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HongKongHerald.com Saturday 4th July 2009 Edition 185/2009
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"Our beloved son, brother and father of three children has gone so unexpectedly, in such a tragic way and much too soon. It leaves us, his family, speechless and devastated to a point, where communication with the outside world seems almost impossible at times."
Joseph Jackson
The father of Michael Jackson and the family patriarch was speaking after the sudden death of his son.

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Hong Kong too good for UAE squad
Hong Kong govt okays plan to extend horse racing season
Japan, Hong Kong Find Tamiflu-Resistant Swine Flu Cases
Suicide suspected in Kowloon Bay MTR track leap
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150,000 evacuated as storms batter southern China
Gerson Lehrman Group and CAIJING Magazine in Beijing Collaborate on Forum at China's First 'Global Think Tank Summit'
CNOOC to hike natural gas production
China's imports decline not due to protectionism
50,000 evacuated in south China after heavy rains

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657 billion cigarettes a year sold on black market
Qatar Airways to launch flights to Australia later this year
Saudi Arabia shuts down 27 food stores over health concerns
Sahara pipeline to transport gas from West Africa to Europe

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Industries being reinvented in Pearl River Delta
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Fashion piracy causing concern in Hong Kong
Hong Kong fashion designer Jing Wong has encountered fashion piracy first-hand. ...

BOC Hong Kong appoints new vice chairman
Li Lihui, who was currently the vice chairman and president of the Chinese mainland-based Bank of China Limited, has also been appointed vice chairman and non-executive director of the company's...

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China has 176.5 million motor vehicles, 188.8 million drivers
Beijing, July 4 : With more than 176.5 million motor vehicles in the country, a whopping 14 percent of Chinese nationals have obtained a driving licence, the Chinese Ministry of Public Security has...

Lanka denies arms deal with China
Beijing, July 4 : Visiting Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama has denied that his country has inked an arms deal with...

Taliban's 'disabled' teenage suicide bombers may target Chinese nationals in Pak
Lahore, July 4 : Pakistan intelligence agencies have warned that the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief Baitullah Mehsud may target Chinese nationals in the country, as he has dispatched disabled teenage suicide bombers for the...

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Obama still popular despite weakening economy, employment
The U.S. jobless rate rose to 9.5 percent last month -- the highest figure in 26 years. In the short term, the jobs report is a political setback for President Barack Obama and his economic policies. But the latest opinion polls suggest the president continues to hold public support despite the weak...

European equities mixed, U.S. markets closed
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    Damning report slams Israel, Hamas over civilian deaths, destruction
    North Korea Independence Day missile launches described as provocative
    Sarah Palin resigns as Governor of Alaska
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    More cracks in Pakatan
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    North Korea cements military ties with Myanmar
    North Korea tests six missiles, says South Korea
    North Korea fires two more missiles
    India, Japan to work for early FMCT, fast-track economic pact

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