1.   While the airport is the economic hub of the area, agriculture is still an important part of the local economy.

2.   But the Asian crisis has highlighted the continued importance of a central economic hub.

3.   Ghaleb said Lebanon could be an important U.S. ally, possibly re-establishing its status as a vital economic hub on the Mediterranean Sea.

4.   The birthplace of Japanese capitalism, Osaka has a manufacturing center that may someday replace Tokyo as the economic hub of Japan.

5.   The second-largest city and economic hub, San Pedro Sula, was under a meter of water and its airport was badly damaged.

6.   An existing rail line from the southern economic hub, Ho Chi Minh City, would run to Loc Ninh near the Cambodian border, the Vietnam News reported.

7.   During her visit Albright will announce plans to open a U.S. consulate in the economic hub of Ho Chi Minh City, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said.

8.   During her visit, Albright will announce plans to open a U.S. consulate in the economic hub of Ho Chi Minh City, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said.

9.   His current visit follows the imposition of sweeping measures to clamp down on shady financial transactions in the Emirates, a Mideast economic hub known for freewheeling business practices.

10.   Ho Chi Minh City is emerging from poverty as an economic hub in Southeast Asia.