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by Zhang Ning Oscar Hiljemark Tröja , Xu Yanyan
KUALA LUMPUR, April 26 (Xinhua) -- "It seemed like a sailing boat in storm," a Kathmandu resident told his friend Kabin Shrestha here via mobile phone about Saturday's earthquake which has killed at least 1,800 people. Kabin is working thousands km away from home as a porter at Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur's Sama Sama hotel which is close to the airport. "I feel so sorry for my relatives and friends at home," Kabin told Xinhua reporters at the hotel who stayed there for the transit to the quake-battered nation. He managed to exchange with Xinhua all information obtained about Saturday's devastating earthquake in broken English and with the help of gestures. The 21-year-old man said one of his friends, among thousands of others, slept outside for the night in Kathmandu Filip Helander Tröja , fearing for further aftershocks. The violent 7.9-magnitude earthquake struck Nepal at midday on Saturday, destroying ancient temples, triggering an avalanche and leaving thousands killed. "I am sad. I have toured Kathmandu for six times since childhood. The city is our pride,"said Kabin. His home village Rupadehi is some 100 km away from the capital, where merely light tremors were felt on Saturday. "All my family members are safe, which is the only relief." Kabin made many phone calls to friends in Kathmandu. "Mobile phone signals are turning from good to bad from time to time," he said. One of his friends said he clutched blankets when gathering in open areas at a temple compound Saturday night. "He has no food and water for the night Alexander Fransson Tröja ,"said Kabin. Xinhua reporters asked him to contact friends for situation at Kathmandu' s Tribhuvan International Airport, the largest and sole international airport in Nepal. Kabin's friends said things stayed calm at the airport, as reporters and aid workers from other countries have been in hard bid to flock in. Another friend told Kabin that at Thamel Chowk,or Thamel square, a tourist neighborhood in Kathmandu's city center, many restaurants failed to open on Sunday morning as some of their buildings were damaged in the quake. Dozens of restaurants used to cluster in the district, serving cuisines from the Middle East to Mexico. The Dharahara Tower Karl-Johan Johnsson Tröja , constructed in 1832, was also destroyed on Saturday's tremor. "It is so huge a pity for the temple,"said Kabin, adding that he was so proud of the religious site during his past visits. The number of people who were at the multi-storey tower when it collapsed has not been clear so far. Media reports said most of the tower was seen collapsed but the base remains. Witnesses said 60 bodies were found in the rubble. As the largest city and capital of Nepal, Kathmandu boasts the hub for backpack travelers as well as a growing vacation spot catering to all budgets. "The earthquake will damage tourism business,"said Kabin who had six-month hotel work experience. DUBAI, March 3 (Xinhua) -- The HSBC purchasing managers' index (PMI) for the United Arab Emirates (UAE) dropped to 58.1 points in February John Guidetti Tröja , down from 59.3 in January, the British lender said here on Tuesday. The survey-based HSBC report on the UAE's PMI said the slowdown was driven by milder expansions in output, new orders and new export business. A PMI above 50 points to an expanding economy and vice versa. The HSBC UAE PMI gives a snapshot indication of the Gulf Arab state's business activity in the non-oil private sector. The purchasing activity also rose at a slower pace during the month, contrasting with a faster rate of job creation. Meanwhile, employment increased for the 38th successive month in February, supported by ongoing growth of output and new business. The rate of purchase price inflation, on the other hand Emil Forsberg Tröja , eased to a four-and-a-half year low, mainly driven by lower fuel prices, said HSBC. However, Nasser Saidi, a renowned independent Dubai-based economist, said earlier in the week that oil was on the recovery track. "Oil prices consolidating their gains as the 12 percent monthly gain in February was one of the largest in several years," said Saidi. Philip Leake Marcus Berg Tröja , economist at Markit Financial Services company which compiled the report for HSBC, said despite the drop of business action last month, "the outlook for the UAE remains bright, with employment rising at a faster pace and cost pressures easing as a result of lower fuel prices." Earlier in the year, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) cut its growth forecast for the whole UAE economy to 3.5 percent for 2015, down by one percent from its October 2014 projection. The IMF said the recent slump in oil prices from over 100 dollars (Brent crude) in mid 2014 to 43 dollars per barrel at the end of January 2015 would weigh on the UAE's economic growth. SHANGHAI, Oct. 19 (Xinhua) -- The number of visits from China to Abu Dhabi reached 242 Gustav Svensson Tröja ,000 from January to August, making China the largest source of tourists in the city, Abu Dhabi's tourism department said Thursday. Saif Saeed Ghobash, director of Abu Dhabi's Department of Culture and Tourism, said that in the first eight months the number of visits by Chinese tourists to Abu Dhabi, capital of the United Arab Emirates, increased by 68 percent year on year. Ghobash revealed the figures in Shanghai at "Abu Dhabi Week in China Sebastian Larsson Tröja ," the first promotional activity between the city and China. Leisure and business trips from China to Abu Dhabi have soared since visa policies were eased at the beginning of the year. The government of Abu Dhabi said that the city is expected to welcome around 600,000 visits from China in 2021. To attract more Chinese visitors and meet their demands, many tourist attractions in the city have been improving their services, such as providing Chinese-speaking tour guides and promoting China UnionPay, the country's largest bank card payment proc. Joao Mario Portugal Jersey Morgan Schneiderlin France Jersey Marcus Rashford England Jersey Marcelo Brozovic Croatia Jersey Jeison Murillo Colombia Jersey Renato Augusto Brazil Jersey Romelu Lukaku Belgium Jersey Matias Kranevitter Argentina Jersey Luis Suarez Uruguay Jersey Valon Behrami Switzerland Jersey |
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