Worldfocus » Amy Marash http://worldfocus.org International News, Videos and Blogs Fri, 19 Mar 2010 05:13:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 en Hong Kong’s mass transit system rides to prosperity http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/03/12/hong-kongs-mass-transit-system-rides-to-prosperity/4392/ http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/03/12/hong-kongs-mass-transit-system-rides-to-prosperity/4392/#comments Thu, 12 Mar 2009 17:48:45 +0000 Worldfocus http://worldfocus.org/?p=4392 New mass transit systems in mainland China, India and the United Kingdom have at least one thing in common: They all came to Hong Kong to study its example of good business combined with public service.

Hong Kong’s mass transit rail system (MTR) became a public-private enterprise in 2005 and today has more private shareholders than any company on the Hong Kong stock exchange.

Worldfocus correspondent Dave Marash reports from Hong Kong on how the MTR has changed society.

New mass transit systems in mainland China, India and the United Kingdom have at least one thing in common: They all came to Hong Kong to study its example. Worldfocus reports on how Hong Kong has combined good business with public service with its mass transit rail system (MTR). /files/2009/03/th_hongkong_transit.jpg /files/2009/03/th_hongkong_transit.jpg ]]> http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/03/12/hong-kongs-mass-transit-system-rides-to-prosperity/4392/feed/ China and Taiwan cope with decades of tension http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/02/02/china-and-taiwan-cope-with-decades-of-tension/3877/ http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/02/02/china-and-taiwan-cope-with-decades-of-tension/3877/#comments Mon, 02 Feb 2009 21:47:47 +0000 Worldfocus http://worldfocus.org/?p=3877 Last May, Ma Ying-jeou was sworn in as Taiwan’s new president and promised to improve relations with mainland China, as the two territories have displayed tension since the Kuomintang’s 1949 retreat to the island.

Worldfocus correspondents Dave and Amy Marash traveled to Taiwan to learn more about the island and its progressing relations with mainland China.

Last May, Ma Ying-jeou was sworn in as Taiwan’s new president and promised to improve relations with mainland China after decades of tension. Worldfocus explores Taiwan’s progressing relations with mainland China. /files/2009/02/th_taiwan_sig.jpg /files/2009/02/th_taiwan_sig.jpg ]]> http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/02/02/china-and-taiwan-cope-with-decades-of-tension/3877/feed/