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Hong Kong's key stock index rises 1.6 percent - Miami Herald


HONG KONG -- Hong Kong's key stock index rose Monday as traders snapped up bargains and China-related stocks. The blue-chip Hang Seng Index rose 220.6 points, or 1.59 percent, to 14,108.84. "The market is recovering from its bottom in the bear market ...


1 Dec 2008

India formally demands Pakistan take "strong action" against those ... - Newsday


MUMBAI, India (AP) _ India has formally demanded that Pakistan take "strong action" against the people behind the Mumbai attacks. Foreign Ministry spokesman Vishnu Prakash has told reporters Pakistan's high commissioner to India was summoned and told ...


1 Dec 2008

Jockey released from jail, faces rising ban in tips for bets case - News1130.com


SYDNEY, Australia - Weeks after being released from jail, former Melbourne Cup-winning jockey Chris Munce has been banned from riding for 30 months by the Hong Kong Jockey Club. Munce participated in a hearing via video link Monday from Sydney and ...


1 Dec 2008

UPDATE 1-Ex-UBS China chief to head CIC unit - source - Reuters


HONG KONG, Dec 1 (Reuters) - China Investment Corp, the country's sovereign wealth fund, has appointed a former China head of investment bank UBS AG (UBSN.VX: Quote , Profile , Research , Stock Buzz ) (UBS.N: Quote , Profile , Research , Stock Buzz ...


1 Dec 2008

Alvin Sallay - FOXSports.com


If you love countdowns then turn up on Friday at the Cultural Centre in Tsim Sha Tsui when the clock will start ticking for the 2009 East Asian Games. One year from Friday, Hong Kong will stage its first multi-sports Games. And by all accounts it ...


1 Dec 2008

Former Kong Chow to reopen - Rutland Herald


Customers of Kong Chow who were saddened to see the landmark restaurant close two months ago will have a chance to frequent a new Chinese-Vietnamese restaurant next month. The as yet-to-be-named restaurant will occupy the same space as the former ...


1 Dec 2008

Economic downturn affects art auctions in Hong Kong (Channel NewsAsia)


YAHOO - Economic downturn affects art auctions in Hong Kong (Channel NewsAsia)HONG KONG : The economic downturn has dampened enthusiasm at art auctions. Almost half of the lots in a Christie's sale in Hong Kong went unsold on Sunday night.


1 Dec 2008

Chateau Latour Fetches Record HK$1.32 Million at Hong Kong Sale (Bloomberg)


YAHOO - Chateau Latour Fetches Record HK$1.32 Million at Hong Kong Sale (Bloomberg)Dec. 1 (Bloomberg) -- A 12-bottle lot of 1961 Chateau Latour , prized for its complexity and graceful aging, sold for a record HK$1.32 million ($170,320) at Christie’s International first wine auction in Hong Kong in seven years, as the company’s billionaire owner Francois Pinault watched from the front row.


1 Dec 2008

MM Lee visiting Hong Kong from December 1—3 (Channel NewsAsia via Yahoo! Singapore News)


YAHOO - MM Lee visiting Hong Kong from December 1—3 (Channel NewsAsia via Yahoo! Singapore News)SINGAPORE : Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew is visiting the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region from December 1—3.


1 Dec 2008

Hong Kong's key stock index rises 1.6 percent (AP via Yahoo! Finance)


YAHOO - Hong KongHong Kong's key stock index rose Monday as traders snapped up bargains and China-related stocks. The blue-chip Hang Seng Index rose 220.6 points, or 1.59 percent, to 14,108.84.


1 Dec 2008

Hong Kong's key stock index rises 1.6 percent (AP via Yahoo! News)


YAHOO - Hong KongHong Kong's key stock index rose Monday as traders snapped up bargains and China-related stocks.


1 Dec 2008

Hong Kong’s Retail-Sales Growth Is Weakest in 5 Years (Update1) (Bloomberg)


YAHOO - Hong Kong’s Retail-Sales Growth Is Weakest in 5 Years (Update1) (Bloomberg)Dec. 1 (Bloomberg) -- Hong Kong’s retail-sales growth slowed to the weakest pace in five years as the global financial crisis damped confidence and spending.


1 Dec 2008

Hong Kong's key stock index rises 1.6 percent | Business news ...


HONG KONG — Hong Kong's key stock index rose Monday as traders snapped up bargains and China-related stocks. The blue-chip Hang Seng Index rose 220.6 points, or 1.59 percent, to 14108.84. "The market is recovering from its bottom in the ...


1 Dec 2008

November 29 News - Hong Kong housing prices are down 17.7% since ...


As reported by Bloomberg, figures compiled by Centaline on price per square foot of 30 major luxury residential projects in hogn kong showed a 17.7% drop from June to November this year. “The luxury market has turned quiet since the ...


30 Nov 2008

Hong Kong’s Mega Ice Hockey League Gears Up for Season’s 2nd Half


Hong Kong’s Mega Ice Hockey League Gears Up for Season’s 2nd Half. The popularity of ice hockey is growing in Asia, and Hong Kong is leading the way thanks to Mega Ice.


30 Nov 2008

JOTMAN: Thaksin in border town of Koh Kong, Cambodia


Thai Rath reports that convicted and exiled former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin is in the Cambodian border town of Koh Kong (hat-tip Bangkok Pundit). Last week, journalist Thomas Crampton interviewed Thaksin in Dubai. ...


30 Nov 2008

Video: Samsung Pixon M8800H Launch in Hong Kong


httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSkFgA1SJrk Here's a video from the Samsung Pixon M8800H launch in Hong Kong. Fast forward to 0.44 in the video for.


30 Nov 2008

Damien Hirst at Fabrik Hong Kong | SLAMXHYPE


Perennial newsmaker Damien Hirst will have an exhibition to cap things off this year at the Fabrik gallery in Hong Kong. The show will feature new works by the contemporary artist and it will end the year quite nicely for the Hong Kong ...


30 Nov 2008