Sentences with phrase «of mainlanders»

Kuah is a town with a vision for the future; a vision that includes ferryloads of mainlanders popping over for a holiday or just for duty - free shopping.

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Chinese mainlanders started settling in Taiwan dating back to the 17th century, and the Japanese colonization of the island ended in 1945.

After generations of turmoil, the bolthole mentality runs deep among China's rich — by one estimate, 47 per cent of rich mainlanders plan to immigrate within five years.

Wang, ranked the 39th richest mainlander by Forbes, defined BYD as more than just a manufacturer of batteries and cars, pushing hard his message that BYD will take advantage of the increasing demand for new - energy vehicles to expand scale.

Around A.D. 1000, the island of Zanzibar, now part of Tanzania, was settled by African mainlanders, but the island soon hosted traders from Iran, India, and Arabia.

More than 160,000 mainlanders vacation in the islands every year, and of late the annual migrations have included more and more sportsmen who find the islands offer action both ordinary and unusual.

And the V - 6 is rated at 19/30 mpg city / highway, making it much easier on the wallet for us mainlanders at least, as it takes a minute to get through a tank of gas on an island half the size of Rhode Island.

I kind of feel like a mainlander asshat, tearing through a cow pasture in Toyota's most hardcore Tacoma, throwing mud and the occasional cow pie into the air, trying my best to get the pickup to drift its back end around a super slick turn with the four - wheel - drive system in low range and the traction control completely turned off.

And as mainlanders increasingly fish waters that are supposed to be reserved for Islanders, she realizes that the Island might be heading for a «gear war,» a series of attacks and retaliations that have been known to escalate from sabotage of equipment to extreme violence.

Many guests are Americans: U.S mainlanders (especially Californians), Hawaiians seeking a weekend escape, Alaskans in search of warmth.

Disclosure: Maui by the Sea Cottage sits off of Hana Highway (it is not a «highway» as mainlanders understand it, it is a 2 lane road).

Not Lately — Mark McDonald — Hong Kongers and Chinese mainlanders feud and spit in a series of spats recently that reveal some lack of harmony.

Internet technologies have abundantly changed Chinese people's lives with mainlanders from all walks of life using WeChat to communicate with each other while ordering goods or services via the internet.

Also, laws are specific to the state you're in and Hawaii has some quirks that we mainlanders don't even think about (like lava fields), so be sure to take any specific advice with a grain of salt.

For many mainlanders and foreign nationals, the opportunity to invest in Hawaii real estate is the perfect melee of business with pleasure.