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HK investors show taste for wine funds


As the swelling army of Asian millionaires develop a taste for wine investing, a London-based wine investment fund is preparing to set up its first office in Hong Kong in March.

HK property to outshine Asian peers as bubble risk recedes


Hong Kong housing offers the most upside to investors among the four main Asian markets over the next two years and, with prices in the city set to grow little more than 10 per cent, ...

Guidelines to make the most of medical cover


Everyone inevitably faces sickness. But if you are a person of average health, do not use medical services more than others and have set aside sufficient cash reserves for medical ...

Year-end rally touted for mainland stocks


Unexpectedly strong earnings at listed mainland companies have spurred analysts to raise their profit forecasts, creating room for about a 15 per cent rise in Shanghai's benchmark ...

An e-mail goes astray, and so does the deal


ALAN ALANSON There's a moment of panic that follows the discovery that an e-mail just went to the wrong person. I blame my computer's auto-complete function.

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China hits out at US duties on steel pipes


China has denounced the United States for imposing anti-dumping duties of up to 99.14 per cent on mainland-made steel pipes in an escalating trade clash ahead of US President Barack Obama's first ...
 
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US jobs data pushes London gold to record


Gold surged to a record in London above US$1,100 per ounce yesterday as investors bought the metal in volatile trade after the release of United States jobs data. After a high at US$1,100.90, it was ...
 
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JAL survival may hinge on retired workers accepting pension cuts


Five years after retiring from Japan Airlines Corp, former pilot Tsutomu Watanabe is fighting to protect the pension he was promised that the airline can no longer afford to pay. JAL's pension ...
 
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Patient predator stalking HK's largest local lender


MONEY MATTERS The animal is being stalked. The predator is patient, infamously patient. No, it's not about how crocodiles hunt. It's about the ongoing wrestling between the city's largest local lender, Bank of East ...
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Data overload a headache, theoretically speaking

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The hole in Beijing's budget is bigger than you believe

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Missing executive director given walking papers

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Storm over home prices triggers plunge in sales


Luxury and mass market home sales in Hong Kong have plunged over the past two weeks, as buyers wait for government measures that are expected to push prices lower. Market sentiment had soured as ...
 
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SmarTone calls for truth in advertising


SmarTone-Vodafone, which has launched an upgraded mobile broadband service to rival that of CSL, is pushing for greater transparency in its industry's marketing of wireless network performance.
 
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Fast-food faster is McDonald's mantra


At a McDonald's Corp test kitchen in an unmarked Illinois warehouse, next year's menu plan for Britain has hit a snag. When the visiting British team adds wrap sandwiches, service slows. "This is ...

No relief in sight as jobless lines grow


Despite signs of an economic revival gathering pace around the globe, the millions of people laid off during the worst recession in 70 years are unlikely to see relief any time soon, as joblessness is ...
 

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