In Asia, an insipid collection of regional and sub-regional clubs amounts to something far short of a continental project.

There wouldn't be much traffic on the interstate on a Saturday morning; he'd be able to drop off his haul in Rancho Cucamonga, California, by the end of the weekend.

The acadic qualifications of Patrick Imbardelli, Asia boss of InterContinental Hotels, were exposed as bogus only during routine checks triggered by his elevation to the board.