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Rainy Yuan, an analyst at MasterLink Securities (HK), said: “Exchange-traded funds can diversify investment risk for investors than buying just one share.” She said that mainland investors will find Hong Kong ETF appealing because the H share price of...
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On the foreign front, share prices on Wall Street had a follow-through rebound. The Dow Jones Industrial Industrial Average ended at 12,949.87 on Friday for a week-on-week advance of 148.64 points, or 1.16 per cent. The broad-based S&P 500 rose 1.37...
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The move comes after an existing listed company, Tsun Yip Holdings, acquired Xinhua TV Asia-Pacific Operating Co Ltd last year. Many Chinese media outlets are trying to expand their reach outside their home market. Hong Kong is seen as a gateway for...
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Both Japan and Europe have been reluctant investors in China, preferring to trade. Japan is China's largest trading partner, supplying 24% of the People's Republic's imports in 1984, and Western Europe is No.4, behind Hong Kong and the U.S. Only West...
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"She was like a pillar of the community, and I think that's why a lot of people will really miss her." Born in Hong Kong in 1924, Mrs. Louie lived through the Japanese occupation in the 1940s. In 1947, she met Sinclair Louie, who was looking for a...
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KONG — An unauthorized addition to a luxury house may be sinking the hopes of the man thought to be China’s favorite to be Hong Kong’s next leader. Henry Tang, a former senior government official, is facing increasing pressure to end his campaign to...
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So if the two large engines in Asia are forecasting good growth, then I believe we’ll do well. Jerry Hsu is CEO, DHL Express Asia Pacific and a member of the DHL Express Global Management Board. Based in Hong Kong, he is responsible for China, Japan,...
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Petronas has been in talks to buy Sunshine shares, Reuters reported, citing people familiar with the situation. The global offering is for 923.3 million shares, with 92.3 million reserved for Hong Kong investors, according to the statement. At the top...
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One Day International Match, Twenty20 International Match or any other International Match of fifty (50) or twenty (20) overs per side up to (and including) two overs short of the Minimum Over Rate, such an offence shall be considered a 'Minor Over Rate...
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While China remains the largest foreign holder of the US treasury bonds, it has lowered its exposure during 2011. A number of other countries such as Taiwan, Hong Kong, Russia, Luxembourg and Singapore also pared their holdings. However, Japan, the UK,...
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Anne, Wife of Fred for 23 years Mom of: Patrick (16) James (16) Rosie (14) Bella(14) Julie (13) Daniel (12) My children around the world: Milly in Taiwan Eun Hae in South Korea Felice in Hong Kong Nadya in Germany Obrin in New York And our critters...
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That’s great news for iPad fans – if the report turns out to be true. Meanwhile, here’s a rundown of other 5 new features we are certain iPad 3 will boast of. MacRumors said it has secured an LCD panel which has purportedly been made for iPad 3. ...
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9to5 Mac are writers from New York, Los Angeles and Europe. We think about Apple all day and our mission is to break Apple news quicker, more accurately and with more sources than any other Apple site. We currently serve over a quarter million pages a day.
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Kong billionaire Li Ka-Shing may make a bid for Four Seasons Health Care Group Ltd. through his healthcare business, the Sunday Times reported, without saying where it got the information. Li’s CK Life Sciences International Holdings Inc. (775) may...
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Authorities in Foshan city, an industrial part of export- dependent Guangdong province close to Hong Kong, discovered the problem Saturday and immediately stopped taking water from the stream, the official Xinhua news agency reported. "Initial...
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Chelsea’s Stamford Bridge stadium in London. Unlike Arsenal, Chelsea had all week to prepare. It had a fit, experienced squad that cost its owner, Roman Abramovich, more than a billion pounds to assemble over nine years. Birmingham had been relegated...
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“It would be a nightmare if the government let mainland Chinese drive in Hong Kong, because of the traffic accidents and congestion,” said Shirley Cheung, who brought her eight-year- old son to the demonstration. While mainland Chinese are a growing...
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Her speed and tenacity, however, combined to hush the sold-out 6000-seater velodrome when she humbled Pendleton over three legs to win the bronze. "She's shown really good turns of speed previously but tonight she had a little bit more tactical nous...
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The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (Traditional Chinese: 中華人民共和國香港特別行政區 [pronunciation]) is one of the two special administrative regions (SARs) of the People's Republic of China (PRC), the other being Macau. The territory, comprising over 260 islands, is commonly known as Hong Kong (Chinese: 香港), but... Full Article
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VATICAN CITY, VATICAN - FEBRUARY 18: Newly appointed cardinal John Tong Hon Archbishop of Hong Kong, poses for a photo during the courtesy visits at the at the Paul VI Hall on February 18, 2012 in Vatican City, Vatican. Pope Benedict XVI installed 22 new cardinals during the ceremony,...
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VATICAN CITY, VATICAN - FEBRUARY 18: Newly appointed cardinal John Tong Hon (C), Archbishop of Hong Kong, receives congratulations from fellow cardinals at the Saint Peter's Basilica on February 18, 2012 in Vatican City, Vatican. The 84 year old Pontiff installed 22 new cardinals...
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Newly-elected cardinal John Tong Hon of Hong Kong, second from right, poses for a photograph with nuns after being elevated in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Saturday, Feb. 18, 2012. Pope Benedict XVI on Saturday brought 22 Catholic churchmen into the elite club of cardinals who...
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VATICAN CITY, VATICAN - FEBRUARY 18: New cardinal John Tong Hon (R), Archbishop of Hong Kong receives the biretta cap from Pope Benedict XVI in Saint Peter's Basilica on February 18, 2012 in Vatican City, Vatican. The 84 year old Pontiff installed 22 new cardinals during the ceremony,...
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Newly-elected Cardinal, John Tong Hon, of Hong Kong, receives his biretta hat from Pope Benedict XVI during his elevation inside St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Saturday, Feb. 18, 2012. Pope Benedict XVI on Saturday brought 22 new Catholic churchmen into the elite club of cardinals...
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Hong Kong John Tong Hon (L) receives his biretta's hat from Pope Benedict XVI as he is appointed cardinal during the Consistory on February 18, 2012 at St Peter's basilica at the Vatican. Pope Benedict XVI will put his stamp of authority on the institution that will elect his successor...
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Newly-appointed Cardinal John Tong Hon, archbishop of Hong Kong, right, receives the Beretta hat from Pope Benedict XVI during his elevation inside the St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Saturday, Feb. 18, 2012. Pope Benedict XVI is bringing 22 new Catholic churchmen into the elite...
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Newly appointed cardinal John Tong, of Hong Kong, left, is congratulated by other cardinals after being elevated in St. Peter's basilica at the Vatican, Saturday, Feb. 18, 2012. Pope Benedict XVI is bringing 22 new Catholic churchmen into the elite club of cardinals who will elect his...
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Newly-elected Cardinal, Archbishop of New York Timothy Michael Dolan, right, greets Newly-elected Cardinal, John Tong Hon, of Hong Kong, during a Mass celebrated by Pope Benedict XVI in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican a day after installing them as cardinals, Sunday, Feb. 19, 2012.
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Singapore's Xing Aiying plays a shot against Hong Kong's Cheung Ngan-yi during the Uber Cup badminton tournament in Macau on February 18, 2012.
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Newly-elected Cardinal, Archbishop of New York Timothy Michael Dolan, center, smiles as he sits next to newly-elected Cardinal, John Tong Hon, of Hong Kong, during a Mass celebrated by Pope Benedict XVI in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican a day after installing them as cardinals, Sunday,...
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Chinese actress Fan Hsiao Shuan (L), Hong Kong film director Tsui Hark and Tawianese actress Guey Lun Mei pose for photographers at the photocall for the film 'Flying Swords Of Dragon Gate' at the Berlinale film festival in Berlin on February 17, 2012. The 62nd Berlinale, the first...
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Hong Kong's Ki Ho Choi (L) competes during the men's Point Race Heat 1 qualification round at the UCI Track Cycling World Cup, a test event for the London 2012 Olympic Games, at the Velodrome in the Olympic Park in London, on February 17, 2012.
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Hong Kong Bishop John Tong Hon leaves after a meeting with Pope Benedict XVI at the Vatican February 17, 2012. Pope Benedict will create 22 new cardinals, the red-hatted "princes of the Church," in a consistory ceremony at the Vatican on Saturday.
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Hong Kong's former chief secretary Henry Tang Ying-yen (R) and wife Lisa leave a news conference in Hong Kong February 16, 2012. Tang has apologised to the people of Hong Kong for failing to deal with an illegal basement structure at his mansion in Kowloon Tong. Tang said his wife,...
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Former Hong Kong Chief Secretary Henry Tang, one of the potential candidates in the upcoming Chief Executive election, right, is accompanied by his wife Lisa, while speaking at a news conference in Hong Kong Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012. Tang apologized to the people of Hong Kong for failing...
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Cardinal designate bishop John Tong of Hong Kong speaks during an interview with The Associated Press, in Vatican City, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012. Tong, one of the 22 that will be made Cardinal by Pope Benedict XVI on Saturday during a Concistory, said he wants to "keep the door open"...
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Newly-elected Cardinal, John Tong Hon, of Hong Kong, top left, helps newly-elected Cardinal, Archbishop of Belcastro Julien Ries, of Belgium, to adjust his hat during a Mass celebrated by Pope Benedict XVI in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican a day after installing them as...
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