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  • Hong Kong Bans Poultry Imports From Catalonia Spain

    has banned the import of poultry and poultry products , including eggs, from the province of Catalonia, Spain, in view of the World Organization for Animal Health's notification regarding an outbreak of low-pathogenic H7N1 avian influenza on a poultry farm in the province.A CFS spokesman said about 4,600 metric tons of frozen poultry meat were imported into Hong Kong from Spain last ...

  • Gold price opens lower in Hong Kong

    /enpproperty--> HONG KONG - The gold price in Hong Kong went down HK$180 to open at HK$12,720 per tael on Thursday, according to the Chinese Gold and Silver Exchange Society. The price is equivalent to $1,375.96 a troy ounce, down $19.47 at the latest exchange rate of $1 against ...

  • Morning storm wreaks havoc in Hong Kong

    More than 18,000 lightning strikes were reported over Hong Kong and as much as 200mm of rain swamped parts of the city, as the government raised its first black ...

  • Hong Kong Stocks Decline Most in 7 Weeks on China Data

    stocks fell, with the benchmark index headed for its biggest drop in almost seven weeks, as a preliminary survey showed China's manufacturing unexpectedly contracting. Concern that the Federal Reserve will scale back stimulus also dragged shares ...

  • Hong Kong stocks fall with banks property lower Hang Seng Index down 0.9

    LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- China's manufacturing activity was contracting in May, according to preliminary data released Thursday, as HSBC's "flash" Purchasing Managers' Index fell to a seven-month low of 49.6 from April's final reading of 50.4. A result below ...


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Movie Review

The Replacements

It is clear that screenwriter Vince McKewin ("Fly Away Home") has been watching his sports movies. His script for "The Replacements" is a combination of every cinematic sports cliché, from genre classic like "Knute Rockne, All American" (1940), to later comedies like "Major League" (1988) and "Necessary Roughness" (1990). There isn't a single bone of originality in its entire 110-minute run ... ...

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  • Hong Kong shares extend losses after China flash PMI falls

    HONG KONG | Wed May 22, 2013 10:21pm EDT HONG KONG May 23 (Reuters) - Hong Kong shares sank deeper into the red on Thursday and looked set for a third-straight loss after a preliminary private survey of May manufacturing activity in China came in at a seven-month low. Financial, materials and energy counters led the slide after China's HSBC flash purchasing managers' index (PMI) ...

  • Galaxy Securities debuts in Hong Kong

    Hong Kong on Wednesday after having to cancel its launch ceremony due to storms. The stock rose on its first day of trading. The firm's chairman Chen You'an is upbeat about growth ahead. For Galaxy Securities, Wednesday's storm in Hong Kong was like a parable of Chinese brokerages' ...

  • Art Basel in Hong Kong to kick off

    A visitor walks past an exhibit during the exhibition Art Basel in Hong Kong, in south China's Hong Kong, May 22, 2013. Art Basel in Hong Kong, the latest leg of the international circuit, will kick off here on Thursday. [Xinhua/Lui Siu ...

  • Hang Seng Shanghai open lower

    (14 mins ago) Stocks in Hong Kong opened 0.81 percent lower, reflecting falls on Wall Street after the US Federal Reserve hinted it could soon start to ease its policy of aggressive stimulus measures. The benchmark Hang Seng Index fell 189.05 points to 23,072.03 in the first minutes of trade. Stocks in Shanghai were down 0.44 percent in early trade ahead of the release of HSBC's ...

  • Hong Kong stocks drop before China factory data

    HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- Hong Kong stocks dropped early Thursday as concerns that the Federal Reserve was considering winding down its bond purchases weighed on sentiment, with investors also cautious ahead of a preliminary reading on Chinese manufacturing activity in May. The Hang Seng ...

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