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  • Citibank Launches Citi Prestige Card in Hong Kong

    Citi's first global credit card delivering premium benefits around the world and rewarding cardholders based on their relationship with the Bank HONG KONG, May 24, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Citibank Hong ...

  • Heart transplant medical blunder in Hong Kong

    medical blunder in which a transplant patient was left fighting for her life after being given a heart that did not match her blood type. The rare mistake was discovered halfway through the emergency operation at a premier public hospital when a nurse, who was not in the operating theatre, realised that the donor's AB blood type was not compatible with the recipient's type A one. ...

  • Hang Seng opens slightly higher

    (57 mins ago) Stocks in Hong Kong opened 0.35 percent higher, recouping some of their losses from the previous session, which saw steep falls in line with a regional sell-off. The benchmark Hang Seng Index gained 79.6 points to 22,749.28 in the first minutes of ...

  • Hong Kong stocks rebound Lenovo ICBC higher

    HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- Hong Kong stocks rebounded early Friday on bargain buying after steep losses in the previous session, with Lenovo Group Ltd. extending gains after solid annual results and most financial stocks rising as Japanese and mainland Chinese shares advanced. The Hang Seng ...

  • Hong Kongs April Cargo Drop Suggests Problems Beyond Strike

    The drop in Hong Kong's container throughput last month indicates a structural problem exacerbated by a strike at one of the terminals last month, according to one port ...


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Michael Collins

It took Irish director Neil Jordan ("The Crying Game," "Interview With the Vampire") twelve years to get his romantic biopic "Michael Collins" to the screen. It went through a number of other hands, but through persistence and a bit of luck, Jordan finally secured $28 million from producer mogul David Geffen. Geffen allowed him complete artistic freedom to paint his own portrait of this mythical ... ...

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  • Hong Kong ticks back up after Thursdays drop Hang Seng Index rises 0.4

    HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- Japanese stocks jumped early Friday, with the Nikkei Stock Average climbing 3.2% after diving 7.3% in the previous session, prompted by some relief buying amid expectations that the rally that began late last year may have further to go. ...

  • RPT-Hong Kong shares to open flat Lenovo jumps after earnings

    Thu May 23, 2013 9:28pm EDT HONG KONG May 24 (Reuters) - Hong Kong shares are set to open flat on Friday, with PC maker Lenovo Group Ltd up 4 percent to be the top percentage gainer among Hang Seng Index components, extending gains after it reported a forecast-beating quarterly profit. The Hang Seng Index was set to open flat at 22,679.36. The China Enterprises Index of the top Chinese listings ...

  • Hong Kong shares may start steady after weak Chinese manufacturing data

    HONG KONG | Thu May 23, 2013 9:14pm EDT HONG KONG May 24 (Reuters) - Hong Kong shares may start steady on Friday after the release of weak Chinese manufacturing data and signs from the Federal Reserve that it is considering reducing monetary stimulus. On Thursday, the Hang Seng Index closed down 2.5 percent at 22,669.7 points, while the China Enterprises Index of the top Chinese ...

  • China Mobile buys office

    China Mobile (0941) has bought four floors at a Grade-A office complex in Kwai Chung for around HK$1 billion, signaling its desire to set up a firmer base Hong ...

  • Yuan Gold Trade in Hong Kong Triples as Currency Gains Cut Risk

    yuan 's rally to a 19-year high helps limit risks for jewelers. Average daily volume was 6.5 billion yuan ($1.1 billion) in the first five months of this year, compared with 1.8 billion yuan for the same period in 2012, according to ...

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