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1. Business - Economy - ECONOMY

   Local government plans signal robust investment

   Posted Mar 02nd 2013, 12:00am by Victoria Ruan

   ... change in evaluating economic management. During a recent legislative meeting, Guangdong's new party chief Hu Chunhua alerted officials in Guangzhou to the rising challenge from cities ...

   http://www.scmp.com/business/economy/article/1167447/local-government-plans-signal-robust-investment
2. News - China

   New leaders to stress economic stability over reform at NPC meeting

   Posted Feb 28th 2013, 12:00am by Victoria Ruan

   ... to thousands of deputies and strengthen consensus among senior government officials, influential business executives and provincial and city leaders, analysts say. Widening social inequality, worsening ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1160439/new-leaders-stress-economic-stability-over-reform-npc-meeting
3. News - World - MEXICO

   Mexican police charged over US embassy staff shootout

   Posted Nov 10th 2012, 02:46pm by Agence France-Presse in Mexico City

   ... employees of the US embassy” and a Mexican navy officer who was travelling with them south of Mexico City. The three survived a barrage of 152 bullets thanks to the armour on the US embassy’s black ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/world/article/1079367/mexican-police-charged-over-us-embassy-staff-shootout
4. Comment - Insight & Opinion

   Champions of HK autonomy should embrace full colonial history

   Posted Nov 01st 2012, 12:00am by VICTORIA SUNG

   ... inheriting the fears and prejudices of the time. We must look at the bigger picture of history without cherry-picking parts. Only then can the true potential of our city be realised. Victoria Sung ...

   http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1074014/champions-hk-autonomy-should-embrace-full-colonial-history
5. Expert challenges Hopewell traffic data

   Posted Jan 15th 2009, 12:00am by Anita Lam, Olga Wong

   ... Victoria City Olga Wong and Anita Lam Hopewell Holdings might have underestimated the traffic impact of its new Hopewell Centre II hotel, according to a traffic expert who has challenged the Transport Department's decision to approve the impact ...

   http://beta.scmp.com/article/667031/expert-challenges-hopewell-traffic-data
6. News - China - ECONOMY

   Wage increases part of approved income distribution plan

   Posted Feb 06th 2013, 12:00am by Victoria Ruan

   ... to double average urban and rural per capita individual income by 2020 from 2010, and make more rural migrant workers city dwellers, according to the guidelines. "Reasonable wage rises" ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1144112/wage-increases-part-approved-income-distribution-plan
7. News - Asia - RELIGION

   Pope canonises second Filipino saint

   Posted Oct 22nd 2012, 12:00am by Associated Press in Vatican City and Manila

   ... with Calungsod's image after he was declared a saint. Victoria Radovan, 66, said she prayed to him to cure her of polio. She said she hoped Calungsod's impressive faith would inspire young Filipinos ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/asia/article/1066680/pope-canonises-second-filipino-saint
8. Business - Economy - ECONOMY

   Ageing mainland faces challenges

   Posted Feb 04th 2013, 12:00am by Victoria Ruan

   ... for elderly residents of the capital city where the minimum wage was raised to 1,400 yuan a month this year. "In this prosperous area, every inch of land is valued like gold. It's not easy ...

   http://www.scmp.com/business/economy/article/1142705/ageing-mainland-faces-challenges
9. The Planner

   Posted May 17th 2005, 12:00am by Jade Lee-Duffy

   ... 8pm, City Hall, Edinburgh Place, Central, $100, $150 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2921 2840 Phaedra When the Queen of Athens reveals her love for her stepson, tragedy ensues. In Cantonese. Today-Sat, ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/500834/planner
10. Business - China Business - industry

    Mainland industry set for profit recovery

    Posted Jan 28th 2013, 12:00am by Victoria Ruan

    ... Premier-in-waiting Li Keqiang is also aiming to greatly boost urbanisation in a bid to help millions of migrant workers move to cities. "Some believe that [the] new leaders will likely follow the old ...

    http://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/1137372/mainland-industry-set-profit-recovery

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