France keeper Lloris gets 20-month ban for drink-drivingThe Saigon Times Daily Tottenham and France goal keeper Hugo Lloris (L) arrives at Westminster Magistrates Court in London, Britain September 12, 2018 - PHOTO: REUTERS LONDON (REUTERS) - France’s World Cup-winning captain Hugo Lloris has been banned from driving for 20 months and fined after pleading guilty to a charge of drink driving, British media reported on Wednesday. The 31-year-old Tottenham Hotspur goalkeeper admitted being more than twice above the drink-drive limit of 35 micrograms when he was stopped by police in central London last month. Lloris, who won the World Cup with France in July, was fined 50,000 pounds at Westminster Magistrates’ court. Prosecutor Henry Fitch said police found Lloris in an unmarked car driving at 15mph in a 30mph zone. The court heard that Lloris veered his car “towards parked vehicles” before correcting himself and went through a red light. David Sonn, … [Read more...] about France keeper Lloris gets 20-month ban for drink-driving
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Rare bottles of whisky fetch record $1m each at Hong Kong auction
Two bottles of rare 60-year-old Macallan whisky fetched a total of more than $2 million under the hammer on Friday in Hong Kong, Bonhams said, with both sales shattering the previous world auction record for the spirit. One bottle, bearing a label designed by British pop artist Peter Blake - who helped create the sleeve of The Beatles' album "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" - was sold for HK$7.96 million ($1.01 million). The other bottle, whose label was designed by Italian artist Valerio Adami, went for HK$8.63 million, a new world record for whisky sold at auction. Both 750-milliliter vintage bottles were distilled in 1926 and matured in a sherry hogshead cask until being bottled in 1986. Only twelve of each Macallan were ever produced. "These two bottles are not meant for sale. They were given to some of the Macallan's most loyal business partners or clients," said Daniel Lam, head of wine and whisky at Bonhams in Hong Kong. Whisky prices have soared in recent years, with … [Read more...] about Rare bottles of whisky fetch record $1m each at Hong Kong auction
Tiny houses, tiny prices, but no sales
VietNamNet Bridge – Living in a small alley with no name on Hang Chieu Street, one of Ha Noi’s old streets, Nguyen Thi Nga (not her real name) and 11 other people in her family share a nine-square-metre room and an attic. Nga, 78, must use every inch of the room so that her family can sleep, and her house does not have a toilet. Nga would be shocked if someone wanted to buy her house. “If anybody wants to buy houses in the area, they have to accept that the house does not have a toilet, family record book or house number,” she said. More than 10 other households also live in Nga’s small unnamed alley. All of the houses are small, no more than 10sq.m each. Several houses are several square metres only and were built as add-on structures on the wall of another building. Lan, a local resident, said that she could sell her house for VND5 million (US$220) per square metre, but if anyone bought it, they could not make a family record book because the … [Read more...] about Tiny houses, tiny prices, but no sales
Old Quarter land prices remain high
Old Quarter land prices remain high (24-06-2008) HA NOI — Prices of "golden" lands in Ha Noi’s Old Quarter remain exorbitant despite the recent freeze in the real estate market, said industry insiders. At a recent bid organised by the Ha Noi Natural Resources and Environment Department’s Ha Noi Housing Management and Development Company, a square metre of land of a house on 48 Hang Bong Street, Hoan Kiem District, was recorded at VND506 million (US$30,600). Similarly, a house on 120 Hang Bong Street is being advertised for sale for VND342 million ($20,700) per sq.m. A property broker in Ha Noi said that while real estate transactions nationwide were stagnant, investors are still interested in buying property in Old Quarter’s streets like Hang Ngang, Hang Dao, Hang Bong and Nha Tho or those along West Lake at prices of roughly VND450 million ($27,200). Land in streets like Ly Thuong Kiet, Tran Hung Dao and Phan Chu Trinh, known as "foreigners streets", were … [Read more...] about Old Quarter land prices remain high
Honda Vietnam unveils lower-priced SH scooters
Honda Vietnam unveils lower-priced SH scooters By Quoc Hung - The Saigon Times Daily HCMC – Honda Vietnam on Tuesday introduced two new SH models on the Vietnamese market with their prices far lower than the previous models. SH 125i comes with a suggested retail price of VND66 million and SH150i with VND80 million, compared to the old models’ respective prices of VND109.9 million and VND133.9 million. Honda has made many design changes to the traditional SH scooter and uses the eSP (enhanced Smart Power) engine for the new SH 125i and 150i. The eSP engine can also help the scooter reduce the fuel consumption by 25%. This kind of engine is used on the PCX scooter with an Idling Stop system which will automatically stop the engine if the scooter stops for more than three seconds. Honda Vietnam expects to sell 40,000 SH scooters a year. Honda Vietnam’s sales of the previous models of SH scooter in 2009 were not as good as expected as their selling prices were a tad … [Read more...] about Honda Vietnam unveils lower-priced SH scooters