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Hong Kong Airlines Flight Attendants Take Mandatory Kung Fu

by National Confidential | 18 April 2011 | 1:33 pm EST

Topics Asia, Bruce Lee, Fighting, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Airlines, Kung Fu, Travel

“This isn’t something you hear everyday: Hong Kong Airlines is requiring its new cabin crews–all 23 of them–to master wing chun–a form of kung fu practiced by the legendary Bruce Lee, among others, according to the South China Morning Post. But why? To deal with unruly passengers, of course.” READ MORE

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Asian Teens Crush USA On Achievement Test

by National Confidential | 08 December 2010 | 8:15 am EST

Topics Asia, China, Education, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, USA

Fifteen-year-olds in Asia topped the charts on an international test, raising concern in the U.S. that the nation’s students lag in economic competitiveness. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation & Development, which represents 34 countries, released yesterday the 2009 Programme for International Student Assessment. For the first time, the triennial test broke out China’s Shanghai region [...]

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Asian Millionaires Now Tied With Europe

by National Confidential | 23 June 2010 | 6:49 am EST

Topics Asia, Economy, Europe, Millionaire

“Asia-Pacific’s number of millionaires equaled Europe’s for the first time last year as the region powered the global economy’s recovery, according to a report by Capgemini SA and Merrill Lynch & Co. The number of individuals with at least $1 million of investable assets in Asia-Pacific rose 26 percent to 3 million in 2009, matching [...]

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