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Gap Between Rich and Poor: World Income Inequality
To understand how many inhabitants of a country are poor, it is not enough to know a country's per capita income. The number of poor people in a country and the average quality of life depend on…World Port Ranking, 2005
The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) ranks the world's ports annually according to their volume capacity, container traffic, number of cruise passengers, revenues, and…World Port Ranking, 2006
The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) ranks the world's ports annually according to their volume capacity, container traffic, number of cruise passengers, revenues, and…World Port Ranking, 2003
Total cargo volume, metric tons (1,000s)Container traffic (TEUs) (1,000s)1RankPortCountryTonsRankPortCountryTEUs1.SingaporeSingapore347,6941.Hong KongChina20,4992.RotterdamNetherlands326,9582.…Brewer's: Houqua
A superior quality of tea, so called from Hoque, the celebrated Hong-Kong tea merchant; died 1846. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894HourHound A B C D E…Top Ten Tallest Completed Building Projects, 2006
Building name/location Height (m/ft) Stories Use 1. Nina Tower 1, Hong Kong 319/1,046 80 Mixed 2. Aspire…Disney, Walt
(Encyclopedia) Disney, Walt (Walter Elias Disney)Disney, Waltdĭzˈnē [key], 1901–66, American movie producer and pioneer in animated cartoons, b. Chicago. He grew up in Missouri, in the small town of…Ai Weiwei
(Encyclopedia) Ai WeiweiAi Weiweiīˈ wāwā [key], 1957–, Chinese artist, architect, filmmaker, and political activist. He is the son of poet Ai Ch'ing, who was internally exiled (1958–76) to work camps…Taoism
(Encyclopedia) TaoismTaoismdäuˈĭzəm [key], refers both to a Chinese system of thought and to one of the four major religions of China (with Confucianism, Buddhism, and Chinese popular religion).…Booker Prize
(Encyclopedia) Booker Prize, an award of £50,000 (originally £5,000) for the best novel of the year published in English in Great Britain; prior to 2014, it was only given to a British, Irish, or…Trending
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