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The shipping industry has been a key element of economic activity since ancient times. [250] Shipping remains one of the country's most important industries, accounting for 5% of GDP and employing about 160,000 people (4% of the workforce). [251] The Greek Merchant Navy is the largest in the world at 18% of global capacity. [207]
Brunei, [b] officially Brunei Darussalam, [c] [d] is a country in Southeast Asia, situated on the northern coast of the island of Borneo.Apart from its coastline on the South China Sea, it is completely surrounded by the Malaysian state of Sarawak, with its territory bifurcated by the Sarawak district of Limbang.
San Diego has high real estate prices. San Diego home prices peaked in 2005, and then declined along with the national trend. As of December 2010, prices were down 36 percent from the peak, [172] median price of homes having declined by more than $200,000 between 2005 and 2010. [173] As of May 2015, the median price of a house was $520,000. [174]
In July 2010, Huawei was included in the Global Fortune 500 2010 list published by the US magazine Fortune for the first time, on the strength of annual sales of US$21.8 billion and net profit of US$2.67 billion. [60] [61] In October 2012, it was announced that Huawei would move its UK headquarters to Green Park, Reading, Berkshire. [62]
Ohi Day (Greek: Επέτειος του Όχι, romanized: Epéteios tou Óchi, lit. 'Anniversary of the No'; Greek pronunciation: [eˈpetios tu ˈoçi] ) is celebrated throughout Greece , Cyprus and the Greek communities around the world on 28 October each year.
There are several popular festivals in different neighborhoods, with concerts, animations, and outdoor bars, like the Fête du Panier in June. On 21 June, there are dozens of free concerts in the city as part of France's Fête de la Musique, featuring music from all over the world. Being free events, many Marseille residents attend.
The Three Gorges Dam (simplified Chinese: 三峡大坝; traditional Chinese: 三峽大壩; pinyin: Sānxiá Dàbà) is a hydroelectric gravity dam that spans the Yangtze River near Sandouping in Yiling District, Yichang, Hubei province, central China, downstream of the Three Gorges.
Inter IKEA Systems B.V., [6] [7] trading as IKEA (/ aɪ ˈ k iː ə / eye-KEE-ə, Swedish:), is a Swedish multinational conglomerate that designs and sells ready-to-assemble furniture, kitchen appliances, decoration, home accessories, and various other goods and home services.