1.   But the prosperous trading hub on the Tennessee River vanished at the turn of the century, two decades after losing status as the Jackson County seat.

2.   More than three decades later, Miami possesses the flavor of a Latin-American city and the bustle of an international trading hub.

3.   Online trading hubs, where like-minded companies gather to facilitate business, are also inevitable, he said.

4.   Other dealers complained that the norms that prevail in gem trading hubs like India, Antwerp and South Africa carry no weight here.

5.   Seeing itself as a Pacific trading hub, Japan is encouraging new bilateral spokes to Mexico, Australia, Canada, Chile, South Korea and Taiwan.

6.   Dubai is the trading hub of the Middle East and the gateway to many destinations in the region.

7.   Fertile valleys provided such lush agriculture that the cities became trading hubs and its citizens rich with foreign gold, silver and gems.

8.   It opened a branch Friday in the southern trading hub of Guangzhou, near Hong Kong.

9.   Most Iranian goods originate in the United Arab Emirates and Dubai, a regional trading hub.

10.   The opening was described by the Taiwanese government as a pragmatic move to promote ties with China and transform the island into a trading hub.