News from elsewhere on the web 12/12

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Volvo hopes to sell 400 buses this year The Hindu Business Line (India)

China registers sales of 3.5 million cars from January to November People's Daily (China)

GM venture sued by Beijing car retail chain China Daily (China)

Winter tire not the same as a snow tire Toronto Star (Canada)

Michelin to add 100 jobs in Lexington The State (US - South Carolina)

Michelin to cut U.S., European work force Akron Beacon Journal (US - Ohio)

Lafarge [conveyor belt] damaged in fire WebIndia123 (India)

Goodyear's North American Consumer Tire Business named Fred Heigold as VP SAkron Beacon Journal (US - Ohio)

Goodyear Temporarily Lays Off 37 Workers AP (Canada)

Foul smells from Latex Foam factory Connecticut Post (US - Connecticut)

"Romanians have an incredible power to get over troubles" Bucharest Daily News (Romania)

Goodyear's new blimp shapes up for duty AP / Myrtle Beach (US - Akron)

Funds pledged for Gates Denver Post (US - Colorado)

Exports of goods expected to reach 32 billion USD in 2005 Vietnam Economy (Vietnam)

Liberia's President-Elect Receives High-Level Reception in Washington AllAfrica (US - Washington DC)

Jan-Sept Israeli exports to Arab countries up 26% Globes Online (Israel)

Junta to extend 30 000 acres of rubber plantation Narinjara news (Burma / Myanmar)

Stars and bras (Who's afraid of a Michelin inspector?) The Times (UK -- humour)