...<syl...@not.at.this.address> wrote: http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,24101664-5001028,... To my mind, this is much more worrying than the fact that an oxygen bottle might fail and puncture the hull. Yes, ...+ fuel remaining, which would have allowed lots of holding at Manila, or a diversion to Angeles, Subic Bay or Cebu, or back to Hongkong! Media beat up!

America the Beautiful wrote: CEBU, Philippines, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao met on Sunday here with New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark....to the building of a free trade area with China. She said that while keeping in mind the principle of mutual understanding and compromise and taking into consideration the interests and concerns of both sides...