Around 12,300 people have been forced to relocate after rainstorms pounded southwest China's Sichuan province, officials said Thursday. Heavy rain lashed most parts of Sichuan Wednesday and Thursday where floods and landslides last week killed 58 people while 175 others are still missing, Xinhua reported. Water in local rivers have exceeded warning levels. In Guangyuan city, floods triggered ...
Hong Kong makes big seizure of illegal ivory tusks worth an estimated $2.25 million
HONG KONG - Customs officials said Friday they had made Hong Kong's biggest seizure of illegal ivory tusks in several years, confiscating more than two tons of elephant tusks worth an estimated $2.25 million. The officials said that 1,148 pieces of ivory tusks were found in a container from Togo that was declared to be carrying shipping planks. Simon Ng, head of port control at Hong Kong ...
HK- Macau meeting held
Financial Secretary John Tsang and Macau's Secretary for Economy & Finance Tam Pak-yuen co-chaired the 6th Hong Kong Macau Co-operation High Level Meeting in Hong Kong today.The two sides reviewed co-operation work and achievements made in the past year, and discussed co-operation directions for the coming year.Mr Tsang said Hong Kong and Macau have much potential for complementary, ...
Hong Kong shares close flat
HONG Kong shares have ended flat, with profit-taking offsetting a positive lead from Wall Street, where the Dow and S&P ended at record ...
Some top hotels in Guangzhou have dirty pools
/enpproperty--> The urea content in swimming pools in many five-star hotels in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, was higher than national standards, according to a water monitoring report. The report, published on the Guangzhou bureau of health website, also indicates the water quality at swimming pools in seven local universities and colleges also failed to meet standards. The report was ...
China hopes for joint efforts to maintain South China Sea peace official
Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Liu Zhenmin said on Friday that China will continue its efforts to promote peace, cooperation, stability and development in the South China Sea region.Liu made the remarks while addressing the Second Workshop on Cooperation and Development in the South China Sea."We expect that the countries concerned may show more political willingness, make joint efforts to ...
Hong Kong Seizes Smuggled Elephant Tusks
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A Perfect Star Wedding at StarWorld Macau
HONG KONG and MACAU, July 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Every newly-wed hope to have a glamorous wedding memorable for a lifetime! Renowned for its attentive "Asian Heart" Service, StarWorld Macau is dedicated to offering one-stop professional services for its guests to have a perfect wedding on their big day. The hotel has introduced the "Star-rated Wedding Banquet Package" at ...
Guangzhou residents march against incinerator plant
(28 mins ago) Thousands of people marched again today in Guangzhou in protest over plans to build a waste incinerator plant on the city. Residents of Huadu district marched on the government offices, carrying banners and shouting slogans. The government earlier announced that the waste incinerator plant is set at Shiling. A protest was held on Monday against the plan, blaming the government ...
Chrysler to recall 60720 vehicles in China
US automaker Chrysler will recall 60,720 vehicles exported to China to fix various problems that could pose safety risks, China's top quality watchdog said on Friday.The recall affects 49,754 Chrysler's Compass and Patriot vehicles manufactured between Oct. 14, 2009 and July 18, 2012, the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine said in a statement.The ...
Hong Kong shares rangebound China heads for tepid end to week
Fri Jul 19, 2013 12:49am EDT * HSI +0.2 pct, H-shares -0.4 pct, CSI300 -0.1 pct * China set for first weekly loss in three, volumes weak * GOME, Suning spike on hopes of home appliance subsidies * Jewellers sink on reported gold price manipulation probe By Clement Tan HONG KONG, July 19 (Reuters) - Hong Kong shares struggled on Friday morning with China also tepid, but demand for recently ...
Biden North Korea must be ready for genuine negotiations
George Washington University. Noting that North Korea is again calling for dialogue, Biden said: "We've been there before. But we are ready. We are ready, but only if North Korea is prepared to engage in genuine negotiations." The vice president, however, warned the United States will not accept the Communist country's pattern of provoking a crisis only to be followed by ...
China Airlines Demand for Taiwan-Hong Kong flights still strong
TAIPEI, Taiwan - Demand for airline tickets between Hong Kong and Taiwan has stood up well five years after the launching of direct flights across the strait, with demand from tourists compensating for the drop in business travelers who used to have to travel via Hong Kong, Taiwanese carrier China Airlines said yesterday. It launched a new route between Tainan and Hong Kong yesterday, with ...
Hong Kong stocks follow Japan lower Shanghai up
LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- Hong Kong stocks came off premarket gains to open lower Friday, dragged by a sudden drop in Japanese shares some traders blame on a glut of stock-futures selling. The Hang Seng ...
Hong Kong June bankruptcy petitions fall 15 pct from May
HONG KONG, July 19 (Reuters) - Following are monthly bankruptcy statistics provided by the government: Pct ...
Hong Kong stocks open 0.50 higher
HONG Kong stocks have risen 0.50 per cent at the start of trade following another record-breaking close on Wall Street. The benchmark Hang Seng Index on Friday added 106.38 points to 21,451.60 in the first few minutes. Chinese shares were up 0.17 per cent in morning trade on bargain hunting following recent falls, dealers said. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index edged up 3.43 points to ...
Chinas Feud With West on Solar Leads to Tax
Escalating a long-simmering trade dispute with the West over solar panels, China plans to impose tariffs that could exceed 50 percent on a material it imports from the United States and South Korea to make the panels, its Ministry of Commerce announced on Thursday. The decision, which goes into effect next week, is a blow to the American industry, which analysts say is ...
Op-Ed Columnist Hitting Chinas Wall
All economic data are best viewed as a peculiarly boring genre of science fiction, but Chinese data are even more fictional than most. Add a secretive government, a controlled press, and the sheer size of the country, and ...
Hong Kong must think big
Many people who care about Hong Kong have been wondering why it is so difficult to reach a consensus in governance. Such a failure has been blamed for rising social tension and a rapid erosion of people's trust in the government, which, in turn, has fed even greater public discontent. This is unfortunate given the fact that the government's integrity has remained intact. Though ...
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Chinese museum shut down over alleged fake exhibits
Authorities in a Chinese city said they have shut down a museum following allegations that most of the facility's exhibits were fraudulent. Jizhou city authorities said the Jibaozhai Museum was shut down and is being investigated after Beijing writer Ma Boyong posted a blog entry alleging many of the museum's exhibits were fake, China's state-run Xinhua news agency reported ...
Weary Portuguese blame irresponsible leaders for crisis
crisis they say serves party interests to the detriment of the people. An internal rift in the ruling coalition first broke out in early July with two senior ministerial resignations. It was followed by a U-turn that appeared to have healed the split, only to be shot down by the president who rejected a proposed cabinet reshuffle and called for a "national salvation" deal. The ...
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