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1. Business - Economy - EURO ZONE CRISIS

   German court approves new European bailout fund

   Posted Sep 12th 2012, 04:35pm by AFP

   ... Stability Facility (EFSF) and should have been in place by July 1. But it needed Germany’s share of the rescue money to function and had thus been held up pending the court ruling. It is designed ...

   http://www.scmp.com/business/economy/article/1034965/german-court-approves-new-european-bailout-fund
2. Comment - Insight & Opinion

   Independent Hong Kong isn't on anyone's agenda

   Posted Nov 14th 2012, 12:00am by VICTOR FUNG KEUNG

   ... believe that an independence movement could take root in this city. Our water, fuel and food - without which we couldn't survive - all come from the mainland. Physically or politically, Hong Kong could never become independent. Chen, an extremely patriotic Chinese citizen, can rest easy. No political party in Hong Kong ever talks of the slight possibility of an independent Hong ...

   http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1081707/independent-hong-kong-isnt-anyones-agenda
3. Business

   Moody's rates new ESM 'AAA' but outlook negative

   Posted Oct 09th 2012, 05:36am by AFP

   ... warned that the deterioration of the credit-worthiness of euro member states could pull down the ESM’s rating. “A weakening in the political commitment among euro area member states to the ESM ...

   http://www.scmp.com/business/article/1056763/moodys-rates-new-esm-aaa-outlook-negative
4. Talking points

   Posted Nov 04th 2011, 12:00am

   ... for early elections. Papandreou's decision on Monday to call a referendum was met with hostility by European leaders, and heightened political animosity in Greece, with opposition parties all ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/983844/talking-points
5. Property - International - Lifestyle

   Singapore ideal home in Asia for mobile rich

   Posted Dec 12th 2012, 12:00am by Bloomberg

   ... the country's political stability as important. Infrastructure and educational opportunity were also given as reasons to live there. Singapore posted a 14 per cent increase in millionaire households ...

   http://www.scmp.com/property/international/article/1103180/singapore-ideal-home-asia-mobile-rich
6. Greek prime minister steps down

   Posted Nov 10th 2011, 12:00am

   ... Staff reporter What? What's been happening? Greece is in serious financial trouble. Other European Union countries are offering it a Euro130 billion (HK$1.4 trillion) bailout. The Greek prime minister unexpectedly said he would ask the people of Gree ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/984371/greek-prime-minister-steps-down
7. Europe's financial crisis is actually anything but

   Posted Jun 07th 2012, 12:00am

   ... be surmounted. But given Europe's polarised political climate, it's hard to see how Greece can successfully remain within the single currency. With opinion polls indicating the anti-austerity ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/1003271/europes-financial-crisis-actually-anything
8. Greek euro exit fears rattle stock markets

   Posted May 15th 2012, 12:00am

   ... May Chan may.chan@scmp.com Stock markets went into reverse yesterday as the euro-zone crisis showed signs of escalating amid fears of a Greek exit, or 'Grexit', from the currency union, as well as concerns that contagion could endanger other economies in the region, such as Portugal, Spain, and even France. The failure of Greece's political parties to form ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/1001070/greek-euro-exit-fears-rattle-stock-markets
9. Comment - Insight & Opinion

   Old guard can still reform China

   Posted Nov 14th 2012, 12:00am by ANDREW LEUNG

   ... change in the light of the country's recent economic slowdown, bursting property bubbles, power struggles and political scandals. This seems to echo the perennial theme of China's ...

   http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1081705/old-guard-can-still-reform-china
10. Business - Economy - LOOKING AHEAD 2013

    Striking an economic rebalance

    Posted Jan 05th 2013, 12:00am by JANE CAI

    ... to 8 per cent for the first half of  this year, but is difficult to forecast for the second half when overall growth could slow significantly. That’s because it’s a political rather than economic ...

    http://www.scmp.com/business/economy/article/1120159/striking-economic-rebalance

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