as mainlandChina . t linktext s linktext l Continental China p Zh ngg o D l j jung1 gwok3 ... s2 linktext l2 Inland p2 N id j2 noi6 dei6 wuu2 ne di Contains Chinese text MainlandChina , the Chinese ... the jurisdiction of the China People s Republic of China PRC . According to the Taipei based Mainland ..., the term mainland is often used to refer to mainlandChina Hong Kong and Macau excluded , especially ... and official and legal documents in Taiwan also use mainland to refer to mainlandChina. In contrast, supporters of Taiwan independence will refer to mainlandChina as China , intending Taiwan ... as the government of China . The phrase mainlandChina emerged as a politically neutral term ... in the 1990s, the phrase mainlandChina soon grew to mean not only the area under the control of the Communist ... states during the establishment of the People s Republic of China in 1949 , the phrase mainlandChina ..., So, Alvin Y. 2001 2001 . The Chinese Triangle of mainlandChina, Taiwan and Hong Kong. Greenwood Publishing ... their distinct identities. Therefore mainlandChina generally continues to exclude these territories ... IMD Competitiveness Report. International news media often use China to refer only to mainlandChina ... l external province person s , which are the people who immigrated to Taiwan from mainlandChina with the Kuomintang ... China. In Hong Kong and Macau In Hong Kong and Macau, the terms mainlandChina and mainlander are frequently used for people from Chinamainland. This usage is not geographically accurate, however, as much ... China, such as Constitutional and Mainland Affairs ref Constitutional and Mainland Affairs ... Administrative Region of the People s Republic of China . Constitutional and Mainland Affairs ... 200702 t20070225 1844.asp Chinese text Update this link to the 2010 annex ref In mainlandChina In the PRC ... of the mainland because its government, legal and political systems do not differ from the rest of China People s Republic of China in the geographical mainland. Hainanese people routinely refer to Hainan ... more details
B shares Chinese language Chinese B , officially Domestically Listed Foreign Investment Shares on the Shanghai Stock Exchange Shanghai and Shenzhen Stock Exchange Shenzhen stock exchange s refers to those that are traded in foreign currency foreign currencies . Shares that are traded on the two mainland Chinese stock exchanges in Renminbi , the currency in mainland China , are called A share mainland China A shares . History B shares were limited to foreign investment until date 2001 02 19 , when the China Securities Regulatory Commission began permitting the exchange of B shares via the secondary market to domestic citizens. ref name LLX 1 cite web url http www.lehmanlaw.com resource centre faqs securities what are b shares.html title What are B shares ? accessdate 2011 03 28 publisher Lehman, Lee & Xu archivedate 2011 03 28 archiveurl http www.webcitation.org 5xWv8uVXa ref Currency The face values of B shares are set in Renminbi. In Shanghai B shares are traded in US dollar , whereas in Shenzhen they are traded in Hong Kong dollar . See also A share mainland China A share H share Red chip P chip S chip N share L share G share China Concepts Stock References reflist Stockexchange stub Category Finance in China ... more details
A share s are specialized shares of the Renmembi currency that are purchased and traded on the Shanghai Stock Exchange Shanghai and Shenzhen Stock Exchange Shenzhen stock exchanges. This is contrast to Renmembi B share s which are owned by foreigners who cannot purchase A shares due to Chinese government restrictions. See also A share mainland China B share H share Red chip P chip S chip N share L share G share China Concepts Stock Category Finance in China Stockexchange stub ja A ru zh A ... more details
in MainlandChina . As the largest developing country in the world, China faces a severe digital divide , which exists not only between MainlandChina and developed countries, but also among its own ... section date March 2010 Slowing broadband growth in MainlandChina is creating a gap between the country .... Household broadband penetration in MainlandChina stood at 13 per cent by December 2006. The steady ... of the digital divide among regions in MainlandChina. Traditionally, MainlandChina s regions ... 7.9 2.0 West 6.9 8.2 1.8 Nation 9.4 22.0 5.9 Concentration of World Wide Web Users in MainlandChina ...Main Telecommunications in China Telecommunications industry in China Update date March 2010 Over the past ... gives a general picture of the digital divide in China growing, along with other development measurements ... that the ICT gap may, in fact, be narrowing. This trend has implications on China s future development. ref Dong Fu. http dallasfed.org research indepth 2000 id0007.html The Internet in China In Depth ... for the Internet in the People s Republic of China People s Republic of China are 15.9 million and almost 80 respectively. In 2001, 10 percent of China s population occupies more than 35 percent of its ... of a speech at Asia Society s annual session held in India China Reform Forum, China Reform Forum, Bangalore, March 13, 2001 ref The gap caused by the digital divide in China is beginning to close. The percentage ... had increased to 31.6 percent of the population. ref China internet telecommunications and market ... shows that the gap separating China and the rest of the world is closing. However, the digital divide ..., Location and the Internet The Digital Divide in China Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International ..., economic, and social change, the Communications in the People s Republic of China People s Republic of China s telecommunication sector has been growing at annual rates of between 30 and 50 percent .... Moreover, the digital divide among regions and social groups inside China is severe. ref Understanding ... more details
were interrupted in 1949, when the Communist Party of China Chinese communists took over mainlandChina ... of MainlandChina In 1930 there were British Boy Scout Troops not only in Shanghai, but also in Tientsin ... 16, 1929, to January 15, 1930 British Troops in Foreign Countries China ref Russian Scouting in Mainland ... exchange programmes in mainlandChina. ref http www.apr.scout.or.jp publications inbox 20Dec 2002.htm ... Hong Kong and 360 Shenzhen participants. The SAHK held five regional camps in mainlandChina in 2005 ... 00002513.html accessed on June 12, 2006 ref All mainlandChina activities of the SAHK are coordinated ... partnerships with youth and women organizations in mainlandChina. ref http www.wagggsworld.org ... systems separate from that of mainlandChina i.e. the rest of the country . The two territories ... units in mainlandChina Image Nanking Group The Scout Association .png thumb The Scout Association ... Scouts of America, which supports units around the world. American Scouting in MainlandChina ... Scouting And Guiding In MainlandChina Category Scouting and Guiding by country China, Mainland ...For Scouting in Taiwan Scouting in the Republic of China Since the founding of the People s Republic of China PRC by the Communist Party of China Communist Party in 1949, Scouting has officially been banned Citation needed date February 2007 , while the Young Pioneers of China and the Communist Youth League have become the dominant youth organization in mainlandChina for younger and older youth, respectively. However, the People s Republic of China now has multiple and originally separate Scouting activities within its borders. The newly founded Scout Association of the People s Republic of China ... Region of the People s Republic of China special administrative regions of the People s Republic of China, whose legal systems are separate from that of the rest of the PRC. Scouting existed in mainlandChina before 1949 under the Republic of China ROC . In 1949, the ROC government withdrew to Taiwan ... more details
unreferenced date May 2010 Infobox TV channel name Nickelodeon China logofile Nickelodeon logo new.svg logoalt logosize 160px slogan launch September 1, 2006 owner MTV Networks Viacom sister names MTV Mandarin web http nick.cctv.com nick.cctv.com Nickelodeon China is a channel block on CCTV, a channel broadcasting in China . Nickelodeon China is a joint venture between MTV Networks Asia and CCTV. Shows Current SpongeBob SquarePants Dora the Explorer Danny Phantom Kids Choice Awards El Chavo Former Rugrats Hey Arnold CatDog The Wild Thornberrys External links http nick.cctv.com Official Site zh icon Nickelodeon Viacom China tv stub Category Nickelodeon ... more details
in Nanjing , People s Republic of China . The Pan Blue coalition visited mainlandChina in 2005. The 2005 Pan Blue visits to mainlandChina were a series of groundbreaking visits by delegations of the Kuomintang KMT to mainlandChina . They were hailed as the highest level of exchange between the Communist Party of China and the Kuomintang since Chiang Kai shek and Mao Zedong met in Chongqing , China ... in the first official visit to mainlandChina by a senior leader of the Kuomintang in 60 years ... such visit to mainlandChina in 60 years. While in mainlandChina, Lien met with General Secretary ... president candidate Lien Chan would visit mainlandChina as the elected President of the Republic ..., the KMT suggested initially sending the vice chairman of the party to mainlandChina, with further ... his delegation to mainlandChina. Chiang s visit As part of the Ice breaking tour , Chiang started ... the Government control of the media in the People s Republic of Chinamainland Chinese media referred ... are born from the same root. Especially in mainlandChina, it can be said that it s a bastion of freedom ... , via Hong Kong . Reactions The state media in mainlandChina covered the visit in great detail and much ... sympathizers of mainlandChina who want to undermine Taiwan s sovereignty . Republic of China ROC ... to mainlandChina. After Lien s visit, the PRC offered three goodwill gifts to the ROC the normalization ... that would increase sales of Taiwanese produce to mainlandChina and two panda s for the Taipei ... in exports to China Taiwan news article on the agricultural trade deal offered by mainlandChina ... Website DEFAULTSORT 2005 Pan Blue Visits To MainlandChina Category Cross Strait relations Category Politics of the People s Republic of China Category 2005 in China Pan Blue Visits To Mainland ... . Both also re affirmed a belief in the One China policy One China principle , which was not acknowledged ... War II Nanjing , the former Capital political capital of the Republic of China and the site of the Sun ... more details
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outside mainlandChina. Image Falun Dafa parade, Berlin May 2007, Stop the persecution in Communist China Now .jpg thumb left 250px Reenacting torture during a demonstration in Berlin Falun Gong supporters ... Falun Gong Outside MainlandChina Category Falun Gong ...Li Hongzhi began teaching Falun Gong outside China in early 1995. His first stop was in Paris, where ... staff and others. ref name Ownbyfuture David Ownby, Falun Gong and the Future of China 2008 Oxford University ... of Falun Gong in the People s Republic of China their plight in China . These include ... practitioners in China. They have also urged the United Nations and international governments to intervene and bring an end to the ongoing persecution. ref name HRW1 http www.hrw.org reports 2002 chinaChina s Campaign Against Falungong , Human Rights Watch ref ref name Amnesty1 http web.archive.org ... of practitioners outside China to counter the persecution caught the attention of the world s media ... in China. v onepage&q After 20seven 20years 20of 20toleration&f false title Governance in China editor ... that an unpublished report from the China Academy of sciences established that the average Falun Gong ... to promote their cause and criticize the Communist Party of China. These include The Epoch ... on the socio political environment in China. She argues that for the organization to survive, Falun ... technology 2006 02 09 falun gong china cz rm 0209falungong.html China s Fight With Falun Gong ... mi m1571 is 31 15 ai 55553470 China Shaken by Mass Meditation meditation movement Falun Gong , Insight ... languages. Bell and Boas note Falun Gong s use of China themed chat rooms and bulletin boards ... Craig Smith wrote that around the year 2000, practitioners outside China began to make more sophisticated ... movement and human rights cause, rather than a mystical movement from China. Citation needed date September ... to bridge the experiences of overseas and mainland Chinese practitioners. While Bell and Boas do not regard ... more details
The following is a list of MTV Asia Awards winners for Favorite Artist MainlandChina . class wikitable Year Artist 2008 Li Yuchun 2006 Vicky Zhao Zhao Wei 2005 Sun Yue 2004 Pu Shu 2003 Yu Quan pop duet Yu Quan 2002 Na Ying DEFAULTSORT Mtv Asia Award For Favorite Artist MainlandChina Category MTV Asia Awards ... more details
or Vancouver Island MainlandChina including the island of Hainan , as opposed to the Special Administrative Region of the People s Republic of China special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau of the People s Republic of China PRC , and the politically separate island of Taiwan and other small islands administered by the Republic of China ROC Mainland Chile , as opposed to insular Chile ... Mainland cheese the episode of the Channel 4 sitcom Father Ted The Mainland Father Ted the town in Western Australia Mainland, Western Australia Wiktionary Mainland is a name given to a large landmass ..., a mainland almost always has a much larger population than its associated islands, and mainlander ... include Mainland Argentina , as opposed to the Falkland Islands and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands Mainland Australia , as opposed to Tasmania . Great Britain British Mainland i.e. the island ... at Ventnor and now they were talking about the mainland , as if we were far at sea and not twenty minutes by ferry from Portsmouth . ref Theroux, The Kingdom by the Sea , 1982 83. ref Mainland ... to Chilo Island and Tierra del Fuego Mainland Denmark , as opposed to the Faroe Islands and Greenland Mainland Ecuador , as opposed to the Galapagos Islands Mainland Equatorial Guinea , usually ... of Equatorial Guinea offshore islands Mainland Estonia , as opposed to Saaremaa , Hiiumaa and other Western Estonian islands Mainland Europe, another term for Continental Europe used in many parts of the Anglosphere ..., and sometimes in Ireland, mainland Europe is referred to as The Continent . Mainland Finland , as opposed to land Islands Mainland France Le Continent , as opposed to Corsica in relation to its ... commonly used Geography of Greece MainlandMainland Greece including and the island of Euboia , as opposed to the Greek Islands . Mainland Ireland as opposed to List of islands of Ireland its offshore islands . Note that the mainland in Northern Ireland is ambiguous between this sense and the preceding ... more details
Non free poster Non free use rationale Description This is an advertising banner, written in Cantonese specific characters, for freshly prepared peanut sesame snacks. Photographed near Kaiping City, Guangdong Province, China in February 2008. The characters are . roughly translated peanut sweets sesame sweets if you don t eat them you won t know the taste the more you eat the better the taste . The characters and are not used in standard Chinese the other characters are used in both Cantonese and standard Chinese. Source I took the photograph myself. Portion The entire banner. This is necessary to show the total use of written Cantonese, showing that written Cantonese has enough status that the promoter does not need consider it worth translating the message into standard Chinese. Article Written Cantonese Low resolution Not of sufficient resolution to reprint a similar banner. Purpose The photograph proves that written Cantonese is in use in mainland China, and suggests that it is understood widely enough and regarded favourably enough to be worth using for an advertising banner. Replaceability No free replacement exists. Replacing the image with a description of the text would not provide the reader with the same direct evidence of written Cantonese in mainland China. Other information The copyright on the banner is unknown but is likely to belong to the owner of the snack stand. ... more details
weighs over 150 kg. Habitat and distribution The mainland serow is found in Central China Central and South China Southern China , Vietnam , Cambodia , Laos , Myanmar , and Thailand . Its distribution follows forested mountain ranges. The mainland serow inhabits steep, rugged hills up to an elevation ...Expert subject multiple Mammals Indonesia date February 2009 Taxobox name Mainland Serow image Capricornis milneedwardsii Kunming Natural History Museum of Zoology DSC02439.JPG status NT status system IUCN trend stable regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis Mammal ia ordo Artiodactyla familia Bovidae subfamilia Caprinae genus Capricornis species C. milneedwardsii binomial Capricornis milneedwardsii binomial authority David, 1869 The Mainland Serow Capricornis milneedwardsii is a species of goat antelope native to China and Southeast Asia . The name mainland serow was formerly referring to Capricornis sumatraensis , which used to be the scientific name for all serows in the mainland and Sumatra when they were all considered to be the same species. 3 species subsequently split from Capricornis sumatraensis and this scientific name now only refers to the serows in Sumatra and Malaysia . Physical characteristics The mainland serow possesses guard hairs on its coat that are bristly or coarse and cover the layer of fur closest to its skin to varying degrees. The animal has a mane that runs from the horns to the middle of the dorsal aspect of the animal between the scapulae covering the skin. The horns are only characteristic of the males and are light colored, approximately six inches in length, and curve slightly towards the animal s back. The mainland serow is quite large ... are avoided. Behavior The Mainland Serow is territorial and lives alone or in small groups. It usually ..., and spends the rest of the day in thick vegetation. The Mainland Serow gives birth to a single ... of Nepal Category Mammals of Thailand Category Mammals of China Category Mammals of Bhutan Category ... more details
Unreferenced date November 2006 Coord 60 18 N 1 15 W display title Image Shetland Mainland parts.png thumb 160px Central, West Mainland, Shetland West , North Mainland, Shetland North and South Mainland, Shetland South Mainland The Central Mainland of the Shetland Islands is the part of the Shetland MainlandMainland , between Hellister , Aith and Voe . Shetland geo stub Category Geography of Shetland ... more details
intrude China in 1937 and they try to finish the Mainland Policy. But Japan failed to conquer China ...copy edit date December 2011 Mainland Policy was a strategy pursued by Japan between the Meiji Restoration and Japanese expansion Japan s expansion during World War II . ref http www.cp1897.com.hk product info.php?BookId 7801906292 Shen Yu. 1868 1945 . Social science documents publisher. 2005. ISBN 7801906292. ref The policy s major aim was to conquer Japan s neighboring countries like Korea and China , dominate East Asia and even the world. ref Zhou Song Lun. . JiangHai Journal. 2004, 01. ref Mainland Policy before the Meiji Restoration There are already thoughts about expanding in Japan before the Meiji Restoration. Emperor Jimmu , the first Emperor of Japan , having thoughts of ruling the world. Also, Empress Jing mentioned about conquering Samhan . ref name Zhao Jie Qi Zhao Jie Qi. . Japan Journal. 2005, 04. ref In the late 16 sup th sup century, Toyotomi Hideyoshi finished unify Japan and he Japanese invasions of Korea 1592 1598 intruded Korea twice. The aim of intruding Korea was to prepare for conquering China in the future. Although he ... ref Mainland Policy after the Meiji Restoration In the mid 19 sup th sup century, Japan had strengthened ..., Japan decided to be a Militarism military based country, created the Mainland Policy . ref name Zhao Jie Qi ref Japan s plan and actions Plan In 1927 , Tanaka Giichi presented the procedures of Mainland Policy. The Main idea of Mainland Policy is, If we want to conquer the World, we need to conquer China first. If we want to conquer China, we need to conquer Mongolia and Manchuria first. If we want to conquer Mongolia and Manchuria, we need to conquer Korea and Taiwan first. Actions File Mainland ... China Failed Japan s first action of intrude was conquering Ryukyu in 1879. Then, Japan won the First ... of Japan s expansion and the failure of Mainland Policy. References reflist category Military doctrines ... more details
Unreferenced date November 2006 Coord 60 15 N 1 30 W display title Image Shetland Mainland parts.png thumb 160px West, Central Mainland, Shetland Central , North Mainland, Shetland North and South Mainland, Shetland South Mainland The West Mainland of the Shetland Islands is the part of the Shetland MainlandMainland lying west of Aith 1 23 W . Aith Twatt, Shetland Twatt Sandness Walls, Shetland Islands Walls Easter Skeld Reawick Wester Skeld Shetland geo stub Category Geography of Shetland ... more details
Unreferenced date November 2006 Coord 60 4 N 1 16 W display title Image Shetland Mainland parts.png thumb 160px South, Central Mainland Central , North Mainland North and West Mainland The South Mainland of the Shetland Islands is the part of the Mainland, Shetland Mainland lying south of Hellister 60 14 N . Lerwick Scalloway Veensgarth Gulberwick Quarff Cunningsburgh Sandwick Sandwick, Shetland Hoswick Bigton , St Ninian s Isle Scousburgh Fitful Head Sumburgh Head Shetland geo stub Category Geography of Shetland ... more details
Mainland India are the territories of India located on the Asia n continental mainland. This includes the twenty eight states of India and five out of the seven union territories of India . The union territories of Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Lakshadweep are outside mainland India. Additionally, the Antarctic base of Maitri is also outside mainland India. Because more than 95 of India s land and population is on the mainland itself, politically and historically, the term has little significance. It is mostly used only by amateur radio operators as the territories outside mainland India have a different callsign block. References http us.rediff.com news 2005 jan 15an.htm Port Blair moves 1.15 m away from mainland India Category Geography of India ... more details
unreferenced date January 2008 coord 60 25 N 1 15 W display title Image Shetland Mainland parts.png thumb 160px North, Central Mainland, Shetland Central , West Mainland, Shetland West and South Mainland, Shetland South Mainland Image Klippen bei Eshaness3 5845.JPG thumb The cliffs of Eshaness, North Mainland, Shetland North Mainland The North Mainland of the Shetland Islands is the part of the Shetland MainlandMainland lying north of Voe 60 21 N . Notable places in North Mainland include Sullom Voe , its oil terminal being an important source of employment for the islanders. Brae Muckle Roe Esha Ness Lighthouse Cunnigill Hill, 176 ft Toft ferry terminal, connecting the A968 to Yell island Yell Lunna Ness , with Lunna Lunnasting peninsula coord 60 21 54 N 1 8 9 W , with Lunning and Vidlin, with a ferry connecting to Whalsay the large Northmavine peninsula, connected to Mainland by a narrow isthmus at Mavis Grind North Roe Ronas Hill , 1475 ft 450 metres Ollaberry Hillswick Uyea, Northmavine, Shetland Uyea island To the north east, are the North Isles , and Yell Sound Shetland geo stub Category Shetland ... more details
Infobox Scottish island Map Shetland Mainland locator.svg Image Image caption Image size 400px GridReference HU414553 celtic name norse name Megenland meaning of name Old Norse for mainland area convert 96879 ha sqmi 0 ref name HS Haswell Smith 2004 p. 406 ref area rank 3 highest elevation Ronas Hill convert 450 m ft 0 Population 17,550 ref name GRO General Register Office for Scotland 28 November 2003 http www.gro scotland.gov.uk statistics publications and data occpapers occasional paper 10.html Occasional Paper No 10 Statistics for Inhabited Islands . Retrieved 9 July 2007. ref population rank 2 population density 18.15 people km sup 2 sup ref name HS ref name GRO main settlement Lerwick island group Shetland local authority Shetland Shetland Islands references ref Haswell Smith ref ref http www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk Ordnance Survey ref The Mainland is the main island of Shetland , Scotland ... . The mainland can be broadly divided into four sections. The long south Mainland southern peninsula ... unst projectinfo.html Shorewatch ref Scalloway Sumburgh Head Sumburgh The Central Mainland has more farmland and some woodland plantations. The West Mainland Aith Walls, Shetland Islands Walls The North Mainland in particular the large Northmavine peninsula, connected to Mainland by a narrow isthmus at Mavis Grind is wild, with much moorland and coastal cliff s. The North Mainland contains Sullom ... bei Eshaness3 5845.JPG thumb left The cliffs of Eshaness, North Mainland reflist Shetland geo ... Mainland cy Mainland Shetland da Mainland Shetland de Mainland Shetlandinsel et Mainland Shetland el , es Mainland Shetland fo Mainland fr Mainland Shetland is Mainland it Mainland Isole Shetland he hu Shetland Mainland nl Mainland Shetland ja no Mainland Shetland nn Shetland Mainland pl Mainland Szetlandy pt Mainland Shetland ru sv Mainland ... more details
Infobox airline airline image Mainland Air hangar Dunedin International Airport.jpg image size 250 alt Mainland Air hangar at Dunedin International Airport in 2009 IATA ICAO callsign founded commenced ceased aoc bases hubs Dunedin International Airport , Dunedin , New Zealand secondary hubs focus cities frequent flyer lounge alliance subsidiaries fleet size 14 destinations company slogan parent Southair Aviation headquarters key people revenue operating income net income assets equity website http www.mainlandair.com Mainland Air 2010 is a general aviation , flight training and charter airline operating out of Dunedin International Airport in New Zealand . Mainland Air has recently been taken over by Southair Aviation at Taieri Airfield. Services Mainland provides charter flights within New Zealand. It s scenic flights visit popular destinations such as Milford Sound , Mount Aspiring Tititea , Aoraki Mount Cook , Fiordland , Omarama , Stewart Island Rakiura and the Queenstown, New Zealand Queenstown area. As well as doing air ambulance transfer flights, Mainland Air takes doctors from Dunedin, New Zealand Dunedin to Invercargill, New Zealand Invercargill and Alexandra, New Zealand Alexandra three times a week. Mainland Aviation College is a Civil Aviation Authority of New Zealand approved flying school for full and part time students. as of 2009 , Mainland Air had 50 students, around 30 international and 20 local. File Mainland Air Socata TB 10 Tobago ZK JIG over Dunedin city, NZ.jpg thumb right Mainland Air s Socata TB10 Tobago ZK JIG over Dunedin . Fleet class wikitable Aircraft Number Notes Cessna 152 14 Cessna 172 1 Socata TB Socata TB 10 Tobago 1 Piper Seneca 2 Piper PA 31 Navajo Piper PA 31 350 Chieftain 1 References reflist External links http www.mainlandair.com Mainland Air official website Airlines of New Zealand Aviation lists Category Airlines of New Zealand Oceania airline stub ... more details
Mainland Finland lang fi Manner Suomi , lang sv Fasta Finland is a term used for instance in statistics to exclude the Autonomous entity autonomous land Islands under Finland Finnish sovereignty . Mainland Finland is not to be confused with Finland Proper , which is the Historical provinces of Finland province adjacent to land. In legal contexts, the relation between the mainland and land Islands is depicted with word pair valtakunta riket maakunta landskapet , which translate into English as the Realm the Province , but are translated by the Finnish Ministry of Justice as the State land . ref http www.finlex.fi fi laki kaannokset 1991 en19911144.pdf Act on the Autonomy of land 1144 1991 and http www.finlex.fi fi laki ajantasa 1991 19911144 the Finnish original . E.g. 27 shows the difference. ref In a Geography geographical sense it could, of course, also be used to exclude the other islands off Finland s coast. The term is significant in the context of legal differences between land and mainland Finland, and also in the context of differences of culture, language, history, and self perceived nationhood between the landers and the Swedish speaking Finns in mainland Finland. However, since the size of land is well below one percent of that of mainland Finland and since the size of its population is below ten percent of that of the Swedish speaking Finns in mainland Finland, there are many instances when this distinction is ignored. References reflist Finland topics Finland geo stub coord 65 N 27 E display title Category Geography of Finland Category NUTS 1 statistical regions of the European Union es Finlandia Continental fr Finlande continentale it Finlandia continentale ... more details
nihongo Mainland Japan naichi lit. inner lands is a term to distinguish the area of Japan from its outlying territories. It was an official term in the pre war period, distinguishing Japan and the colonies in East Asia . After the end of World War II , the term became uncommon, but still is used as an unofficial term to distinguish the area of Japan from Okinawa Prefecture Okinawa or Hokkaid . The literal Japanese meaning might best be translated as inner Japan or inner lands. The term mainland is an inaccurate translation because mainland is usually the continental part of a region, as opposed to the islands. It is also somewhat confusing as Mainland Japan is defined to consist of several major islands Hokkaid , Honsh , Ky sh , Shikoku and many minor ones. The term mainland Japan is also sometimes used to translate Honsh , the largest island, though naichi not. Historical usage In the Empire of Japan Japanese Empire of the pre war period, naichi referred to the mainland of the empire. The other territories of the empire was called gaichi , lit. outer lands . 1 of the Common Law ja enumerates the territories with legal jursidictions, namely, Naichi Mainland Japan , Ch sen Korea , Taiwan , Kwantung Leased Territory Kwantung Province , and South Pacific Mandate Nan y Islands . ref cite web url http www.geocities.jp nakanolib hou ht07 39.htm title Ky ts h author Nakano Bunko accessdate 10 Dec 2011 ref In other words, Naichi consisted of the following cn date December 2011 Karafuto Prefecture South Sakhalin Kuril Islands Hokkaid Honsh Shikoku Ky sh Izu Islands Ogasawara Islands Okinawa Minor outlying islands around them Although it has never been abolished, the Common Law lost effect from enforcement after Japan lost all the former colonies, or gaichi as a result of World War II . Modern usage The residents of Hokkaid and Okinawa occasionally use naichi to refer to the mainland , excluding these areas. The colloquial usage is officially incorrect ... more details
Infobox Company name Mainland Cheese logo type Privately held company Private subsidiary of Fonterra Fonterra Co operative Group genre foundation 1954 founder Peter McConnon location city location country location locations area served Worldwide key people industry Dairy products Cheddar cheese services market cap revenue operating income net income assets equity owner num employees parent Fonterra Fonterra Co operative Group divisions subsid homepage http www.mainlandcheese.com www.mainlandcheese.com footnotes intl Mainland Cheese is a brand of cheese now owned by Fonterra Fonterra Co operative Group that is sold throughout Australasia and parts of the Americas. It began as a family business in the South Island of New Zealand which is jocularly known as the mainland of New Zealand because it is larger than the North Island . Company history Mainland Products Ltd was founded in 1954 by Peter McConnon. ref cite news title Norgate company buy up of Wrightson s ends well short url http www.nzherald.co.nz ... price tag paid by Kiwi Co op and Fonterra to the McConnon family for Mainland Products. ref name ... be forced offshore. In 2005, Fonterra sold most of the business that was formerly part of Mainland to Graeme ... date 8 August 2005 accessdate 13 February 2011 ref but it retained all the cheese assets. Mainland cheese now comes under Fonterra Brands. The balance of the former Mainland company is now part of Goodman Fielder . Advertising Mainland established an iconic advertising campaign see, for example ... 2005 mainland cheese Mainland Cheese Cheesemakers on TV , The Inspiration Room Daily blog 26 October 2005 . ref Mainland s advertising in New Zealand has been largely focused on the theme of waiting patience, mirroring the Cheese Aging aging process of cheese . Mainland s advertising in Australia has ... External links http www.mainlandcheese.com Mainland Cheddar Cheese U.S. http www.fonterra.com wps wcm connect fonterracom fonterra.com Our Products Consumer Brands Our Brands MainlandMainland at Fonterra ... more details
coord 29 24 22 N 95 1 32 W dim 500 type landmark region US TX display title The Mall of the Mainland is a shopping mall located off the FM 1764 Emmett F. Lowry Expressway ref name EFL cite news url http galvestondailynews.com story 159114 work Galveston Daily News title Emmett F. Lowry overpass raises questions author Aulds, T.J. date 2010 06 25 accessdate 2011 01 15 ref near Interstate 45 Gulf Freeway in Texas City, Texas . ref name BivinsBought Bivins, Ralph. http www.chron.com CDA archives archive.mpl?id 2002 3545783 Mall of the Mainland bought Investors seek turnaround for languishing center . Houston Chronicle . Friday May 17, 2002. Business 1. Retrieved on January 23, 2010. ref It was opened in 1991. Sourced from below The mall has convert 800000 sqft sqm of space. ref name BivinsBought ... Cinemark Movies 12 . History The Mall of the Mainland, developed by a joint venture of Edward ... said that the bank had no interest in making significant improvements and marketing the Mall of the Mainland ... group headed by Bob Yari and Kam Mateen bought the Mall of the Mainland in May 2002. The major ... ha of land at the Mall of the Mainland, allowing the group to sell parcels to allow for the development ... During May 2002 the Mall of the Mainland was 65 occupied. Bivins said in 2002 that the mall ... of the Mainland, which Bivins said was the dominant retail force on the southeast side of Houston. Bivins said in 2002 that experts of the shopping center industry did not consider the Mall of the Mainland to be successful. Bivins added that the Mall of the Mainland was criticized for not being ..., JCPenney announced to close the Mall of the Mainland location, and is currently vacant. Dillard s closed ... was removed in 2009. On January 2012, Macy s announces it will shut down its Mall of the Mainland store ... index.html Mall of the Mainland Home Website Galveston Bay Area Houston Sugar Land Baytown MSA DEFAULTSORT Mall Of The Mainland Category Shopping malls in Texas Category Shopping malls in Houston ... more details
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