Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) [Xinhua: "HK Reports Sixth Children With Kidney Stones After Drinking Tainted Milk"] HONG KONG, Oct.
USA Today (Free subscription) | yesterday
A 10-year-old boy in Hong Kong has suffered from kidney stones after drinking Chinese-made milk tainted with the industrial chemical ...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | yesterday
Hong Kong - Hong Kong shares plunged by more than 7 per cent Friday, falling below 15,000 for the first time in three years, as panic gripped regional markets. The blue-chip Hang Seng Index lost 1,146.37 points, or 7.19 per cent, to close at 14,796.8...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | yesterday
Hong Kong - Hong Kong stocks plunged by 8 per cent to below 15,000 points in early trading Friday as fears over a global economic meltdown heightened. After the first half hour of trading Friday morning, the blue-chip Hang Seng Index was down 7.97 pe...
Fieldhockey.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
By Simon Bach Dutch Olympic Gold medallist (now 35), and World Cup winner, Jaap Buma debuts for Hong Kong hockey club HKFC this Sunday, against Valley at 430pm. Buma, a centre forward with electric pace, retired from the Dutch nation team in 2004, after strong performance in the 2002 World Cup and 2003 Champions Trophy.
PokerStars.com Official Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
Our tireless reporters at PokerStars.tv have got a couple of entertaining interviews to tickle the most discerning of any poker followers. Firstly we have Andrew Scott and his good mate Kelly Flynn talking blackjack, poker and all things interesting. Then we have the Team PokerStars Pro Lee Nelson’s co-host from local TV show ‘Joker Poker’, Brooke Howard-Smith. Watch APPT Auckland 08: Kelly and Andrew...
Business Wire (Free subscription) | yesterday
HONG KONG--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The 18,790 square-foot new centre is located on the 23rd floor of One Island East, and contains 202 workstations, 4 meeting rooms, 2 boardrooms with cutting edge
Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 10/09/2008
NeuStar, a provider of clearinghouse and directory services for communication service providers, has partnered with Hutchison Telecommunications Hong Kong to create a new messaging service that gives users access to Windows Live Messenger, Yahoo! Messenger and 3 Community from one central application on the mobile phone.
Gadling (Free subscription) | 10/09/2008
Filed under: Asia , News It has become a tradition amongst Hong Kongers to visit the hillside graves of their ancestors on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month (which fell on October 7th this year). The graves are cleaned and offerings, usually consisting of meat, placed nearby. The 2008 version of the festivities were a bit quieter than usual . People still flocked to graveyards throughout the...
People Daily (Free subscription) | yesterday
Hong Kong stocks on Friday tracked overnight tumbles on Wall Street to open at 14,717.52, down 1,225.72 points, or 7.69 percent. The Dow Jones industrial average shed 678.91 points, or 7.33 percent, after an afternoon sell-off to close below the 9,000 mark for the first time in five years. &$ &$Source:Xinhua&$ &$ ...
Variety.com (Free subscription) | 10/09/2008
Film News: Organizations dispute ownership of event -- A dispute over ownership of the Hong Kong Asian Film Festival, which starts today, has caused a schism between the two groups that organize it and sparked a break-away event.
PhoneArea.net (Free subscription) | yesterday
HTC Touch Viva was introduced a month ago together with the Touch 3G smartphone but their availability and pricing were unknown. Today we can report… + view full entry
Fernando's Desk (Free subscription) | yesterday
Well, after a memorable pair of flights on Finnair from Copenhagen to Helsinki and Helsinki to Hong Kong (with Elk and Reindeer on the menu) we are back in Hong Kong. In a way we were back in Hong Kong even before we left Copenhagen! Our quickly planned break (well, L’s quickly planned trip) was [...]
People Daily (Free subscription) | yesterday
Hong Kong stocks fell sharply by 1,121.31 points, or 7.03 percent, to close Friday's morning session at 14,821.93. The benchmark Hang Seng Index tracked overnight sharp falls on the Wall Street to plunge 1,225.72 points, or 7.69 percent, opening at 14,717.52 on Friday, the lowest level for the blue chip index in three years. &$ &$Source:Xinhua&$ &$ ...
icWales (Free subscription) | yesterday
WELSH businesses looking for cheap manufacturing opportunities in the Far East would do well to consider Hong Kong as a safer alternative than mainland China, according to a representative from the former colony.
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richardpalace | 07/07/2008
“aiotianxin” setup an album at wretch.cc recently and posted a total of 120 photos of Joan, a Hong Kong stewardess who become the recent hot topic in blogosphere because her nude photos were leaked online.
pascalre | 01/02/2008
Anna Chakvetadze has beaten Daniela Hantuchova 6-4 6-3 in Hong Kong today. Daniela Krajnc gas gotten 25.000 views at webshots and with her help the website: Daniela Krajnc meets Anna Chakvetadze got her highest ranking in Slovenia. More information and impressions: http://www.annachakvetadze.com
