Year: 2005
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Hong Kong Disneyland Opens to the Public
The Walt Disney Company and the government of Hong Kong officially opened the world’s eleventh Disney theme park, Hong Kong Disneyland, today at 13:00PM local time. The park, located in Penny’s Bay, Lantau Island, is the major attraction at the Hong Kong Disneyland Resort, which also features two luxurious hotels and a recreational lake with…
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SABMiller Acquires Colombian Grupo Bavaria Brewery
After months of rumor and speculation, the Colombian brewery Grupo Bavaria, which was founded in 1889 and is the second largest in South America, has been acquired by SABMiller in the biggest merger in Colombian history. In a buyout in which the multinational with headquarters in London will obtain 71.8% of Grupo Bavaria’s stock, previously…