International Business News - Features http://hk.ibtimes.com/subsection/commentaries/features.htm All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://hk.ibtimes.com/ http://hk.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Craving a sun-and-sea summer holiday destination where you can also party the night away? Travel website TripAdvisor has come up with a list of the top 10 islands in the Mediterranean sea. http://hk.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/3270-.jpg http://hk.ibtimes.com/articles/20080818/top-islands-mediterranean.htm http://hk.ibtimes.com/articles/20080818/top-islands-mediterranean.htm Mon, 18 Aug 2008 12:00:16 EDT When family rights advocate John De Graff started doing some historical research, he came across a shocking discovery — that medieval European peasants had more vacation time than modern American office workers. http://hk.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/3226-.jpg http://hk.ibtimes.com/articles/20080815/break.htm http://hk.ibtimes.com/articles/20080815/break.htm Fri, 15 Aug 2008 15:02:36 EDT With horse-riding buffs around the world focused on the Olympic equestrian competition in Hong Kong, local enthusiasts forecast the Games will further promote the discipline in the city. http://hk.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/3195-.jpg http://hk.ibtimes.com/articles/20080814/equestrian-excitement.htm http://hk.ibtimes.com/articles/20080814/equestrian-excitement.htm Thu, 14 Aug 2008 09:30:47 EDT "The Obama Nation", a new book by a conservative author is set to debut at No. 1 this Sunday on The New York Times' hardcover non-fiction best-seller list, the paper said Wednesday. http://hk.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/3199-.jpg http://hk.ibtimes.com/articles/20080814/anti-obama-book-repeat-kerry-defeat.htm http://hk.ibtimes.com/articles/20080814/anti-obama-book-repeat-kerry-defeat.htm Thu, 14 Aug 2008 08:35:47 EDT Whether they like him or oppose him, readers want to hear more about Barack Obama. "The Obama Nation," an anti-Obama book written by Jerome V. Corsi, will debut at No. 1 come Sunday on The New York Times' hardcover nonfiction best-seller list. Corsi was co-author of "Unfit for Command," an influential 2004 best-seller http://hk.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/3153-.jpg http://hk.ibtimes.com/articles/20080812/barack-obama-books.htm http://hk.ibtimes.com/articles/20080812/barack-obama-books.htm Tue, 12 Aug 2008 17:03:46 EDT Her visit to the former imperial palace next to Tiananmen Square came just eight hours after she attended the Olympics' opening ceremony. She visited a new exhibit of imperial robes and walked through a couple of ceremonial halls before invited journalists were escorted away. http://hk.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/3088-.jpg http://hk.ibtimes.com/articles/20080809/laura-bush-tours-beijing.htm http://hk.ibtimes.com/articles/20080809/laura-bush-tours-beijing.htm Sat, 09 Aug 2008 10:35:14 EDT Meet Hailey Jo Hauer and Xander Jace Riniker, both born at 8:08 a.m. on 8/8/08, weighing 8 pounds, 8 ounces, in neighboring states. http://hk.ibtimes.com/articles/20080809/babies-born.htm Sat, 09 Aug 2008 09:35:14 EDT Archaeologists have unearthed a 1,900-year-old well-preserved chariot at an ancient Thracian tomb in southeastern Bulgaria, the head of the excavation said Thursday. http://hk.ibtimes.com/articles/20080808/bulgarian-archaeologists-discover-ancient-chariot.htm Fri, 08 Aug 2008 10:26:44 EDT President Bush's visit to Beijing almost looks like a vacation — right down to a family reunion. But his three-nation Asian trip also takes him to the doorsteps of two troublesome regimes while forcing him to balance the Olympic spirit with the delicacies of diplomacy. http://hk.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/2968-.jpg http://hk.ibtimes.com/articles/20080804/bush-trip-asia-balances-fun-diplomacy.htm http://hk.ibtimes.com/articles/20080804/bush-trip-asia-balances-fun-diplomacy.htm Mon, 04 Aug 2008 09:00:57 EDT An astronomical calculator, considered a technological marvel of antiquity, was also used to track dates of the ancient Olympic games, researchers have found. http://hk.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/2915-.jpg http://hk.ibtimes.com/articles/20080731/gadget-tracked-olympics-astronomical-calculator-greece.htm http://hk.ibtimes.com/articles/20080731/gadget-tracked-olympics-astronomical-calculator-greece.htm Thu, 31 Jul 2008 09:47:07 EDT Randy Pausch, the Carnegie Mellon University computer scientist whose "last lecture" about facing terminal cancer became an Internet sensation and a best-selling book, died Friday. He was 47. http://hk.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/2855-.jpg http://hk.ibtimes.com/articles/20080727/carnegie-mellon-university-prof-randy-pausch-039-last-lecture-039-sensation-dies-cancer.htm http://hk.ibtimes.com/articles/20080727/carnegie-mellon-university-prof-randy-pausch-039-last-lecture-039-sensation-dies-cancer.htm Sun, 27 Jul 2008 19:37:52 EDT Japanese and Mongolian scientists have successfully recovered the complete skeleton of a 70-million-year-old young dinosaur, a nature museum announced Thursday. http://hk.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/2815-.jpg http://hk.ibtimes.com/articles/20080724/scientists-complete-dinosaur-fossil.htm http://hk.ibtimes.com/articles/20080724/scientists-complete-dinosaur-fossil.htm Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:14:20 EDT The head of a prominent cancer research institute issued an unprecedented warning to his faculty and staff Wednesday: Limit cell phone use because of the possible risk of cancer. http://hk.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/2800-.jpg http://hk.ibtimes.com/articles/20080724/pittsburgh-cancer-center-warns-cell-phone-risks.htm http://hk.ibtimes.com/articles/20080724/pittsburgh-cancer-center-warns-cell-phone-risks.htm Thu, 24 Jul 2008 10:00:20 EDT Sometimes, I guess, timing is everything. When DaimlerChrysler AG announced in 2006 that it planned to bring the Smart fortwo micro car to the United States after nearly a decade in Europe, gas prices had reached about $2.80 a gallon. http://hk.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/2746-.jpg http://hk.ibtimes.com/articles/20080720/daimlerchrysler-smart-fortwo-micro-car.htm http://hk.ibtimes.com/articles/20080720/daimlerchrysler-smart-fortwo-micro-car.htm Sun, 20 Jul 2008 16:35:38 EDT India's gullible media fell prey to a prank when they reported recently that a thief, arrested for attempting to sell off a stolen 18th century piano, has turned out to be a Nazi war criminal in hiding. http://hk.ibtimes.com/articles/20080703/indian-media-prey-nazi-war.htm Thu, 03 Jul 2008 11:49:10 EDT The British Broadcasting Corp. will air a long lost Beatles interview featuring John Lennon and Paul McCartney talking about the day they met and their songwriting partnership. http://hk.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/2524-.jpg http://hk.ibtimes.com/articles/20080702/beatles-tape-bbc-radio.htm http://hk.ibtimes.com/articles/20080702/beatles-tape-bbc-radio.htm Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:37:41 EDT The number of people around the world with at least $1 million in assets passed 10 million for the first time last year, according to a new report. And their bank accounts are growing even faster. http://hk.ibtimes.com/articles/20080625/world-millionaires.htm Wed, 25 Jun 2008 11:39:59 EDT Food Crisis: A Challenge or an Opportunity? http://hk.ibtimes.com/articles/20080612/food-crisis.htm Thu, 12 Jun 2008 15:33:08 EDT A tax on airline tickets, an auction of pollution rights, an international climate change bond: These are some of the ideas likely to be thrashed out at a 162-nation conference on raising the billions needed each year to fight global warming. http://hk.ibtimes.com/articles/20080604/inflation.htm Wed, 04 Jun 2008 11:00:50 EDT The rising price of oil isn't just swelling Americans' energy bills — it's also holding back their stock portfolios. http://hk.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/2011-investors-gird-for-higher-oil-bleak-housing-data.jpg http://hk.ibtimes.com/articles/20080519/economy.htm http://hk.ibtimes.com/articles/20080519/economy.htm Mon, 19 May 2008 19:09:16 EDT