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  • 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 ...

  • 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. ...

  • 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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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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  • Tiger Airways launches Hong Kong-Jakarta service

    HONG KONG - Tiger Airways brings in valued travel options to Indonesia with its launch of direct service between Hong Kong and Jakarta. From 25 July 2013, Tiger Airways will fly to the capital of Indonesia four times weekly on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, with an increase to daily flights from September onwards. "We are excited that Tiger Airways is the first low cost carrier ...

  • Dispatch Hong Kong Age Group Athlete Bill Ng

    More Than Sport's donation of a sanitary water filtration system and spent an afternoon playing games with the students therein. The Ng's joy for the project was obvious, yet their optimistic attitudes also carried throughout every race week activity. Each time I saw them I was greeted with smiles and welcoming warmth as their passion for triathlon and for sharing their knowledge of ...

  • Real Gold Mining Says Unit Made ‘Irregular’ Loan Pledges

    Real Gold Mining Ltd. (246) , suspended from Hong Kong trading for two years after a report it filed two sets of accounts, said its Rich Vision Holdings Ltd. unit made 18 "irregular" pledges of bank deposits to back loans. The former sole director of Rich Vision had the unit pledge as much as HK$317.3 million ($40.9 million) to Ping An Bank Co. as security for borrowing by ...

  • HK talent needs a home CE

    Hong Kong needs more land to build a better living environment to retain the city's young talent, and the key to meeting this target lies in compromise, Chief Executive CY Leung says.He was speaking at a youth forum on housing today, and called for a concerted effort by the community to work for a better living standard.He said Hong Kong needs land as big as Sha Tin district every 10 years ...

  • Kate Moss Hits Hong Kong For an Artsy Party

    Kate Moss popped up in China to take part in the festivities surrounding the inaugural Art Basel show in Hong Kong, which opens today. Kate wore an LBD to link up with Russian socialite Dasha Zhukova and Wendi Murdoch at the artsy Dior-hosted party. Kate will be celebrating a history-making event since Hong Kong is serving as Art Basel's only Asian outpost. Her trip to China is the latest ...

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