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NEWS ABOUT: Hong Kong

Hong Kong stories: 69 news summaries

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China Bans Tibetan Flags At Olympic Event

Beijing leaders hope
to head off protests
in Hong Kong

Jul 18, 08 7:59 AM CDT
(AP) - 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... More »

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

At $68 Per Day, London Parking Obscures Gas Prices

Sydney ($54.50 a day) and New York ($40) relative bargains by comparison

Jul 16, 08 5:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - 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:
  1. London—$1,167 a month, $68 a day
  2. Sydney—$774.76 a month, $54.50 a day
  3. Hong Kong—$742.40 a
... More »

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

 Amid Selloff, 
 Gold King 
 Won't Flush 
 His Throne 

Hong Kong merchant melts down palace to capitalize on rising prices ... except for toilet

Jul 7, 08 2:53 PM CDT
(Newser) - 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,... More »

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Hong Kong • bathroom • toilet • gold • commodities • jewelry • Lam Sai-wing

 Navy Ship Leaves Port
 —Without 100 Sailors 

USS Ronald Reagan, fleeing typhoon, leaves 100 seamen in Hong Kong

Jun 24, 08 6:34 PM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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

 Hello, China: Meet
 Japan's New Envoy 

Japan tabs pop icon to bring in visitors from China

May 19, 08 8:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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

 Torch Gets Huge Welcome
 in Hong Kong 

But cheers drown out protests in first Chinese leg of relay

May 2, 08 5:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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

Mia Farrow Quizzed at
Hong Kong Airport

Activist granted entry ahead of tomorrow's Olympic relay

May 1, 08 5:01 AM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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

 Torch Back in China 
 After Tumultuous Tour 

No protests, but advocates deported and barred ahead of Friday's Hong Kong relay

Apr 30, 08 12:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - There were no protests in Hong Kong today as the Olympic torch returned to Chinese soil. But reports were rampant of advocates and would-be protesters being deported or barred from entering the country, the New York Times reports. China says it’s dedicated to allowing peaceful demonstrations, but yesterday deported... More »

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China • Hong Kong • Olympic torch • protesters • torch relay

 Thousands Stuck
 as Asian Budget Airline Folds

Hong Kong airline becomes 4th carrier to go bust this month

Apr 9, 08 8:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Thousands of passengers have been stranded in Hong Kong, London, and Vancouver with the collapse of Asian budget airline Oasis, the New York Times reports. In a sign that the industry's woes are spreading rapidly, the Hong Kong-based airline joins three US budget carriers to have gone under this month... More »

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bankruptcy • airline industry • Hong Kong • Skybus • airline • gas prices • Aloha Airlines • ATA • budget airlines • Oasis • airline passengers • stranded passengers

 Flu Closes Hong Kong Schools 

'Precautionary measure' sends half a million kids home for two weeks

Mar 13, 08 8:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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

Star's Naked Photos Drive Hong Kong Wild

Images leaked from movie star's laptop trigger 'media tsunami'

Feb 27, 08 1:07 PM CST
(Newser) - 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... More »

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

Airbus Talks Mile-High Casinos

Super jumbo A380s could soon be outfitted for gambling

Feb 18, 08 2:55 AM CST
(Newser) - 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... More »

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

Asian Markets Rebound

Fed rate cut sees markets stage modest recovery

Jan 23, 08 5:14 AM CST
(Newser) - 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... More »

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Federal Reserve • Hong Kong • Nikkei • Hang Seng • Asian markets

UPDATED

Asian Stocks Continue Plunge

Stocks tumble for second straight day

Jan 22, 08 3:25 AM CST
(Newser) - 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... More »

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

China Allows Hong Kong to Vote in 2017

Enraged by delay, democracy activists condemn decision

Dec 29, 07 4:23 PM CST
(Newser) - 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.... More »

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China • Hong Kong • Beijing • suffrage • Britain • Donald Tsang • election

Oil Slick Reaches South Korean Shore

Worst spill in country's history threatens scenic coastline, maritime park

Dec 8, 07 5:42 AM CST
(Newser) - 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... More »

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

China Spoils Holiday Reunion for US Sailors

It denies permission for Kitty Hawk to stop in Hong Kong

Nov 22, 07 10:31 AM CST
(Newser) - 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—... More »

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

Criminal Probe in Bay Oil Spill

Communication, management problems on Hong Kong ship

Nov 12, 07 6:09 AM CST
(Newser) - 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... More »

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

Alibaba Nearly Triples Price After IPO

Chinese B2B site is largest e-commerce offering since Google

Nov 6, 07 7:33 AM CST
(Newser) - 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... More »

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Yahoo • Hong Kong • IPO • Alibaba • Alibaba.com

Asian Markets Dive on US Fears

Asian markets decline sharply

Nov 2, 07 5:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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Hong Kong • Asian markets

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