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  • Hang Seng up at noon

    (41 mins ago) Hong Kong stocks were up 1.70 percent by the break on Monday, with investors encouraged by strong US data and reflecting a bullish mood on Wall Street, which ended last week at another all-time high. The benchmark Hang Seng Index rose 391.35 points to 23,474.03 by the noon break on turnover of HK$37.26 billion, AFP ...

  • Hang Seng up at noon

    (41 mins ago) Hong Kong stocks were up 1.70 percent by the break on Monday, with investors encouraged by strong US data and reflecting a bullish mood on Wall Street, which ended last week at another all-time high. The benchmark Hang Seng Index rose 391.35 points to 23,474.03 by the noon break on turnover of HK$37.26 billion, AFP ...

  • Hong Kong shares soar to 3-12-month high China set for 4th straight gain

    Mon May 20, 2013 12:45am EDT * HSI +1.7 pct, H-shares +1.8 pct, CSI300 +1.1 pct * Gains in strong volumes, HK catch up after Friday public holiday * China April home price data lifts property sector * Tencent hits another record high, surpasses HK$300 mark By Clement Tan HONG KONG, May 20 (Reuters) - Hong Kong shares jumped to their highest since early February on Monday, led by Chinese cyclical ...

  • Hong Kong stocks jump in post-holiday return Hang Seng Index up 1.3

    Japanese stocks rally to lead Asian markets higher, tracking a positive global lead after U.S. indexes notch another record finish, but South Korean shares underperform amid geopolitical ...

  • Hang Seng Shanghai open higher

    (28 mins ago) Stocks in Hong Kong opened 1.3 percent higher following a three-day weekend, reflecting a bullish mood on Wall Street, which ended last week at another all-time high. The benchmark Hang Seng Index was up 301.11 points to 23,383.79 in the first few minutes of trade. Shares in Shanghai were up slightly in early trading due to buying of property stocks, dealers said. The benchmark ...


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The Descendants [Blu-Ray]

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In The Descendants, Alexander Paynes first feature film in nearly seven years, George Clooney stars as Matt King, a real-estate lawyer in Hawaii who is faced with two interlocking crises: The first involves his wife, who he learns was cheating on him after a boating accident p ... ...

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  • Military Attack strikes in Singapore Airlines International Cup

    Military Attack, under jockey Zac Purton, wins the Group 1 Singapore Airlines International Cup by 3 3/4 lengths at Kranji Racecourse on Sunday. Military Attack, one of the stars on the Hong Kong circuit this year, extended his winning streak to four races with a convincing victory in Sunday’s $2.4 million Singapore Airlines International Cup at Kranji Racecourse in Singapore. A ...

  • INSIGHT-Despite curbs Chinas vast hot money triangle flourishes

    ZHUHAI, China/HONG KONG, May 20 (Reuters) - In an underground mall just a stone's throw from China's teeming border with Macau, a row of 30 small shops with identical golden plaques does a brisk, though shadowy trade with mainland Chinese visitors, many of them bound for the gambling ...

  • On fleeting Hong Kong trips Chinese make frugal fashionable

    By Donny Kwok and Lavinia Mo HONG KONG | Sun May 19, 2013 5:00pm EDT HONG KONG May 20 (Reuters) - Armed with empty suitcases and same-day return tickets, an army of mainland Chinese is descending on suburban outlet shopping malls and international fashion chains in Hong Kong, turning cheap into the new chic as luxury falls out of favour. Wealthy Chinese used to stop over in Hong Kong ...

  • SAR `losing edge to mainland cities

    Hong Kong's lead as the most competitive city in China is diminishing, although it continues to top the list for the 11th year, according to a study by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. In its latest "Report on the Competitiveness of Chinese Cities," the academy also predicts the SAR's service industry will be overtaken by the mainland.Following hot on Hong Kong's ...

  • Horse Racing Hong Kong horses score double win at SIA Cup

    Singapore's most prestigious international horse racing event -- the Singapore Airlines International Cup -- witnessed a Hong Kong double on ...

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