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1. News - World - US POLITICS

   Republicans' big shutdown gamble to target Obamacare

   Posted Oct 03rd 2013, 12:00am by MCT

   ... Tiberi, who is close to Speaker John Boehner. But scratch the surface and the crevice appears. "We are in a fight taking all the oxygen out of the room when we should be focusing ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/world/article/1323085/republicans-big-shutdown-gamble-target-obamacare
2. News - Business

   Investment-linked insurance schemes a trap for unwary investors

   Posted Sep 30th 2013, 12:00am by Benjamin Robertson

   ... Benjamin Robertson benjamin.robertson@scmp.com Activist group wants to ban investment-linked assurance schemes amid concerns about high fees, poor performance and dubious sales tactics A trap for unwary investors It started with a referral from a friend. ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/article/1320840/investment-linked-insurance-schemes-trap-unwary-investors
3. News - Hong Kong

   Poor still feeling squeezed despite the introduction of minimum wage

   Posted Sep 28th 2013, 12:00am by Ernest Kao

   ... Ernest Kao ernest.kao@scmp.com An increase in minimum hourly pay has done little to improve the plight of many, the focus of a two-part series tied to today's poverty summit Squeezing the poor When Hong Kong's minimum wage law kicked in 2-1/2 years ago after a long debate, it was hailed as the biggest step forward in years for the city's lowest-paid workers. But like ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1319553/poor-still-feeling-squeezed-despite-introduction-minimum-wage
4. News - Hong Kong

   Developers may benefit if green-belt areas in Hong Kong are opened up

   Posted Sep 27th 2013, 12:00am by Yvonne Liu

   ... Yvonne Liu yvonne.liu@scmp.com Property giants have been snapping up green-belt land for years, but their development plans have been blocked for environmental reasons Developers eye a bite of the green belt The opening up of a debate about housing develo ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1318507/developers-may-benefit-if-green-belt-areas-hong-kong-are-opened
5. News - Asia - DRUG TRAFFICKING

   It's happy hour for the heroin traffickers of the Golden Triangle

   Posted Sep 26th 2013, 12:00am by David Eimer

   ... David Eimer in Muang Long, Laos With demand from China's heroin addicts outstripping supply, the trafficking business is booming, but little changes for the poor farmers Happy hour in Golden Triangle These are boom times in the Golden Triangle, long ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/asia/article/1317745/its-happy-hour-heroin-traffickers-golden-triangle
6. News - Hong Kong

   Experts propose ways to make Hong Kong a green metropolis

   Posted Sep 25th 2013, 12:00am by Ada Lee and Cheung Chi-fai

   ... Ada Lee and Cheung Chi-fai Electric cars, better waste management among suggestions presented by experts at a Post seminar looking at how city can ensure a brighter future Airing our dirty habits Using more electric vehicles, preserving country parks and ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1317012/experts-propose-ways-make-hong-kong-green-metropolis
7. News - China

   Wealthy Chinese seek US surrogates for second child or green card

   Posted Sep 23rd 2013, 03:04pm by Reuters

   ... Reuters American surrogate mothers are increasingly being hired by the rich and privileged to fulfil their desires for 'designer' children and US citizenship Chinese babies borne in the USA Wealthy Chinese are hiring American women to serve as s ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1315934/wealthy-chinese-seek-us-surrogates-second-child-or-green-card
8. News - China

   How Beijing and NGOs are combating China's growing water crisis

   Posted Sep 22nd 2013, 12:00am by Jeanette Wang

   ... Co-operation has brought particular focus to the crisis. According to the UN, about 1.8 billion people worldwide lack access to safe drinking water. About a third of the world's population ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1314856/how-beijing-and-ngos-are-combating-chinas-growing-water-crisis
9. News - Hong Kong

   The uphill battle for our green havens - Hong Kong's country parks

   Posted Sep 20th 2013, 12:00am by Olga Wong

   ... Olga Wong Following a controversial suggestion that country parks could be used for housing, we look at how they were established in the first of a series The uphill battle for our green havens The debate over the future of Hong Kong's country parks ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1313224/uphill-battle-our-green-havens-hong-kongs-country-parks
10. News - Asia

    Runaway developer exemplifies problems of Vietnam's property crash

    Posted Sep 21st 2013, 12:00am by Associated Press

    ... Associated Press in Hanoi Case of the runaway American developer exemplifies the problems of property crash in Vietnam, where too many rushed to build homes A crumbling house of cards As Vietnam's first property boom crashed around him, American deve ...

    http://www.scmp.com/news/asia/article/1314101/runaway-developer-exemplifies-problems-vietnams-property-crash

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