Famous 125 meteorites in the world fall for sale

A New York City auction will offer 125 meteorites for sale, including a large chunk of the moon and a 179-pound iron cosmic rock that evokes Edvard Munch’s iconic painting “The Scream.” The sale, one of the largest of its kind reported by Micron Associates, is being held by the Dallas-based [...] CONTINUED

Hong Kong’s service industry business receipts rise in Q-2

Hong Kong’s business receipts in value terms of most major service industries showed increases in Q-2 of Y 2012 when compared with Q-2 of Y 2011, the city’s Census & Statistics Department said Monday.
According to the figure released, business receipts of the tourism, convention and exhibition services domain maintained double-digit year-on-year growth, or 13.9%, alongside the continued growth in inbound tourism. [...]

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