Former Place Names of Countries and Cities

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Who makes the decisions when it comes to changing the names of cities such as Bombay and Peking?(Permanent Committee on Geographical Names )(Brief article) (Geographical)

What's in a name? (renaming of city of Bombay in India) (Contemporary Review)

High places.(Mario Villanueva, former governor of Quintana Roo in Mexico, has disappeared after it was announced that he might face alleged drug-trafficking charges)(Brief Article) (The Economist (US))

The king of Singapore cinema: Jack Neo's movies might not travel well outside his own country, but back home in Singapore, they are highly anticipated cinematic events in their own right. Asia Image talks to the maverick director about the realities of filmmaking in the city-state, and how he gets away with poking fun at the government.(special feature) (Asia Image)

A flea grows in Brooklyn: two country living editors hunt for vintage and handmade finds at New York City's newest flea market.(antiques across america) (Country Living)

These supermodels are wanted by the secret police! Their crime? Being beautiful. In the former Soviet republic of Belarus, models are no longer allowed to leave the country, and those who do will be interrogated by the secret police--still the KGB. Marie Claire visits Minsk to investigate.(GLOBAL REPORT) (Marie Claire)

Crowd control. (Trade Talk).(Panteon Civil de Dolores cemetery runs out of space, Mexico City, Mexico)(Brief Article) (Latin Trade)

Spain: For a New City Culture (Women's Feature Service)

Outside the system: despite continuing problems with officialdom, the ongoing Saigon Open City exhibition series reveals the vitality of Vietnam's contemporary art scene.(REPORT FROM HO CHI MINH CITY) (Art in America)

Right place, right time, right partners: emerging opportunities for minorities and the franchising sector. (FW Focus: Minorities And Emerging Markets).(Brief Article) (Franchising World)