11.   Today, he said he feels a sense of fear among many Hasidic Jews when he walks down Kingston Avenue, the Hasidic commercial hub.

12.   A gale warning remained in effect into the afternoon, virtually shutting down the normally vibrant commercial hub of Hong Kong.

13.   A senior British minister held talks Saturday in Dubai aimed at boosting bilateral trade with the emirate, the commercial hub of the oil-rich Gulf.

14.   Although Abubakar squelched a pro-democracy protest in the commercial hub of Lagos last week, on Monday he announced the release of nine well-known political prisoners.

15.   Among the other topics discussed Wednesday in this southern Japan port city and former commercial whaling hub were aboriginal catch quotas, whale watching and whale killing methods.

16.   Chan said the airline plans to open direct flights between southern commercial hub Ho Chi Minh City and Shanghai late next year.

17.   Citibank and American Express have already reopened branches in Beirut, which is struggling to regain its pre-war status as a major commercial hub in the Middle East.

18.   Custom duties in the U.A.E., a commercial hub in the oil-rich Gulf region, are among the lowest in the world.

19.   Dubai is a major commercial hub with easy visa access and is a base for many Russian, Pakistani, Indian and Iranian businessmen.

20.   Dubai, the dynamic commercial hub of the Gulf, has dwindling oil reserves but now is getting rich on trade.