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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: Hong Kong

Hong Kong stories: 69 news summaries

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(Newser) - Some revile Alain Robert, the so-called “French Spiderman,” for his globetrotting, skyscraper-ascending exploits. But to the many who hold him in esteem, the New Yorker reports, he is simply “badass.” When he scaled the New York Times building last year, one fan was beside himself.... More »

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New York City • Hong Kong • skyscraper • solo • Alain Robert • extreme sports • New York Times building • free climbing • rock climbing

Hong Kong Brothers Brave Tide With Life-Size Ark

Biblical specs set it apart from others worldwide

Apr 14, 09 2:18 PM CDT
(Newser) - A trio of billionaire brothers in Hong Kong is offering shelter from the financial storm in the form of a life-size Noah’s ark replica, built using the Bible as a manual, the Wall Street Journal reports. The ark is one of many replicas worldwide, but the only one that... More »

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Hong Kong • ship • Netherlands • Noah's Ark • boat • replica

HK Star's 
Sexcapades
Hit Court 

Computer worker accused of stealing star's serial sex pics

Apr 10, 09 5:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - The trial of a computer repairman accused of sparking the biggest sex scandal in Hong Kong's history has begun, the BBC reports. Prosecutors say the worker illegally copied and distributed 1300 photos taken by actor Edison Chen as he engaged in sex acts with a variety of famous young Hong... More »

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China • sex scandal • Hong Kong • Edison Chen

(Newser) - London has tumbled off its perch atop the list of priciest places to buy residential property, the Financial Times reports, allowing Monaco to swoop in and take the crown. Monaco’s top properties now fetch $68,000 per square meter, compared to $38,000 for London and $22,500... More »

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London • Manhattan • Moscow • Hong Kong • Rome • Paris • Tokyo • Singapore • Monaco • home prices • Sydney

 Crazy Airport 
 Tantrum 
 Goes Viral 

Watch it with the sound off

Feb 16, 09 9:55 AM CST
(Newser) - Congratulations are probably in order for YouTube’s latest celebrity: a Chinese woman whose temper tantrum at Hong Kong’s international airport has become the viral sideshow du jour, attracting more than half a million viewers to date. After missing her flight to San Francisco, the hysterical woman charges the... More »

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China • YouTube • Hong Kong • airport • viral video • temper tantrums

Mugabe Buys Secret $5.8M Hong Kong Getaway

Prez spends lavishly as Zimbabwean economy implodes

Feb 15, 09 8:03 AM CST
(Newser) - While his country battles massive inflation, unemployment and cholera, Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe has secretly bought a $5.8 million residence in Hong Kong, the Times of London reports. His wife recently spent some $80,000 on Vietnamese statues and $12,500 on a bag. When she recently discussed a... More »

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inflation • Zimbabwe • Robert Mugabe • Hong Kong • president • unemployment • getaway • assault • home • cholera

 Jittery Investors 
 Seek Direction From 
 Feng Shui Gurus 

In Asia, when a feng shui master talks, people listen

Feb 9, 09 3:07 AM CST
(Newser) - Hong Kong investors are invoking feng shui—the ancient Chinese art associated in the Western mind with interior decorating—to guide their depleted portfolios, the Wall Street Journal reports. Two inauspicious lunar eclipses have already predicted a grim year, and masters are warning investors to beware of the land of... More »

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Barack Obama • investors • Hong Kong • spirituality • financial markets • financial crisis • President Obama • feng shui • Year of the Ox

Mugabe's Wife Pounds Photog

Brit learns hard way not to mess with first lady and her diamond-encrusted rings

Jan 18, 09 1:45 PM CST
(Newser) - The wife of Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe attacked a photographer for the Times of London who caught her leaving a posh Hong Kong hotel, the newspaper reports. Grace Mugabe ordered her bodyguard to seize the shutterbug’s camera—and then joined in the fracas. The photographer suffered nine cuts, abrasions... More »

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Zimbabwe • Robert Mugabe • Hong Kong • photographers • assault • bodyguard

 Michelin Names First 
 Chinese 3-Star Chef 

Hong Kong master began as chicken-plucker

Jan 3, 09 10:36 AM CST
(Newser) - The Michelin Guide's first three-star Chinese chef is no celebrity who's pushing cookbooks and TV shows, the New York Times reports. Chan Yan-tak, who grew up as a kitchen hand and worked his way through Hong Kong restaurants, even quit the business to take care of his daughter. "My... More »

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food • Hong Kong • cuisine • chef • Michelin • top chefs

 World Bids 2008 Good Riddance 

Revelers hope 2009 will bring better luck

Dec 31, 08 9:57 AM CST
(AP) - Fireworks exploded over Sydney's shimmering harbor today, as the world's first major city to ring in 2009 celebrated the end of a rocky year with cheers, beers, and a sense of relief. "I'm looking forward to 2009," said a spectator. "Because it can't get much worse."... More »

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Australia • Japan • Asia • Hong Kong • fireworks • Philippines • Malaysia • Sydney • New Year's Eve • New Year

OPINION

Madoff Scheme Not Much Worse Than Legal Ones

End of communism
let Wall Street become unhinged: Friedman

Dec 17, 08 10:30 AM CST
(Newser) - Wall Street used to be the epicenter of capitalism that the whole world wanted to emulate, but, on a trip to Hong Kong, Thomas Friedman discovers that the American financial establishment has lost its credibility. "We don’t just need a financial bailout," he writes in the New ... More »

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China • ethics • Wall Street • communism • Asia • subprime mortgages • Hong Kong • capitalism • Chinese economy • Thomas Friedman • Ponzi scheme • financial crisis • Bernard Madoff

(AP) - Three dead chickens tested positive for bird flu in Hong Kong, prompting the city to suspend poultry imports for 21 days and begin slaughtering tens of thousands of birds, an official said today. "We feel that Hong Kong is facing a new alert for bird flu," said the... More »

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China • Hong Kong • avian flu • H5N1 • chicken

 Panda Bites 
 Hand, Er, Leg, 
 That Feeds It 

Visitor to Hong Kong zoo captures attack on tape

Dec 9, 08 7:33 AM CST
(Newser) - A giant panda bit the left leg of a Hong Kong zookeeper while he was laying bamboo leaves in the animal's pen, reports the AP. The keeper was recovering well after the panda attack, which was partially captured and posted on YouTube by a zoo visitor. The panda—a male... More »

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Hong Kong • zoo • panda • attack • animal attack • zookeeper • animal

Somali Pirates Hijack
Yet Another Cargo Ship

A Hong Kong ship carrying wheat is the latest victim

Nov 18, 08 4:40 PM CST
(Newser) - Pirates off the coast of Africa have struck again, hijacking a Hong Kong cargo ship in the Gulf of Aden, the Financial Times reports. The Delight has 25 crew members and 36,000 tons of wheat, and hijackers were reportedly steering it toward Somalia. It's the latest in a string... More »

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China • Somalia • Africa • Hong Kong • piracy • hijack • pirates

Powell Will 
Pass on 
Cabinet Post 

I'll step aside for
new leaders, former State chief says

Nov 5, 08 1:22 PM CST
(Newser) - Colin Powell doesn’t want a job in Barack Obama’s “historic” administration, preferring instead to see a new generation of leaders. “Why? I've done it,” Powell told the Wall Street Journal today in Hong Kong. The Bush-era secretary of State, who endorsed Obama last month, also... More »

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Barack Obama • Hong Kong • trade • Colin Powell • Election 2008 • Obama administration • President Obama

OPINION

US Attempts
a Very Chinese Bailout

Beijing blazed this trail in '98, and dependence more important now

Oct 16, 08 1:49 PM CDT
(Newser) - Wondering how the bailout will work out? Look no further than China, David Ignatius writes in the Washington Post. Beijing test-piloted exactly this kind of strategy, doling out $15.1 billion to buy up companies gashed by the 1998 Hong Kong market crash. Now, he writes, the Chinese need to... More »

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China • Hong Kong • socialism • bailout • financial crisis • Hang Seng Index

 Tainted Tea Pulled 
 in Hong Kong 

Latest product recalled for melamine traces

Sep 30, 08 12:43 PM CDT
(Newser) - Lipton Milk Tea is the latest product to be recalled in the melamine scare that started with tainted infant formula in China. Unilever is recalling the tea brand from stores in Hong Kong and Macau after finding traces of the industrial chemical in it, CNN reports. Company officials described the... More »

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Macau • melamine • Hong Kong • product recall • Unilever • Lipton Milk Tea

Kraft, Mars, Cadbury Hit by Chinese Tainting Scandal

Melamine concerns prompt recall, probe

Sep 29, 08 9:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - Kraft and Mars are investigating claims by the Indonesian government that products including Oreos, M&Ms, and Snickers imported from China are tainted with melamine, PerthNow reports. The company notes that the products tested melamine-free elsewhere in Asia, and suggests that they could be counterfeit. Still, the firms are supporting... More »

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China • Indonesia • Mars • melamine • Hong Kong • product recall • Cadbury Schweppes • Kraft • candy • Oreo • M&Ms

Blogger Busted for Bad Bank Rumor

Hong Kong post urged customers to take their money and run

Sep 28, 08 8:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - As worldwide worries mount about the US financial crisis, a Hong Kong blogger has been arrested after allegedly posting internet rumors that a local bank was in trouble, AP reports. He urged depositors to withdraw their funds, police said. He was arrested for computer use with criminal or dishonest intent.... More »

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Internet • Hong Kong • message boards • arrest • bank failure • financial crisis

Rumors Spark Wild Run on Asian Bank

Panicked thousands rush to grab savings from Bank of East Asia

Sep 25, 08 6:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - Rumors that the Bank of East Asia was in trouble spread like wildfire through Hong Kong yesterday, causing a panicked mob to descend on the bank as thousands withdrew their life savings, the Financial Times reports. Police moved in to keep order as crowds demanded their money. BEA's tycoon chairman... More »

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China • Hong Kong • bank • banking • bank failure • financial crisis

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