1.   As mainland cities boomed in the last decade, this one stagnated, with house prices and investment falling, bankruptcies multiplying, unemployment and welfare caseloads rising.

2.   Air Macao is operating nonstop service to and from Beijing and Shanghai, and is planning to add other mainland Chinese cities and Taiwan to its list of destinations.

3.   But if it did so, he said, it would face the possibility of a huge retaliatory strike of Taiwan missiles aimed at mainland cities.

4.   Customs officials said that Puerto Rico has become a significant entry point for drug smugglers whose ultimate destinations are major mainland cities like New York.

5.   Former islanders are also part of the Hawaii trade, streaming in from Los Angeles, Chicago and other mainland cities to Vegas for school and family reunions.

6.   Not counting Alaska, Seattle is the mainland American city closest to Russia, and Washington is the state with the largest concentration of companies doing business with Russia.

7.   Seattle is the mainland U.S. city closest to Russian territory, excluding those in Alaska.

8.   She said the INS will open new offices later this year in two mainland cities, Beijing and Guangzhou.

9.   Taiwanese businessmen can now be found in every major mainland city, both as private investors and as resident representatives for multinational companies.

10.   That could hurt Dragonair, a Hong Kong carrier that serves many mainland cities.