China Daily
School demolition prompts return of HK donation funds
The Mianyang city government in Sichuan province said it honored the government of the Hong Kong SAR's decision to take back its HK$2 million in aid for the construction of a local school.
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Hoy
El arte tiene ojos rasgados
Ai Weiwei acapara titulares con su activismo artístico, y las subastas de cifras astronómicas protagonizan portadas en todo el mundo: hoy es una pieza de cerámica de la dinastía Song que se vende por más de 20 millones de euros en Hong Kong, y mañana puede que una nueva creación rompa el récord que detenta Zang Xiaogang en el arte contemporáneo chino, con casi 8 millones de euros.
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China Daily
Hong Kong stocks close 0.25% higher - May 25
Hong Kong stocks closed up 47.01 points, or 0.25 percent, at 18,713.41 on Friday.
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FT
Li Ka-shing anoints elder son successor
In a rare move by a Hong Kong tycoon, Asia’s richest man announced that Victor Li will take the helm at Hutchison Whampoa and Cheung Kong
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AP
HK tycoon Lau rejects Macau corruption charges
HONG KONG (AP) -- Shares of a Hong Kong tycoon's property company tumbled Friday after he insisted he was innocent of bribery and money laundering charges filed by Macau prosecutors over a land deal in the Asian gambling hub....
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Reuters
Analysis: China's nine-dashed line in South China Sea
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Alongside an armada of paramilitary patrol vessels and fishing boats, China has fired off a barrage of historical records to reinforce its claim over a disputed shoal near the Philippines in the South China Sea.
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Reuters
Alibaba.com says 83.8 pct of shareholders back privatisation
HONG KONG, May 25 (Reuters) - Alibaba.com Ltd,
Hong Kong-listed unit of China's Alibaba Group, said
on Friday that 83.8 percent of its shareholders have approved a
$2.5 billion buyout offer by the...
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THE GLOBE AND MAIL
Video: Jaguar targets affulent Chinese car buyers
British carmaker Jaguar Land Rover has unveiled its most luxurious sedan yet in Hong Kong to appeal to the Chinese chauffeur-driven market.
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Nikkei
Sojitz To Supply Energy-Saving Tech For Hong Kong Railway |
Reuters
CVC to further cut F1 stake to 30 pct after IPO -sources
HONG KONG, May 24 (Reuters) - Private equity firm CVC
Capital Partners will cut its ownership stake to about
30 percent in the Formula One motor racing business after the
company's up to $3 billion...
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Reuters
Sanofi to test cancer-starving compound in China in 2013
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Sanofi-Aventis plans to begin testing a novel compound that is designed to starve liver cancer to death in a phase one human clinical trial in China and possibly South Korea in 2013.
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Reuters
As rivals falter, Lenovo has emerging market edge
HONG KONG (Reuters) - With home turf advantage in the world's biggest computer market and a foothold in major emerging economies, China's Lenovo Group is looking to turn market share into profit, heaping more pressure on U.S. rivals Hewlett-Packard Co and Dell Inc.
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APA-OTS
IFC, ADM Capital startet innovative Finanzierung zur Unterstützung mittelständischer asiatischer Unternehmen und zum Erhalt von Arbeitsplätzen
Hong Kong (ots/PRNewswire) - IFC, ein Mitglied der World Bank
Group und ADM Capital, ein führender Investor für belastete
Unternehmen in Asien und Europa, haben eine innovative
Finanzierungsquelle eingerichtet, die ein Sicherheitsnetz für
gesunde, aber belastete mittelständische …
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Les Echos
Reprise du LME: le CME hors course, ICE et Hong Kong seuls en lice (presse)
Le premier opérateur mondial de marchés à terme CME Group a été évincé de la course pour reprendre le London Metal Exchange (LME), qui se jouera entre l'InterContinentalExchange (ICE) et la Bourse de Hong Kong (HKEx), affirme mercredi le Financial Times. Les deux finalistes ont soumis des offres...
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Les Echos
Plus que 2 candidats en lice pour le LME
Sans donner de nom, la Bourse des métaux de Londres (LME) a fait savoir qu'elle avait retenu deux offres de rachat parmi celles reçues début mai. Après l'éviction de Nyse Euronext, la Bourse de Hong Kong et l'IntercontinentalExchange seraient désormais seuls prétendants, selon les agences de presse...Articles en rapportLes principales banques grecques seront recapitalisées aujourd'huiLe Crédit ...
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The Nation
Int’l conference lauds CPSP
LAHORE - International Relations College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan (CPSP)?Director General Prof Khalid Masood Gondal attended an international conference on the invitation of Royal Australasian College of Surgeons in Kuala Lumpur.
The presidents and delegations from America, Canada, England, Ireland, Singapore, Hong Kong, Thailand, Malaysia, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Roy...
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China Daily
Victoria Beckham to open first shop
Victoria Beckham plans to open first shop in London and hopes to open retail units in Hong Kong.
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APA-OTS
Weitere Expansion von Goodman in China durch Abschluss für Online-Händler Moonbasa und den Erwerb mehrerer Grundstücke
Hong Kong (ots/PRNewswire) - Die Goodman Group, der integrierte
Immobilienkonzern, der weltweit Logistik- und Gewerbeflächen besitzt,
entwickelt und verwaltet, freut sich, bekannt geben zu können, dass
sie mit dem Abschluss zur Errichtung einer Anlage in Wuqing für den
großen …
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BBC
Nissan's Infiniti in China move
Nissan's upscale car brand Infiniti establishes new global headquarters in Hong Kong as it looks to increase car sales in China.
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Telegraph
HSBC postpones plans to leave UK 'indefinitely'
Stuart Gulliver, HSBC's chief executive, has said the bank had decided to drop "indefinitely" plans to look at moving its headquarters from London to Hong Kong.
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Le Point
Le joailler Graff lance sa tournée des investisseurs avant l'Ipo à Hong Kong
Le joailler londonien Graff Diamonds a lancé lundi sa tournée de...
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Huffington Post
Yahoo, Alibaba Deal: Search Engine To Sell Half Of Its Stake In Chinese Company For $7.1 Billion
HONG KONG (AP) — Struggling Internet company Yahoo Inc. has agreed to sell half of its 40 percent stake in Chinese e-commerce group Alibaba for about $7.1 billion.
The deal, announced Sunday in the U.S., will see Alibaba Group buying back the stake from Yahoo Inc. for $6.3 billion cash and up to $800 million of Alibaba preference shares.
The announcement caps at leas...
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AllThingsDigital
Fat Lady Finally Sings: Yahoo and Alibaba Shake on $7 Billion Stock Sale Deal
It's done. Allegedly.
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Daily Mail
At least they'll never be flooded! Billionaire brothers build 450ft long life-size replica of Noah's Ark
The creationist-inspired vessel forms part of a theme park near Hong Kong and has even been built to Biblical dimensions, measuring 450ft long and 75ft wide.
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physorg
Wrinkle-traveling Clothbot makes its IEEE debut (w/ Video)
(Phys.org) -- As any gathering of scientists working with robots will suggest, attempts toward perfecting techniques and outcomes of grasping and maneuvering are key issues for researchers working on climbing robots. At this weeks IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation in Saint Paul, Minnesota, the robotics community got to see what a Chinese team has achieved in its present...
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Human Rights Watch
“Beat Him, Take Everything Away” Abuses by China’s Chengguan Para-Police - Report Press Conference
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Irish Times
Graff plans $1bn listing in Hong Kong
GRAFF DIAMONDS will market shares for its $1 billion (€786 million) listing in Hong Kong in a range of HK$25-HK$37, people familiar with the process said yesterday.
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Daily Mail
British man arrested in Thailand with suitcase full of dead babies to be used in religious ritual
WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT Chow Hok Kuen, 28, a British citizen born in Hong Kong, was arrested in Bangkok after police seized six corpses that had a number of religious threads and tattoos on them.
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New York Times
DealBook: Graff Diamonds Said to Move Closer to $1 Billion I.P.O. in Hong Kong
By choosing Hong Kong for its initial public offering, the British diamond retailer, which has more than 30 stores around the world, is positioning itself near to its most important future growth market: China.
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The Guardian
Chen Guangcheng's brother describes beating by officials
Chen Guangfu says Chinese authorities tried to make him reveal how his sibling escaped from house arrestThe brother of blind Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng has told reporters how he was chained to a chair and beaten for three days to make him reveal how his sibling escaped from house arrest in the Shandong countryside.Chen Guangfu described his ordeal in an interview with a Hong Kong magazine...
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ElPais
Cadena perpetua para el contrabandista chino Lai Changxing
El prisionero encabezó una gran red de tráfico ilegal en los noventa en la provincia de Fujian, bastión de Jia Qinglin, actual 'número cuatro' del Partido Comunista
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TechCrunch
Want Facebook Shares? HK’s 8 Securities Offers $200 Of Them If You Join Its Trading Platform
With Facebook announcing its ballsy stock price of $38 yesterday and all eyes now on what will happen with the social network when it finally goes public today, a new trading platform in Hong Kong, 8 Securities, is seizing the moment to boost its own profile by offering customers US$200 of Facebook shares if they sign up to trade on 8 Securities' trading platform in the next month.
The offer i...
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Handelsblatt
Hong Kong Art Fair: Qualitätssprung mit Schweizer Hilfe
Hong Kong ist mittlerweile der drittgrößte Kunstmarkt der Welt. Dazu passt eine Kunstmesse, die renommierte Händler anzieht. Die laufende Ausgabe punktet mit großen Ständen und gehobenem Qualitätsniveau.
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THE AUSTRALIAN
Hong Kong the new magnet for collectors
THERE are more billionaires in China than in Europe and they're buying art.
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Reuters
HSBC turnaround on target, sees revenue boost
HONG KONG (Reuters) - HSBC doubled the annual revenue boost expected from its turnaround plan to $2 billion, as Europe's biggest bank targets emerging markets and cost cuts to lead its battle to recover from the financial crisis and cope with new regulations.
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WSJ
Asia's Lighter Taxes Provide a Lure
The decision of Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin to renounce his U.S. citizenship has put a spotlight on Singapore and Hong Kong, financial hubs with some of the lowest tax rates in the world.
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WSJ
Asia Is a Draw as U.S. Weighs Higher Taxes
The decision of Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin to renounce his U.S. citizenship has put a spotlight on Singapore and Hong Kong, financial hubs with some of the lowest tax rates in the world.
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Barrons
Futures Defy Weak Overseas Sentiment; Target, JCP in Spotlight
Overseas stocks were mostly down on Wednesday, particularly in Hong Kong, but U.S. index futures pointed higher early on Wednesday. It’s a curious situation given the pattern of the past two weeks — U.S. stocks have tended to trade on European sentiment. My colleague Brendan Conway sees a possible shift in sentiment, with some investors [...]
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WSJ
Graff IPO Demands Precision and Clarity
Graff Diamond's Hong Kong listing poses a gem of a question: Is Graff the next Prada or another Chow Tai Fook?
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Irish Times
Asian markets fall on growth fears
Hong Kong shares dived to a four-month low on Wednesday after official Chinese media reported flat loan growth in the first two weeks of May for the country's "Big Four" state-owned banks, fanning fears about the slowing Chinese economy.
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Gizmodo
Is This the World's Most Over-Crowded Restroom? [Restrooms]
This is the male public restroom at Celestial Heights in Ho Man Tin, Hong Kong. The room boasts a positively luxurious 27 square feet of floor space, into which eight urinals are squeezed. Eight urinals, with less than six inches separating each one. More »
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Reuters
New wine glasses aim to balance "water and fire"
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Could a wine glass shaped roughly like a closed tulip blossom revolutionize the savoring of fine vintages by taming the alcohol in the wine?
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Huffington Post
Winnie So: Hong Kong's Art Week: 8 Hong Kong Artists to Watch
While many will go to catch a glimpse works by big-name artists such Yayoi Kusama, this is also the week when Hong Kong's artists get showcase their work to a wider audience.
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BBC
Nina Wang forged will case begins
The criminal case against Tony Chan, the fengshui master accused of forging the will of Nina Wang, once Asia's richest woman, begins in Hong Kong.
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WSJ
Chinese Auto Dealer Plans $433 Million IPO
Chinese motor-vehicle dealer China Yongda Automobiles Services Holdings plans to raise up to $433 million in an initial public offering ahead of its listing in Hong Kong on May 30, people familiar with the situation said.
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THE GLOBE AND MAIL
Hong Kong dangles China listings in offer for LME
But a lack of metals experience could hurt Hong Kong exchange as it joins bidding for 130-year-old bourse
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The Sun
Lady Gaga looks dishy in white
BORN This Way star goes monochrome in a sleek outfit as she greets fans in Hong Kong
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China Daily
High price to pay for brazen profits
A delay caused by a single person's opposition means the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region will now have to pay a lot more than it expected for the construction of the cross-sea bridge linking it with Zhuhai and Macao.
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Los Angeles Times
Wednesday’s highlights: 'Revenge' on ABC
Click here to download TV listings for the week of May 6 - 12 in PDF format
TV listings for the week of May 6 - 12 in PDF format are also available here
This week's TV Movies
IT’S THE YEAR 2002 and Emily (Emily VanCamp, left) begins plotting on a new episode of “Revenge” at 10 p.m. on ABC. With Amber Valletta.SERIESThe Middle: A four-leaf clover i...
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The Nation
Asian markets, euro tepid amid Europe debt fears
HONG KONG - Asian markets were mixed Tuesday following big losses the previous day on eurozone uncertainty as voters kicked out the ruling parties of France and Greece in a backlash against austerity.The euro moved in a tight range as investors digested the results from Sunday, with some analysts suggesting the initial panic, which saw the single currency dive to a three-month low against ...
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The Nation
Asian markets, euro tepid amid Europe debt fears
HONG KONG - Asian markets were mixed Tuesday following big losses the previous day on eurozone uncertainty as voters kicked out the ruling parties of France and Greece in a backlash against austerity.The euro moved in a tight range as investors digested the results from Sunday, with some analysts suggesting the initial panic, which saw the single currency dive to a three-month low against ...
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The Nation
Asian markets, euro tepid amid Europe debt fears
HONG KONG - Asian markets were mixed Tuesday following big losses the previous day on eurozone uncertainty as voters kicked out the ruling parties of France and Greece in a backlash against austerity.The euro moved in a tight range as investors digested the results from Sunday, with some analysts suggesting the initial panic, which saw the single currency dive to a three-month low against ...
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Les Echos
Cette nuit en Asie : les bourses en chute, Micron et Elpida, caisses d'épargne...
Les bourses asiatiques réagissent mal aux élections en Europe La plupart des grandes bourses asiatiques ont entamé, ce matin, la journée en forte baisse. Au Japon, le Nikkei perdait 2,63%. En Corée du Sud, le Kospi reculait de 1,6% quand le Hang Seng de Hong Kong baissait, lui, de 2%. Déjà déçus...
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THE GLOBE AND MAIL
World markets tumble after election shakeups in Europe
Japans Nikkei 225 index plunges 2.8 per cent, Hong Kong 2.6 per cent
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Wired
The latest from Experimental Philosopher Jonathan Keats
*"Experimental economics" here, if you want my two cents' worth.
For Immediate Release
contact: jonathon_keats@yahoo.com
MONETARY INSTABILITY GENERATES ALTERNATIVE ENERGY AT HSBC
Rapid Ion Transfer Between Chinese And Hong Kong Currencies Will Power New Data Processing Center at HSBC Hong Kong Headquarters... Financial Sector Offered Valuable Computational Services Including Addition and ...
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Washington Post
Chen Guangcheng’s family and friends face tempest of retribution
HONG KONG — As the diplomatic storm around Chen Guangcheng calms, supporters and relatives of the blind activist now fear a tempest of retribution, a frequent feature of Communist Party crisis management known as “settling accounts after the autumn harvest.”
Read full article >>
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FT
Hutchison Whampoa / Eircom
Shareholders might question its recent foray in Ireland, given that telecoms have sapped the rest of the Hong Kong group
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Technology Review
Horse Racing Gets Futuristic
With giant multi-touch gaming tables at a Hong Kong racecourse.
Think of it as “Luck” meets “Minority Report.”
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Telegraph
Aquascutum bought by company in Hong Kong
YGM Trading is poised to buy British heritage brand Aquascutum after it went into administration last month.
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Mashable
Your Instagram Photo Could Win You a Trip Across the World
Do you love Instagram and love to travel?
Win a Social Media Week contest and you’ll go on a trip across the world if you can capture th…
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Slashdot
Finally, a Shark With a Laser Attached To Its Head
Freshly Exhumed writes in with a Wired story about a nerd/super-villian dream come true. "Marine biologist-cum-TV personality Luke Tipple attached a 50-milliwatt green laser to a lemon shark off the coast of the Bahamas in late April. The escapade was sponsored by Wicked Lasers, a consumer-focused laser manufacturer based in Hong Kong that produces some of the most brilliant — and potentially d...
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BoingBoing
Flying the Hello Kitty skies (photo)
Almost as much fun as the "Unicorn Chaser" plane Boing Boing named for Virgin America airlines! A passenger looks out of an Airbus A330-300 aircraft of Taiwan's Eva Airlines, decorated with Hello Kitty motifs, in Taoyuan International Airport, northern Taiwan, April 30, 2012. Taiwan's second-largest carrier, Eva Airlines, and Japan's comic company, Sanrio, which owns [...]
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omg
'The Avengers' smashes overseas box office records
LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - "The Avengers" flexed its muscles overseas, opening at No. 1 in all 39 markets and rolling up $178 million a week ahead of its U.S. debut. Joss Whedon's superhero spectacular earned a whopping $24.7 million in the U.K., Disney's best three-day weekend ever there. It also took in $19.7 million from Australia, a record $15.9 million from Mexico and another $12.9 millio...
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Al Jazhera
Chinese warships dock in Hong Kong
Five-day naval visit seen as display of power and comes amid joint US-Philippine drill in the South China Sea.
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euronews
Hong Kong: Cheung Chau bun festival
no comment : Hong Kong: Cheung Chau bun festival
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The Sun
Lady Gaga’s hair-raising world tour kicks off
LADY Gaga can’t have waxed for a while – the singer arrived at Hong Kong hotel looking like a Monsters, Inc extra
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THE GLOBE AND MAIL
Alberta's Asian trade envoy cleared of conflict allegations
Trade envoy to return to Hong Kong next week, government confirms
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Daily Mail
Birmingham delay in publishing accounts
Birmingham City have again postponed the publication of the club’s annual accounts. A statement from the Hong Kong stock exchange has delayed the figures by another three months.
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AP
Rare Philippine turtles returned by Hong Kong
MANILA, Philippines (AP) -- Turtles represent longevity and good luck, and that's certainly true for 18 rare smuggled turtles that were returned from Hong Kong to their native Philippines....
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Irish Times
China's Panchen Lama makes rare trip to Hong Kong
PANCHEN LAMA Gyaltsen Norbu, anointed while still a boy as a top religious figure by Beijing against the wishes of most Tibetan Buddhists, made his first trip outside mainland China yesterday to appear at a congress in Hong Kong.
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Entertainment Online
The Avengers vs. the World: Who's Winning? And Why Is Harry Potter Smiling?
The Avengers has landed in London. And Berlin. And Hong Kong. And…
The rollout of the all-star comic-book movie is continuing, even as the first box-office returns are coming...
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BBC
China's Panchen Lama in Hong Kong
The man chosen by China to be Tibet's second highest spiritual leader makes his first appearance outside the Chinese mainland.
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CNN
Brother of Bo Xilai resigns from Hong Kong firm
In a sign of the widening investigation into Bo Xilai's family and finances, his older brother resigned from the board of a state-controlled alternative energy company Wednesday.
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Times of India
CBI takes Tatra trucks probe to foreign shores
The CBI’s probe into the Tatra scam is spreading internationally, with the agency finding clues of a far more sophisticated web of money transfers than what was presumed until now. The agency is set to issue Letter Rogatories (LRs) to Hong Kong and Singapore, where it believes NRI businessman Ravi Rishi, the key figure behind Tatra trucks’ supply to the Indian Army, had complex financial operat...
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Technology Review
A Less Invasive Scoliosis Treatment
The therapy involves titanium rods and magnets.
Researchers in Hong Kong have shown that a rod that lengthens under magnetic control can effectively treat the spinal curvature seen in children with scoliosis. The approach is much less invasive than existing rod-based therapies, which require repeated invasive surgeries and hospitalization every six months. The magnetically controlled growing ro...
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Daily Mail
Biggest pink diamond ever auctioned set to raise over $8m
The Martin Pink, an incredibly rare pink diamond, is expected to raise at least $8 million when it is sold at Christie's Spring Auction in Hong Kong next month.
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Reuters
Worm turns sheep clone to "good" fat: China scientists
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Chinese scientists have cloned a genetically modified sheep containing a "good" type of fat found naturally in nuts, seeds, fish and leafy greens that helps reduce the risk of heart attacks and cardiovascular disease.
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Irish Times
Treasure Beach on way to Hong Kong
Racing:Two of Aidan O’Brien’s jet-setters are off on their travels again. Irish Derby winner Treasure Beach is currently on his way to the Far East to contest the Audemars Piguet QEII Cup this weekend.
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Times LIVE
Posh Spice rapped for prank on China flight
Hong Kong airline Cathay Pacific said Monday a mid-air prank by the wife of football star David Beckham on a flight to Beijing was "inappropriate".
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Telegraph
Neil Heywood death: China 'probes Bo Xilai family's Hong Kong investments'
The Chinese government has sent a team to Hong Kong to investigate the business interests of suspended Politburo member Bo Xilai and his family, a report said on Monday.
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MarketWatch
Craig Stephen's This Week in China: New jail threat for Hong Kong bankers
Hong Kong bankers might now face jail time for any shenanigans in the IPOs they underwrite, according to new rules under consideration. But, asks Craig Stephen, are the real culprits being targeted, or only those within easy reach?
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WSJ
La china Haitong recaudó US$1.680 millones en la mayor salida a bolsa del mundo este año
Haitong Securities Co., segunda mayor corredora de China, recaudó US$1.680 millones en una oferta pública inicial de acciones en Hong Kong luego de fijar el valor de sus títulos en el extremo inferior del rango de precio indicativo, señalaron el viernes fuentes al tanto.
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Washington Post
Europe crisis creeps back into danger zone
LONDON — After weeks of relative calm, Europe’s debt crisis is reawakening as investors fret over a growing pushback in the region against the tough austerity prescribed to cure its fiscal ills.
Europe’s crisis finally seemed to ebb in late January, with confidence in the region’s ability to put its fiscal house in order and aid its troubled banks easing the turbulence that rocked world market...
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Mail & Guardian
The Isle of Working Man
South Africa should establish economic enclaves that are free from normal rules, similar to what Hong Kong is doing for China.
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Times of India
Trading in shares of Air China suspended
Trading in shares of Air China in Hong Kong will be suspended on Friday pending a statement on price sensitive information in relation to a potential non-public offering of shares.
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siliconindia
World's Most Important Cities
London, New York and Hong Kong are the world�s richest people�s choice as the most important cities in the world.
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Times LIVE
Hong Kong to slam door on pregnant mainland Chinese
Hong Kong may bar mainland Chinese mothers from giving birth in public hospitals next year to ease over-crowding in local maternity wards, the city's health chief said on Tuesday.
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Pravda
Return of the Mammoth
The best preserved mammoth fossil will be exhibited in Hong Kong from April 12. The baby mammoth has been dead for 42,000 years. A breeder of reindeer found the fossil, which was named Lyuba, preserved in the permafrost of Siberia, in 2007.
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New York Times
Movie Review: ‘A Simple Life,’ Directed by Ann Hui
“A Simple Life,” directed by Ann Hui, follows two lonely people in Hong Kong.
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Gizmodo
Architekt Gehry baut verzwirbeltes Hochhaus in Hong Kong
Hong Kong ist um eine Attraktion reicher. Der berühmte Architekt Frank Gehry hat dort ein 12-stöckiges Wohnhaus gebaut, dessen einzelne Türme mit einander verdreht sind. mehr...
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The Sun
Ice Age prepares for the world stage
CARCASS of most well-preserved baby mammoth unveiled at an exhibition in Hong Kong ahead of Asia tour
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USA Today
What's the world's top airport for killing time?
Hong Kong International, already at the top of many frequent fliers' lists for ways to spend a long layover, is raising the bar with what's being ...
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China Daily
Stadium isn't the only place to watch matches
You didn't have to be in the stands to watch the Hong Kong Sevens this year.
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Times of India
Gujarat glitter on Hong Kong business
From being a diamond worker in Junagadh earning a paltry sum of Rs 4000 per month to setting up a diamond company with an annual turnover of Rs 60 crore in Hong Kong, Vijaykumar Sheth is truly a global Gujarati.
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Daily Mail
CITY FOCUS: Hong Kong lapping up the luxury goods
A flurry of luxury companies have launched share floats in Hong Kong in recent months as high-end brands look to capitalise on the booming market for their goods in China.
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Irish Times
Cracked Ming dish valued at €1,200 is sold for €1.8m
A CRACKED Chinese Ming Dynasty porcelain dish – from a house in Northern Ireland and first valued at just €1,200 – sold at a Sotheby’s auction in Hong Kong yesterday for €1.8 million.
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perez hilton
Jason Mraz Announces LOVE Tour!
Grab your flip-flops and fedora, Jason Mraz is coming to a stage near you!
On June 8th, Mraz kicks off his global Tour Is A Four Letter Word tour in South Korea, stopping in Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore and Hawaii.
From August through October, Jason is getting ALL up in the US and [...]
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AP
Google building data center in Taiwan
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) -- Google Inc. is building a data center in Taiwan - its third in Asia after Hong Kong and Singapore - to meet the rapidly growing online demand across the region, the company said Tuesday....
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Reuters
Temasek, RRJ buy half of PetroChina unit's $1.3 billion offer
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Singapore state investor Temasek Holdings and private equity firm RRJ Capital bought nearly half of the shares in the $1.34 billion offering by PetroChina Co's unit Kunlun...
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Fortune
Muddy Waters: Be wary of Hong Kong listed Chinese companies
For the past two years, Muddy Waters has been the ultimate whistle blower of questionable accounting practices by Chinese companies trading on U.S. and Canadian stock exchanges. Now, the research firm says investors need to beware of Chinese companies trading in Hong Kong.
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amNY
NYC best business center in the world: survey
When it comes to business, no one works it better than the Big Apple. New York City beat out London, Paris, Tokyo and Hong Kong as the No. 1 business center in the world, according to a survey of the world's 66 busiest cities by Bloomberg Rankings. But the survey noted that in 10 to 20 years, Beijing and Shanghai could give NYC a stiff challenge for the top spot. The results were based on crite...
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NEWS.au.com
Engine failure forces Cathay jet to turn back
A CATHAY Pacific jumbo jet bound for Paris was forced to return to Hong Kong early Monday following an engine failure shortly after take off, a spokesman for the Hong Kong flag carrier said.
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The New Yorker
Evan Osnos: How casinos in Macau, China made Siu Yun Ping rich.
In the late summer of 2007, a fifty-year-old former barber named Siu Yun Ping began making regular visits from his village, in Hong Kong, to the city of Macau, the only Chinese territory where it is legal to gamble in a casino. Macau sits on a horn of . . .
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Times LIVE
Electro-acupuncture may be effective for depression: study
Boosting the effect of acupuncture needles with small electric currents may be effective in treating depression, a study in Hong Kong has found.
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el universal
Londres, la ciudad preferida de los más ricos para invertir
Londres, Nueva York, Hong Kong y París son las ciudades preferidas de los millonarios para invertir y vivir; mientras que en América se valora a Miami y Sao Paulo, revela un estudio de la inmobiliaria Knight Frank y Citi Private Bank
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Daily Mail
Chillis: Good news for curry fans - spicy dish is key to a healthy heart
The compounds that give cayennes, jalapenos and other chilli peppers their heat lowers high blood pressure and reduces blood cholesterol, say researchers at the Chinese University of Hong Kong
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FT
Hong Kong overturns maid residency ruling
The Hong Kong government has won an appeal against a landmark ruling that gave foreign domestic helpers the right to apply for permanent residency
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Times of India
Hong Kong: Ruling on maids overturned
A landmark ruling that would have let foreign maids gain permanent residency in Hong Kong was overturned on appeal on Wednesday in the latest twist for a case that has divided the city.
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Fortune
Report: New iPad approved for sale in mainland China
Sales could begin in Beijing as early as next month
AllThingsD's John Paczkowski reported Tuesday that the WiFi-only version of the new iPad has been granted compulsory certification by China's Quality Certification Center, clearing it for release on the mainland.
Sales of the new device began in Hong Kong and Shanghai on March 16. According to Paczkowski, they could begin in mainland China as...
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Telegraph
Hong Kong Sevens Rugby shows off its skills and fun en route to an Olympic Games sport at Rio 2016
Hong Kong events showcases best of the sport as it heads for Olympic status in 2016.
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Washington Post
Editorial Board: In Hong Kong, citizens are again denied democracy
HONG KONG’s election of a new chief executive Sunday was a mess — a travesty in which the 1,132 handpicked voters were outnumbered by demonstrators who were kept away from the assembly with pepper spray. The winner, Leung Chun-ying, was muscled through by pressure from Beijing despite his unpopularity with the local business elite. As for the general population, an online poll in which 220,000 ...
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chinatechnews
Hutchison Hong Kong Announces Annual Results For 2011
Hutchison Telecommunications Hong Kong Holdings Limited has published its annual results for 2011, stating that its operating revenue increased by 35.7% to HKD13.41 billion; its operating profit increased by 29.4% to HKD1.43 billion; and its net profit increased by 35.1% to HKD1.02 billion. The group achieved another year of success and sustained growth in 2011. [...]
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Daily Telegraph
Sky's the limit for Jetstar in Hong Kong
JETSTAR has the potential to vastly expand Hong Kong's airline market when the Australian carrier pushes into the wealthy city-state.
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DerSpiegel
Billigflieger-Gründung: Qantas expandiert nach China
Auf Jetstar Japan folgt Jetstar Hong Kong: Qantas baut sein Billigflieger-Geschäft in Asien aus. Gemeinsam mit einer chinesischen Airline gründen die Australier eine neue Fluggesellschaft.
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New York Times
Hong Kong, Divided Over Future, Gets a New Leader
Leung Chun-ying, 57, won 689 of the 1,132 votes cast by members of the city’s Election Committee. He quickly tried to allay fears that he would restrict civil liberties in the former British colony.
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news.com.au
Qantas creates Jetstar Hong Kong
QANTAS will set up a budget airline in China under a new agreement reached with China Eastern Airlines.
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Reuters
Beijing loyalist to lead Hong Kong after fraught election
HONG KONG (Reuters) - An election committee of about 1,200 Hong Kong notables picked Beijing-loyalist Leung Chun-ying as the city's next leader on Sunday, after a fraught campaign which will intensify pressure on China to keeps its promise to allow Hong Kong a direct leadership election in 2017.
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Daily Mail
England settle for fourth in Hong Kong Sevens
England had to be content with fourth place at the Hong Kong Sevens following a crushing 28-0 defeat to South Africa in their third-placed play-off.
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Mail & Guardian
Fiji too strong for Kiwis at Hong Kong Sevens
Fiji have won the Hong Kong Sevens in a tight match against New Zealand 35-28 that takes them just two points off top spot in the overall standings.
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Times of India
Ex-property consultant Leung Chun-ying wins Hong Kong election
Self-made millionaire property consultant Leung Chun-ying won Hong Kong's leadership election today, after the most divisive vote since the city reverted to Chinese rule in 1997.
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BnAmericas
Banking - Regional - CAF issues 10-year bonds on Hong Kong stock market worth US$51mn
Latin American development bank CAF issued 10-year bonds worth up to HK$400mn (US$51.5mn) with a 4.03% interest rate on the Hong Kong stock market, the lender said in a release.
In 2006, CAF became...
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BnAmericas
Banca - Regional - CAF coloca bonos a 10 años por US$51,5mn en Hong Kong
El banco latinoamericano de desarrollo CAF emitió bonos a 10 años por hasta HK$400mn (US$51,5mn) con una tasa de interés de 4,03% en la bolsa de Hong Kong, informó en un comunicado.
CAF es la prime...
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Los Angeles Times
Hong Kong Film Festival: Stars and paparazzi on opening night
Paparazzi were jockeying for position at the 36th annual Hong Kong International Film Festival, eager to catch a glimpses of Miriam Yeung and Shawn Yue, stars of the opening night film, "Love in the BPaparazzi were jockeying for position at the 36th annual Hong Kong International Film Festival, eager to catch a glimpses of Miriam Yeung and Shawn Yue, stars of the opening night film, "Love in th...
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The Jerusalem Post
ElBaradei: Israeli strike won't stop Iranian bomb
"You can bomb their facilities, but you cannot bomb their knowledge," former IAEA chief says in Hong Kong.
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Goal.com
Razzismo anche tra bambini ad Hong Kong: 12enne colpisce in testa 'avversario' di origini cinesi (VIDEO)
L'episodio è capitato all'interno di una scuola calcio. Alla sua base ci sarebbero delle motivazioni di carattere razziale.
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USA Today
Video: 10-year-old soccer player arrested
Violence on the soccer field by two youth teams has turned into an arrest by the Hong Kong police.
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La Voix du Nord
Le nouvel iPad fait une sortie un peu plus discrète quà laccoutumée
Les fans d'Apple sur quatre continents ont mis la main vendredi sur la dernière version de la tablette iPad mais malgré le rituel soigneusement orchestré qui a accompagné sa sortie l'effervescence est restée modérée faute d'innovation spectaculaire. Cette troisième mouture en trois ans du produit de la marque à la pomme le plus vendu après son iPhone était distribuée pour la première fois dans ...
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sueddeutsche
Pole-Dance-Meisterschaft in Hong Kong: Verbiegen an der Stange
Rund 30 Frauen und Männer aus aller Welt zeigten am Donnerstag ihr Können an der Metallstange. In Hong Kong fanden die Meisterschaften im Pole-Dance statt.
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Reuters
Darth Vader quits the Empire after Goldman resignation
HONG KONG (Reuters) - If Greg Smith can do it, so can Darth Vader.
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Reuters
China's Tencent targets growth in online ads
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Tencent Holdings Ltd, China's biggest internet company by revenue, plans to step up its expansion in social networking, search and e-commerce to attract more online advertisers as it looks to diversify from its competitive core gaming market.
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lesoir
Bruxelles classée 34e ville la plus compétitive du monde
New York, Londres, Singapour, Paris et Hong Kong sont les cinq villes les plus compétitives au monde, selon une étude de l...lire la suite
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Reuters
China's faux Bordeaux stirs wine market
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Master of Wine Jeannie Cho Lee could tell instantly when she tasted fake wine at a Hong Kong dinner party.
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Daily Mail
Hong Kong dentist to help check pharaoh's cavity inside Great Pyramid
A Hong Kong dentist has designed a 'gripper' for a robot which will explore beyond two mysterious 'gates' in shafts which have puzzled archaeologists since they were found in 1872.
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euronews
HSBC cède à Axa ses activités d'assurances à Hong Kong et au Mexique
Le groupe français d'assurances Axa va devenir le leader du secteur assurances à Hong Kong et au Mexique après le rachat des activités d'assurances…
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IKRK
Hong Kong: 10th Asia-Pacific moot-court competition in international humanitarian law
More than 60 law students and scholars representing 20 universities from Asia and the Pacific will participate in the 10th Red Cross International Humanitarian Law Moot-Court Competition in Hong Kong on 8-10 March.
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La Voix du Nord
Axa achète les activités assurance d´HSBC en Asie et au Mexique
L'assureur français Axa va acquérir les activités d'assurance dommages du géant bancaire britannique HSBC à Hong Kong, Singapour et au Mexique, pour 494 millions de dollars (374 millions d'euros), ont annoncé les deux établissements mercredi dans des communiqués séparés.histoires liéesGrèce: l´échange de dette "devrait se dérouler sans accroc", selon RehnLa Bourse de Paris tente de se reprendre...
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Hindustan Times
Airlines lambast DIAL's plea for major hike in airport charges
Indian and foreign airlines have slammed the Delhi Airport operator's demand for an eight-fold hike in tariff, saying it would make the charges in New Delhi even costlier than those levied at Singapore, Bangkok, Dubai and Hong Kong put together.
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manager magazin
Co2-Streit mit China: Airbus droht A380-Stornierung
Im Streit mit der EU-Kommission um den Klimaschutz erwägt Hong Kong Airlines einem Zeitungsbericht zufolge die Stornierung eines Großauftrags bei dem europäischen Flugzeugbauer Airbus. Es geht um zehn A380 im Wert von rund vier Milliarden Dollar.
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Reuters
U.K. firm to raise $500 million for Asia clean-tech
HONG KONG (Reuters) - U.K. investment firm Sustainable Development Capital LLP plans to raise more than $500 million in financing over the next two to three years for specialist funds and companies involved in environmental projects in Asia, its chief executive said.
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NZZ
Airbus droht A380-Stornierung wegen CO2-Streit
Hong Kong Airlines erwägt, Milliardengeschäft rückgängig zu machen
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Irish Times
Hong Kong shares rise on earnings
Hong Kong shares rose today as local property issues were buoyed by favourable corporate earnings, with benchmark indices poised for their third-straight monthly gain.
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Times LIVE
Hong Kong airline drops dolphin flights
A Hong Kong airline agreed to stop the transfer of live dolphins on its cargo planes after coming under pressure from activists and the public.
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New York Times
Mainland Chinese Flock to Hong Kong to Have Babies
Parents go to Hong Kong for better medical care and lifelong residency benefits for their children, but locals are outraged over being shut out of maternity wards.
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CNN
Apple and Proview trademark battle in Shanghai
The world's most valuable company and a troubled Chinese electronics manufacturer that's about to be delisted from the Hong Kong stock exchange unless it can come up with some cash squared off in a Shanghai courtroom Wednesday.
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Barrons
Yahoo! Slips as Alibaba.com Privatization Proposed
Shares of Yahoo! (YHOO) are down 5 cents, or $14.97, after the company’s Asian partner, China’s Alibaba Group Holdings Ltd., in which Yahoo! has a 42% stake, this morning proposed taking private its online auction house, Alibaba.com (1688HK). Alibaba’s management, saying ti owns 73.5% of Alibaba.com, said it would offer its minority partners $13.50 per [...]
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THE AUSTRALIAN
Tiger mums the key to Chinese results
CAN we emulate Shanghai and Hong Kong in the land of 'The Slap'?
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Mail & Guardian
Tang runs for Hong Kong election despite disapproval
Tycoon Henry Tang has announced his candidacy to become Hong Kong's next chief executive, despite calls to quit amid a scandal over a luxury den.
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USA Today
Tensions grow over 'mainlanders' giving birth in Hong Kong
Tensions rise in Hong Kong as pregnant women cross the border from China to tap city's benefits and escape China's one-child rule.
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New York Times
Italy Arrests 8 in Fake U.S. Treasury Bonds Scheme
Italy arrested eight people on charges related to the seizure of $6 trillion in fake United States Treasury bonds, in a scam that stretched from Hong Kong to Switzerland.
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lesoir
Bourses : Tokyo et Hong Kong en hausse
La Bourse de Tokyo a terminé la séance en hausse de 0,58 %, les investisseurs saluant prudemment l’adoption de nouvelles mesures d’austérité visant à dés...lire la suite
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Goal.com
Report: Arsenal looking to expand its fan base and commerical potential with summer tour of the Far East
The Gunners hoping to reach into untapped markets with planned stops in Seoul, Beijing and Hong Kong in July ahead of a trip to Nigeria
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lesoir
06:47 La Bourse de Hong Kong ouvre en hausse
La Bourse de Hong Kong a ouvert en hausse de 0,42 % mardi, malgré les inquiétudes sur l’éventualité d’un défaut de paiement de la Grèce. Quelques minutes...lire la suitehistoires liées06:51 Séisme aux Philippines : les sauveteurs cherchent toujours des survivants06:58 Syrie : nouvel assaut militaire sur Homs07:01 Abus sexuels au sein de l’Eglise : l’examen des dédommagements va commencer07:07 U...
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THE GLOBE AND MAIL
Video: Michelle Yeoh premieres "The Lady" in Hong Kong
Actress Michelle Yeoh premieres "The Lady" at Hong Kong charity gala to raise money for Amnesty International
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Le Figaro
Chiens contre criquets
Pas de noms d'oiseaux, entre Hong Kong et le continent, mais un bestiaire qui ne se veut guère plus aimable. Les tensions ou malentendus qui émaillent la relation entre Hongkongais et Chinois du continent vire au rugueux feuilleton ces derniers...
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THE GLOBE AND MAIL
At first bite, youll taste the difference in Hong Kong
Its as if Id only eaten these dishes in shades of grey - and suddenly they turned on the colour
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BBC
Hong Kong unveils relief measures
Hong Kong unveils measures worth nearly $10bn (£6.5bn) to help local residents and businesses prepare for a "difficult year.”
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Foreign Policy
The Harvard of Hong Kong, and 8 Other Great International Schools - By Lois Parshley
Didn’t get into the college of your dreams? Don’t want to bankrupt your parents? Here’s where to go.
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Daily Mail
Made In Chelsea star Cheska Hull's father commits suicide
Robin Hull took an overdose of pills at his home in Hong Kong.
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THE AUSTRALIAN
Hong Kong braces for bank job cuts
HONG KONG is bracing for more finance-sector job cuts as Western banks scale back their Asian expansion.
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USA Today
Foreign firms see value in Hong Kong stock listings
The Hong Kong stock exchange is fast becoming a haven for foreign companies seeking to increase their exposure to cash-rich Asia.
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Les Echos
Les marques de luxe s'emparent du dragon pour séduire les riches Chinois
[[350870]] HONG KONG (AFP) : Les groupes de luxe européens se sont saisis du Dragon, le signe de l'année qui démarre lundi selon le calendrier chinois, pour accroître la popularité de leur marque auprès des riches consommateurs asiatiques. Le signe du dragon, considéré comme le plus favorable du...
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La Voix du Nord
Coup de tonnerre sur la toile : les Etats-Unis ferment la plate-forme de téléchargement Megaupload
Cela a fini par arriver. La fermeture de la plate-forme de téléchargement illégal sur Internet Megaupload.com a été ordonné par la justice américaine. Quatre responsables du site basé à Hong Kong, dont son fondateur, Kim Dotcom, 37 ans, ont été interpellés à Auckland (Nouvelle-Zélande) sur la base de mandats d'arrêt délivrés par les Etats-Unis. Sur le Net, les réactions ne se sont pas fait atte...
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Daily Mail
London eclipsed by Hong Kong as top city break destination
London is no longer the world's premier tourist destination, according to a new global study which puts Hong Kong and Singapore ahead of their old colonial ruler.
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MarketWatch
Swire Properties begins Hong Kong trade at HK$16.8
This is a Real-time headline. These are breaking news, delivered the minute it happens, delivered ticker-tape style. Visit www.marketwatch.com or the quote page for more information about this breaking news.
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Scientific American
Hong Kong Air Pollution at Worst Levels Ever
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Air pollution levels in Hong Kong were the worst ever last year, the South China Morning Post reported on Monday, a finding that may further undermine the city's role as an Asian financial centre as business executives relocate because of health concerns. Worsening air quality in Hong Kong caused by vehicle emissions and industrial pollution ...
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Washington Post
Ron Paul: ‘Israel should be the Hong Kong of the Middle East’
MEREDITH, N.H. – At a campaign event that drew more than 300 people here late Sunday afternoon, Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) defended his Israel policy in response to a question from an undecided voter, an answer that included, in part, the suggestion that Israel “should be the Hong Kong of the Middle East.”
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DieZeit
Flugzeugbau: Zeitung: Neuer Milliardenauftrag für Airbus
Paris/London (dpa) - Der europäische Flugzeugbauer Airbus hat einem Bericht zufolge einen Milliardenauftrag aus China erhalten. Die chinesische Fluggesellschaft Hong Kong Airlines wolle zehn Airbus A...
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AP
2 more dead birds in HK test positive for H5N1
HONG KONG (AP) -- Hong Kong authorities say two more dead birds have tested positive for a dangerous strain of bird flu, adding to health worries in the city....
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Le Figaro
L'Asie boursière sans direction
La Bourse de Tokyo perd 0,83% à la clôture, tirée vers le bas par les valeurs technologiques. Hong Kong et Shanghai montent sur fond d'espoir d'un assouplissement de la politique monétaire de la Chine.
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National Post
Legionnaires’ bacteria found in Hong Kong government offices
The bacteria that cause Legionnaires’ disease have been found at several sites in the new Hong Kong government complex after one minister fell ill, in a major embarrassment for the authorities
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Le Point
La Bourse de Hong Kong chute de 20 % sur l'année 2011
La Bourse de Hong Kong a terminé vendredi en hausse de 0,20 %, à l'issue de...
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Art Review
Blog post by Roystan Ling
Blog post by Roystan LingAbout CantoneseCantonese is the main language of Guangzhou, Hong Kong, and Macau.In English, the term "Cantonese" is ambiguous. Cantonese proper is the dialect native to the city of Canton, which is the traditional English name of Guangzhou, and later brought to Hong Kong and Macau; this narrow sense may be specified as "Canton dialect" or "Guangzhou dialect" in English...
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The Sun
Own goal is a scorpion king
CHECK out this incredible own goal scored in the Hong Kong first division
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The Sun
Own goal is a scorpion king
CHECK out this incredible own goal scored in the Hong Kong first division
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The Nation
Invisible computing comes to Asia
HONG KONG (AFP) - A robotic cook, a colouring book that comes to virtual life and movies that read your mind are some of the innovations on show at a cutting-edge computer technology exhibition in Hong Kong this week.
The first Hong Kong edition of the SIGGRAPH expo of computer…
Visit: http://www.nation.com.pk for full story
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Irish Times
Lynam's Sole Power out of luck in Hong Kong
RACING/HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL SPRINT:IRELAND’S SOLE Power was out of luck in Hong Kong yesterday morning as he had to settle for ninth in the €1.3 million International Sprint behind the local winner Lucky Nine.
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THE GLOBE AND MAIL
Dec. 12: Letters to the editor
Today's topics: shambolic Europe, the wealth gap, act of Hong Kong heroism, sign of more ... and more
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Le Figaro
Le géant chinois de la joaillerie entre en Bourse
Chow Tai Fook souhaitait lever 2,83 milliards de dollars lors de son introduction à Hong Kong. Il collecte finalement 2 milliards de dollars ce vendredi, en raison de mauvaises conditions de marché.
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AP
Emma Watson tells teens to be true to who they are
HONG KONG (AP) -- Emma Watson's advice to teenagers is: "feel comfortable in your own skin."...
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euronews
cours géant de dressage pour chiens à Hong Kong
no comment : cours géant de dressage pour chiens à Hong Kong
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L'EQUIPE
Golf - EPGA - Hong Kong - McIlroy l'emporte enfin
Ro ry McIlroy , qui pointait à trois coups du leader espagnol Alvaro Quiros samedi, a réussi une belle dernière...
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AP
McIlroy hangs on to Hong Kong Open lead
HONG KONG (AP) -- Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland retained a share of the lead at the Hong Kong Open on Friday after shooting a 1-under 69 in the second round....
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Reuters
McIlroy among trio of early leaders in Hong Kong
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Spain's Alvaro Quiros and British pair Rory McIlroy and David Horsey each fired six-under par 64s to grab a share of the lead after the opening round of the Hong Kong Open on Thursday.
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Washington Post
Rory McIlroy chooses to play at home instead of a return to US Open course
HONG KONG — Rory McIlroy has decided to stay home next year for the Irish Open instead of returning to the scene of his record U.S. Open win.
McIlroy said Wednesday at the Hong Kong Open that he will “definitely play” the Irish Open, to be held June 28 through July 1. That’s the same week as the AT&T National at Congressional, the course where McIlroy won the U.S. Open by eight shots with a...
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Telegraph
Michael Wolf's Architecture of Density at Flowers Gallery
World Press Photo Award winner Michael Wolf captures Hong Kong high-rises in this kaleidoscopic series.
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Reuters
China solar firms seek U.S. polysilicon imports probe
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Chinese solar companies may ask Beijing to launch an anti-dumping and subsidy probe into imports of U.S. polysilicon, raw material used to make solar cells, into the mainland, a...
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APA-OTS
Philip Morris klagt wegen neutraler Verpackungen gegen die australische Regierung =
Hongkong, November 21 (ots/PRNewswire) -
Philip Morris Asia Limited (PMA), Hong Kong, Eigentümer der
australischen Tochtergesellschaft Philip Morris Limited (PML), gab
heute bekannt, eine Klage gegen die australische Regierung
eingereicht zu haben. Entsprechend des bilateralen ...
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science blogs
U.S. Science Education: Rethinking How Kids Learn [USA Science and Engineering Festival: The Blog]
Reprinted from HUFFPOST EDUCATION:
The U.S. is becoming increasingly concerned over learning among the country's youth in areas of science and math. International testing has shown that American students fall behind foreign counterparts in a number of subjects. But is it just about the text and the test?
Students in Shanghai who took international exams for the first time ou...
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National Post
Head Trips: You are getting sleepy...
My sleep problems started in December, when, after a lifetime of championship on-cue unconsciousness, I found myself awake in Hong Kong, unable to break the three-hour barrier any night of my 10-day trip
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Mail & Guardian
Mugabe attends daughter's graduation in Hong Kong
President Robert Mugabe has attended his daughter's university graduation in Hong Kong, thanking authorities for protecting her from the media.
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Irish Times
Spotlight on a closed world
IN 1868 PHOTOGRAPHY was a new and fairly esoteric art. China, meanwhile, was a closed book – certainly as far as most people in these islands were concerned. So the fact that a Scottish photographer went to live and work in Qing Dynasty Hong Kong for four years is fascinating in itself.
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Mail & Guardian
You want the right to play? Fine, just keep the noise down
A Hong Kong school has lost an appeal against a noise abatement order issued after a complaint about the daily ruckus emanating from its playground.
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China Daily
Japanese still on the menu
The popularity of Japanese food in Hong Kong is undisputed. And still is, in spite of radiation scares and health concerns about contaminated seafood.
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DnJournal
PPX Treats Domain Industry Guests To a Far Eastern Gathering They Won't Soon Forget
We just got photos and highlights from an impromptu gathering that PPX hosted for domainers visiting Hong Kong November 14-16. The domain management and monetization company put the 3-day outing together to fill a void created when the T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Hong Kong conference planned for those days was canceled.
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Foreign Policy
China's tech companies go global while no one is watching
While the whole world is watching what Google is going to do in China, Chinese Internet companies are quietly expanding their global operations. The latest company to do so is AliBaba.com, the country's biggest business-to-business website, which is rapidly increasing its presence in Brazil.
Recently it has partnered with Ludatrade, a Hong Kong company, and expects a growth rate of 30 to 50...
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Countries |
MIX |
| 1 | United States | 41.371 |
| 2 | India | 11.040 |
| 3 | United Kingdom | 4.669 |
| 4 | Australia | 4.160 |
| 5 | Indonesia | 4.100 |
| 6 | Philipines | 4.040 |
| 7 | China | 3.180 |
| 8 | France | 3.035 |
| 9 | Turkey | 2.275 |
| 10 | Singapore | 2.200 |
| 11 | Canada | 1.920 |
| 12 | Spain | 1.690 |
| 13 | Romania | 1.620 |
| 14 | Brazil | 1.600 |
| 15 | Italy | 1.310 |
| 16 | Hong Kong | 1.045 |
| 17 | Argentina | 0.770 |
| 18 | Japan | 0.700 |
| 19 | Taiwan | 0.700 |
| 20 | Korea South | 0.450 |
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Media |
MIX |
| 1 | CNN Editions (International) | 12.000 |
| 2 | CNN | 10.000 |
| 3 | Dinamalar | 3.150 |
| 4 | indosiar | 2.000 |
| 5 | IBN live | 2.000 |
| 6 | WALL STREET JOURNAL USA | 2.000 |
| 7 | channelnews asia | 1.500 |
| 8 | The Sun | 1.500 |
| 9 | ABS-CBN News Channel | 1.500 |
| 10 | Australia Network News | 1.500 |
| 11 | GMA TV | 1.300 |
| 12 | Softpedia | 1.205 |
| 13 | National Geographic | 1.200 |
| 14 | San Francisco Chronicle | 1.200 |
| 15 | WALL STREET JOURNAL India | 1.050 |
| 16 | Times of India | 1.050 |
| 17 | euronews | 1.000 |
| 18 | Reuters | 1.000 |
| 19 | CNN turk | 1.000 |
| 20 | WALL STREET JOURNAL ASIA | 1.000 |
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Languages |
MIX |
| 1 | English | 68.516 |
| 2 | Indonesian | 4.100 |
| 3 | Tamil | 3.150 |
| 4 | French | 3.075 |
| 5 | Spanish | 2.870 |
| 6 | Chinese | 2.675 |
| 7 | Turkish | 2.275 |
| 8 | Portuguese | 1.760 |
| 9 | Romanian | 1.620 |
| 10 | Italian | 1.310 |
| 11 | Finnish | 1.000 |
| 12 | Japanese | 0.700 |
| 13 | Malayalam | 0.400 |
| 14 | Norwegian | 0.400 |
| 15 | German | 0.373 |
| 16 | Polish | 0.290 |
| 17 | Russian | 0.200 |
| 18 | Thai | 0.200 |
| 19 | Korean | 0.140 |
| 20 | Dutch | 0.120 |
| More Languages >> |
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