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  • July 2008

    • China Bans Tibetan Flags At Olympic Event

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Jul 18, 08 7:59 AM CDT

      China Bans Tibetan Flags At Olympic Event

      Tibetan flags will be banned from all Olympic equestrian events in Hong Kong under rules aimed at heading off political protests inside competition venues, organizers said today. While China has tightened visa restrictions to keep out protesters during the Olympics, activists could demonstrate in Hong Kong, which grants visa-free access to citizens of many Western countries. More »

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      China  • 2008 Beijing Olympics  • Tibet  • Tibetan independence  • Hong Kong  • protesters  • Tibetan protesters

    • At $68 Per Day, London Parking Obscures Gas Prices

      newser  |  Economist  |  Jul 16, 08 5:00 PM CDT

      At $68 Per Day, London Parking Obscures Gas Prices

      Besides skyrocketing gas prices, there's another reason to ditch your car: the steep cost of parking. The Economist breaks down the cities with the most expensive spots: London—$1,167 a month, $68 a day Sydney—$774.76 a month, $54.50 a day Hong Kong—$742.40 a month, $28.20 a day New York—$585 a month, $40 a day Tokyo—$552 a month, $46 a day More »

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      New York  • London  • Hong Kong  • Sydney  • cars  • cities  • parking space

    • Amid Selloff, Gold King Won't Flush His Throne

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Jul 7, 08 2:53 PM CDT

      Amid Selloff, Gold King Won't Flush His Throne

      With gold prices hovering around $1,000 an ounce, one Hong Kong jeweler is melting down the shining palace he spent a decade building, unloading chandeliers and armored knights—everything but his 24-karat toilet, the Wall Street Journal reports. "I don't care if gold hits $10,000 an ounce," Lam Sai-wing says of the Lenin-inspired commode. "I'm not melting it down." More »

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      Hong Kong  • commodities  • gold  • jewelry  • toilet  • bathroom

  • June 2008

    • Navy Ship Leaves Port —Without 100 Sailors

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Jun 24, 08 6:34 PM CDT

      Navy Ship Leaves Port &mdash;Without 100 Sailors

      A US aircraft carrier set sail from Hong Kong early Sunday with about 100 of its crew still on shore leave, the AP reports. The USS Ronald Reagan and its support ships left port early because Typhoon Fengshen was bearing down. Officials are scrambling to book flights to reunite the sailors and their ship—though security prevented them from saying where. More »

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      China  • weather  • Hong Kong  • Navy  • sailor  • aircraft carrier

  • May 2008

    • Hello, China: Meet Japan's New Envoy

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  May 19, 08 8:00 PM CDT

      Hello, China: Meet Japan's New Envoy

      Hello Kitty has been tapped as Japan’s cultural envoy to China, the AP reports. Japan’s ministry of tourism chose the über-popular icon to represent the country in its drive to attract 10 million annual visitors to the islands. Last year, tourists from China and Hong Kong made up 16.5% of Japan's 8.35 million overseas visitors. More »

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      China  • Japan  • tourism  • Hong Kong  • pop culture  • Hello Kitty  • envoy

    • Torch Gets Huge Welcome in Hong Kong

      newser  |  BBC  |  May 2, 08 5:18 AM CDT

      Torch Gets Huge Welcome in Hong Kong

      Thousands of people waving the Chinese flag cheered the Olympic torch on its relay through Hong Kong, shouting down scattered Tibetan protesters in their midst, the BBC reports. There were a few scuffles as the torch wound its way through the streets in the first leg of the torch relay to take place on Chinese soil. More »

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      China  • 2008 Beijing Olympics  • Olympic torch  • Olympic protests  • Hong Kong  • torch relay

    • Mia Farrow Quizzed at Hong Kong Airport

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  May 1, 08 5:01 AM CDT

      Mia Farrow Quizzed at Hong Kong Airport

      Activist actress Mia Farrow was allowed into Hong Kong today after authorities questioned her and told her not to disrupt tomorrow's Olympic torch relay, AP reports. Farrow is an outspoken critic of China's policy on Darfur and plans a speech tomorrow night on the issue. Several activists have been barred from the former colony in recent days, and Farrow's visit was seen as another test of the city's freedoms. More »

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      China  • Darfur  • Olympic torch  • Hong Kong  • torch relay  • Mia Farrow

  • April 2008
  • March 2008

    • Flu Closes Hong Kong Schools

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Mar 13, 08 8:51 AM CDT

      Flu Closes Hong Kong Schools

      Over half a million children in Hong Kong are starting their Easter holiday early today after a flu outbreak led the government to order schools to close, AP reports. All kindergartens and primary schools in the densely populated territory will be shut down for two full weeks. Three children have died, but health officials stress that there is no evidence of any more virulent strain than the usual flu virus, and bird flu is not thought to be a factor. More »

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      health  • children  • outbreak  • Hong Kong  • World Health Organization  • flu  • school holidays

  • February 2008

    • Star's Naked Photos Drive Hong Kong Wild

      newser  |  Los Angeles Times  |  Feb 27, 08 1:07 PM CST

      Star's Naked Photos Drive Hong Kong Wild

      It all started when Edison Chen, a Hong Kong actor and hip-hop artist, took his laptop in for repairs. Turned out Chen had on his hard drive more than a thousand photos of himself, naked, with more than a dozen of the island's leading actresses and singers. Someone at the shop helped himself to the pictures, and the result was biggest sex scandal the puritanical city has ever seen, the LA Times reports. More »

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      China  • sex scandal  • pornography  • Hong Kong  • nude photo

    • Airbus Talks Mile-High Casinos

      newser  |  Breitbart  |  Feb 18, 08 2:55 AM CST

      Airbus Talks Mile-High Casinos

      A plane flight could soon be a big gamble. Airbus is considering turning some of its super-jumbo jets into airborne casinos, Breitbart reports. The hulking A380 passenger plane is the world's largest, boasting 50% more floor space than Boeing's 747. That's the kind of space that's needed for a mile-high casino, which Airbus says could premiere as soon as 2012. More »

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      China  • Las Vegas  • Boeing  • Airbus  • gambling  • Hong Kong  • casino  • Airbus A380  • Singapore Airlines  • Boeing 747

  • January 2008

    • Asian Markets Rebound

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Jan 23, 08 5:14 AM CST

      Asian Markets Rebound

      Asian markets bounced back modestly this morning after two days of precipitous drops. Hong Kong's Hang Seng index jumped 10.72%, Japan's Nikkei average rose 2%, and the Topix index was up 2.5%. Sydney's index closed 4.4% higher, breaking a 12-day downturn, and India's Sensitive index saw its first gains in 8 days as traders expressed cautious optimism More »

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      Asian markets  • Hong Kong  • Nikkei  • Fed  • Hang Seng

    • Asian Stocks Continue Plunge

      newser  |  MarketWatch  |  Jan 22, 08 3:25 AM CST

      Asian Stocks Continue Plunge

      Jitters over the US economy led to a major sell-off in Asian markets for the second straight day, with Australia's benchmark index closing down 7.1%—the biggest single-day loss in nearly 20 years. India's Sensex index skidded 10%, triggering a shutdown, but rallied to close down 4.6%. Japan's Nikkei and the broader Topix index finished 5.7% lower, and Hong Kong's Hang Seng index slumped 8.7% the day after global indexes suffered their biggest plunge since 9/11. More »

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      George W. Bush  • Japan  • Asian markets  • Hong Kong  • Nikkei  • Fed  • Japanese economy  • Hang Seng  • Asian stocks

  • December 2007

    • China Allows Hong Kong to Vote in 2017

      newser  |  BBC  |  Dec 29, 07 4:23 PM CST

      China Allows Hong Kong to Vote in 2017

      Reacting to years of pro-democracy rallies in Hong Kong, China agreed today to let the territory elect a leader in 2017 and a legislature in 2020, BBC reports. Hong Kong Chief Executive Donald Tsang had lobbied Beijing for elections by 2012, but hailed today's news as a "hard-earned opportunity." Activists, however, were outraged over the decade-long delay, AFP reports. More »

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      China  • Great Britain  • election  • Beijing  • Hong Kong  • suffrage

    • Oil Slick Reaches South Korean Shore

      newser  |  BBC  |  Dec 8, 07 5:42 AM CST

      Oil Slick Reaches South Korean Shore

      Emergency workers in South Korea are struggling to contain a 12-mile-long oil slick that has reached an ecologically sensitive shoreline on the Korean west coast. The oil spilled when a barge broke loose from the tug that was pulling it, and slammed into a Hong Kong-registered supertanker. The spill threatens a national maritime park and a stopover for migrating birds; four miles of beach have already been affected, BBC reports. More »

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      environment  • oil  • South Korea  • disaster  • Hong Kong  • oil spill

  • November 2007

    • China Spoils Holiday Reunion for US Sailors

      newser  |  Reuters  |  Nov 22, 07 10:31 AM CST

      China Spoils Holiday Reunion for US Sailors

      China put a damper on Thanksgiving for 8,000 US sailors and airmen, Reuters reports. Beijing denied permission for the USS Kitty Hawk and its support group to stop in Hong Kong, where hundreds of relatives had gathered for a holiday reunion. Beijing eventually relented, but it was too late—the ships were already on their way back to their Japanese base. More »

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      China  • US Navy  • Hong Kong  • aircraft carrier  • USS Kitty Hawk

    • Criminal Probe in Bay Oil Spill

      newser  |  San Jose Mercury News  |  Nov 12, 07 6:09 AM CST

      Criminal Probe in Bay Oil Spill

      A criminal probe into the oil spill off San Francisco was launched yesterday as federal investigators began to question the crew of the Hong Kong ship that hemorrhaged 58,000 gallons of fuel oil after crashing into the Bay Bridge last week. The Coast Guard contacted the US attorney's office after uncovering management and communication problems on board, according to an official who did not elaborate. More »

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      San Francisco  • Hong Kong  • oil spill  • Coast Guard  • Dianne Feinstein  • Bay Area  • Cosco Busan

    • Alibaba Nearly Triples Price After IPO

      newser  |  MarketWatch  |  Nov 6, 07 7:33 AM CST

      Alibaba Nearly Triples Price After IPO

      Chinese business-to-business platform Alibaba held its IPO on the Hong Kong stock market today, nearly tripling in share price in first-day trading. The company raised $1.5 billion (US) by selling just 17% of its shares. "I think Alibaba's share price is way ahead of its fundamentals; I think the best advice is to get out as soon as possible," said one wary investor. More »

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      Yahoo  • IPO  • Hong Kong  • Alibaba

    • Asian Markets Dive on US Fears

      newser  |  Bloomberg  |  Nov 2, 07 5:44 AM CDT

      Asian Markets Dive on US Fears

      Stocks plummeted across Asia today, sustaining the biggest losses in more than two months after concerns that Citigroup might be short of cash rattled investors. Mitsubishi UFJ, the largest bank in Japan, dropped 6% as the Nikkei fell to 16,517.48, a 2.1% fall. Financial shares led the declines as Asian banks worry that subprime woes will continue to undermine earnings. More »

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      Asian markets  • Hong Kong

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