. China has been working aggressively with both countries to maintain access to their oil reserves.
Air China adds Tibet-Nepal flights
Air China makes its flights between Lhasa, Tibet and Kathmandu in Nepal a daily affair, up from the previous four flights per week. Air China launched the Lhasa-Kathmandu route in 1987, with services scheduled every Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday. The flight between the two cities takes one hour and 10 minutes.