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  • Shuttler Sai Praneeth upsets second seed in Singapore

    After sending Taufik Hidayat into retirement, India's B. Sai Praneeth caused another big upset by defeating second seed Yun Hu of Hong Kong in the men's singles first round of the Singapore Open Super Series here Wednesday. The 20-year-old Sai, ranked 61 in the world, thrashed World No.4 Hu 21-9, 21-10 in exactly half an hour at the Singapore Indoor Stadium to level his head-to-head to ...

  • Hang Seng Nikkei dive on Fed comments

    (20 mins ago) Stocks in Tokyo and Hong Kong plunged today following comments by the US Fed chairman Ben Bernanke overnight. In Tokyo, the Nikkei fell 1.08 percent by the break. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index slipped 143.69 points to 13,101.53, while the Topix index of all first-section shares was 0.93 percent, or 10.32 points, lower at 1,096.25. The Hang Seng Index dived 2.4 percent to ...

  • Hong Kong shares sink to 9-month low as Fed weak China flash PMI weigh

    HONG KONG, June 20 | Wed Jun 19, 2013 11:35pm EDT HONG KONG, June 20 (Reuters) - Hong Kong shares extended losses to a nine-month low on Thursday, with defensive counters sliding after the U.S. Federal Reserve signalled a tapering of stimulus and cyclicals hurt by a weak China factory activity. At 0330 GMT, the Hang Seng Index was down 2.5 percent at 20,443.8 points, breaking below ...

  • Gold price closes lower in Hong Kong on June 19

    The gold price in Hong Kong moved down 100 HK dollars to close at 12,750 HK dollars per tael on Wednesday, according to the Chinese Gold and Silver Exchange Society.The price is equivalent to 1,379.20 US dollars a troy ounce, down 10.82 US dollars at the latest exchange rate of 1 US dollar against 7.76 HK ...

  • Hong Kong warns of vitamin C knock-off

    Hong Kong health authorities have issued a warning that a popular medicine on the mainland may contain ingredients that do not match what is listed on the bottle. In an announcement on Tuesday, the Hong Kong Department of Health said it suspects the product may have caused a woman to suffer a breakdown of muscle fibers. According to the department, the suspicious product's label shows ...


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  • Hong Kong’s best-kept secrets

    WITH four daily nonstop Cathay Pacific flights to Hong Kong from Kuala Lumpur, it is easy to get to Hong Kong and explore it at leisure. We uncover some of Hong Kong's best kept secrets from the eyes (and ears) of Cathay Pacific Airways country manager for Malaysia and Brunei, Melody Keung. Q. In the midst of a concrete jungle, where is the best place to go for outdoor activities on ...

  • Hang Seng slumps 1.5pc

    (34 mins ago) Stocks in Hong Kong tumbled 1.52 percent at the open after the US Federal Reserve signalled it would likely begin curbing its huge bond-buying programme later this year. The benchmark Hang Seng Index fell 318.09 points to 20,668.80 in the first few minutes of ...

  • Hong Kong firm buys into London site

    A historic Hong Kong hotel business is poised to make its first move into London after agreeing to spend 132.5m on a half-share of a new site near Hyde Park ...

  • Lai Unfazed By Attack

    Security at Next Media in Tseung Kwan O has been stepped up after the Kowloon home of its chairman, Jimmy Lai Chee- ying, was attacked in the early hours of ...

  • Hong Kongs tourism market recorded an above 16 increase in the number of inbound tourists last year

    The Hong Kong tourism market has recovered after a brief decline due to the financial downturn in 2009, with international arrivals to the country registering healthy growth between 2008 and 2012. Hong Kong has a modern and well-developed transport infrastructure. The country's ports provide a natural hub for shipping to and from Europe, the Americas and Asia-Pacific. The tourism industry ...

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