Tuesday, 09 March 2010

BUSINESS
Zeppelin Puts On Fashion Weekend Print E-mail
By Matti McCambridge   
Tuesday, 22 April 2008
Local hypermarket Zeppelin, not to betray its name, is rising to new heights with its ’fashion week.’ The store has christened itself a ’fashion shopping centre’ and is offering catwalk exhibitions of its latest clothes as well as free hairdressing displays.  

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Price Hikes Hit Oulu as Cost of Food Rockets Print E-mail
By Edward Dutton   
Monday, 21 April 2008
The world-wide rise in the cost of food has well and truly hit supermarkets and restaurants in Oulu with prices rising so fast that some retailers are altering their prices by hand. ‘Prices have obviously gone up a lot since this time last year,’ claimed one Oulu University student. ‘The government seem to be trying deny this, but the price of milk has increased about twenty percent in two years. The figures are clear for all to see,’ said the student as he shopped in Stockmann.

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Building a New Life Print E-mail
By Edward Dutton   
Thursday, 03 April 2008
Image Hungarian Zoltan Szep has managed to find work building kitchens after three days of unemployment.

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Getting the Spiciness Right Print E-mail
By Edward Dutton   
Tuesday, 18 March 2008
ImageEdward Dutton meets Unnop Khungrai to talk about his Thai Bistro ‘Pailin.’

Unnop Khungrai welcomes me into his bistro with offers of food and coffee telling me that, ‘This is traditional in Thailand when there’s a guest.’ A decorated picture of the Thai king – the longest reigning monarch in the world – hangs on the wall next to the counter.

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University of Oulu and Japan in Strategic Nanotech Cooperation Print E-mail
By Sharat Khungar   
Monday, 17 March 2008
Oulu University’s national nanotech initiative FinNano is rapidly advancing on the international scene. Its record-size delegation was highly visible at Nanotech 2008, the world's largest nanotechnology exhibition, in Tokyo.

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