Romania

Firms are coming to Hong Kong from all across Europe

8 May 2013

Ask the average Hongkonger what they know about Romania and the answer is likely to centre on the legend of Count Dracula.

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Romanian abattoir Doly-Com denies mislabelling horsemeat as beef

15 Feb 2013

Located in a snow-covered field in the remote northeastern village of Roma where residents still use horse-drawn carts, the unassuming Doly-Com abattoir has found itself in the eye of the storm...

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EU ministers gather for talks on horsemeat row

13 Feb 2013

European farming ministers and the European commissioner for health were due to meet in Brussels on Wednesday amid growing anger and recriminations over mislabelled meat products.

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Romania votes in poll that may renew political spat

9 Dec 2012

Romania’s prime minister was headed for victory in parliamentary elections on Sunday that could set off another round of a power struggle with the rightist president and complicate talks for a new...

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World briefs, August 29, 2012

29 Aug 2012

France starts probe into Arafat's death

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Thank God the flag-waving is over for the next 4 years

14 Aug 2012

The 1980s pop star Morrissey provoked a flurry of outrage in the media last week when he condemned the "blustering jingoism" of London 2012, and described Britain as "foul with patriotism"...

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Opinion

Ferry companies shouldn't be subsidised while they burn dirty fuel

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Shirley Yam

What were our top officials doing to let HKMEx fail?

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Bucharest

Romania's ties with the legend of Dracula may draw those with morbid fixations, but the capital city is rich in other cultural attractions.

1. Vanity project

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Art of darkness

Cristian Mungiu's 4 Months, 3 Weeks & 2 Days tells a bleak story of one girl's nightmarish attempt to get an illegal abortion, and the director admits he had his tongue in his cheek when he...

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12:08 East of Bucharest

Starring: Teodor Corban, Ion Sapdaru, Mircea Andreescu

Director: Corneliu Poromboiu

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Romania on a roll

In Cristian Nemescu's California Dreamin' (Endless), a company of US soldiers en route to back up Nato air strikes in Kosovo is stranded in a Romanian town. Blocking the way is the local...

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French escape with less-than-vintage effort

They are top of the toughest group in the European Championship but the French, along with Germany the only side to win a game so far, are going to have to start truly believing in themselves if...

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Ready to go

FIVE girls from Marden Foundation Caritas Pre-vocation School were taken to hospital with suspected food poisoning after making sandwiches and salad during a home economics class. They were later...

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