Wed, 25 Jan 2012 03:00:02 +0100 (Reuters) - Workers sweep the floor of a newly constructed hotel in capital Naypyitaw January 24, 2012. Hopes of concrete economic reforms are running high among foreign business people now pouring into Myanmar, which has fanned optimism by pledging democratic reform, freeing political prisoners and setting the stage for an April by-election. But as tourists and investors knock on its door, the number of Burmese flowing in the opposite direction suggests that ordinary people don't expect the end of half a century of isolation to improve the economy anytime soon. Picture taken January 24, 2012. To match Analysis MYANMAR-ECONOMY/ REUTERS/Damir Sagolj (MYANMAR - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT CONSTRUCTION TRAVEL)
Residents carry a 'dragon', constructed using wooden ...
Tue, 24 Jan 2012 06:20:02 +0100 (Reuters) - Residents carry a 'dragon', constructed using wooden benches and decorations, as they perform a dragon dance on the second day of the Chinese Lunar New Year at a village in Wuhu, Anhui province, January 24, 2012. The Lunar New Year begins on January 23 and marks the start of the Year of the Dragon, according to the Chinese zodiac. REUTERS/Stringer (CHINA - Tags: ANNIVERSARY SOCIETY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
Maria Ponce, 78, sits inside her home that is constructed from ...
Fri, 30 Dec 2011 05:00:01 +0100 (AP) - Maria Ponce, 78, sits inside her home that is constructed from recycled plastic bottles and caps, near El Transito, El Salvador, Thursday Dec. 29, 2011. Ponce, who did not have money to build a traditional house, says in 2005 a dream revealed to her to fashion a home from plastic bottles, which took 3 months. Ponce and her 102-year-old companion survive on about 10 dollars a week which they make from their corn crop and donations from tourists making the journey to see 'La Casita Encantada,' or 'The Enchanted Cottage.' (AP Photo/Luis Romero)
Fireworks are set off near the newly reconstructed Olympiyskiy ...
Sun, 09 Oct 2011 00:30:02 +0200 (AP) - Fireworks are set off near the newly reconstructed Olympiyskiy Stadium during its opening ceremony in Kiev, Ukraine, Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011. The Olympiyskiy national stadium will host the final soccer match of the Euro 2012 tournament. (AP Photo/ Sergey Polezhaka, Pool)
A view of an empty section of the A2 highway which is constructed ...
Mon, 13 Jun 2011 20:10:01 +0200 (Reuters) - A view of an empty section of the A2 highway which is constructed by Chinese builder COVEC, near the town of Lyszkowice, June 7, 2011. Poland's transport authority has cancelled it's contract with COVEC, according to local media. Picture taken June 7, 2011.
REUTERS/Peter Andrews (POLAND - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS)
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