After all, even after the relief provided by the first batch, the banks' bad-loan ratio still stands at 22%, according to Guonan Ma and Ben Fung in a recent paper for the Bank for International Settlements.

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"We will further expand our store network with an emphasis on second- and third-tier cities that have lower operating costs and higher gross margin to maximize profitability, " Trinity Chairman Victor Fung said in response to e-mailed questions.

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In 2005 a Fung Wah bus bound for New York caught fire in Meriden, Conn.

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In 1998 Fung Wah launched its discount service from New York to Boston.

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In truth, the ruling only creates a stop-gap resolution, helping the movie studios that joined in the case against Fung.

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In April, composer Vivian Fung won a Juno Award, Canada's top music honors, for her Violin Concerto, which was commissioned, premiered and recorded by Metropolis.

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Department of Public Utilities Chairwoman Ann Berwick said that inspectors looked at nine buses used by Fung Wah Bus and found serious problems with eight, including cracks in their frames.

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According to John Fung, director of transplants at the University of Pittsburgh, such a shake-down in centres is long overdue.

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Determined to master xiao long bao at home, I quizzed dumpling makers in Shanghai and Nanxiang, checked my notes on visits to the Taipei headquarters of Din Tai Fung and rifled through a multitude of cookbooks.

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