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The list of dead in the tragic balloon accident in Egypt's Luxor included three Hong Kong families. The youngest victim was 33 and the oldest 62.
Hong Kong will send a pathologist to Egypt to help the families of the victims of the balloon crash, the Health Department said on Wednesday.
Online purchases of milk powder will be outlawed under Beijing’s revised stricter food safety regulations, the Beijing Evening News reported.
Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing, the world’s biggest exchange operator by market value, posted a net profit of HK$300 million (US$38.67 million) for the October-December quarter, worse than the...
Four school children were killed in a stampede in China’s central Hubei province on Wednesday morning, according to local authorities.
Europe-focused retailer Esprit Holdings reported a far steeper-than-expected loss for the six months ended December as the region’s economic gloom slashed sales, and its new chief said the next...
New promotional videos launched by the city’s propaganda arm aim to shed Dongguan’s reputation as a city of sin, the Yangcheng Evening News reported on Wendesday.
A pawnshop operator that has been providing quick cash to Hongkongers since 1975 plans to raise up to HK$98 million to expand its footprint in the mortgage-loan business, targeting households and...
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Hong Kong will send a pathologist to Egypt to help the families of the victims of the balloon crash, the Health Department said on Wednesday.
Hong Kong expects economic growth to come in 1.5 to 3.5 per cent this year, Financial Secretary John Tsang Chun-wah said in his annual budget speech on Wednesday, while offering a raft of relief...
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Online purchases of milk powder will be outlawed under Beijing’s revised stricter food safety regulations, the Beijing Evening News reported.
Four school children were killed in a stampede in China’s central Hubei province on Wednesday morning, according to local authorities.
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A US appeals court has labelled militant conservationist group Sea Shepherd as pirates, and cleared the way for Japanese whalers to pursue legal action against them.
World
The US Senate finally confirmed Chuck Hagel to be secretary of defence on Tuesday, ending an acrimonious nominations process and handing President Barack Obama a boost as he fills his second-term...
Aides to top Republican US Senator Mitch McConnell voiced outrage on Tuesday after a left-leaning group suggested that he supported China over the United States due to his Taiwan-born wife.
Thousands thronged the West Bank village of Sair on Monday for the funeral of Arafat Jaradat, a 30-year-old father of two and member of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades after his death at the weekend...
Business
Europe-focused retailer Esprit Holdings reported a far steeper-than-expected loss for the six months ended December as the region’s economic gloom slashed sales, and its new chief said the next...
Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing, the world’s biggest exchange operator by market value, posted a net profit of HK$300 million (US$38.67 million) for the October-December quarter, worse than the...
Movie studio DreamWorks Animation SKG reported its first quarterly loss in almost six years as it wrote down US$165 million (HK$1.28 billion) related to the weak box office performance of Rise of...
AIA Group, Asia’s third-biggest insurer, said on Wednesday that it was planning to open a representative office in Myanmar, as part of a strategy of targeting demand in fast-growing Southeast...
Asian markets mostly rose on Wednesday after US Federal Reserve head Ben Bernanke reaffirmed the central bank’s huge monetary easing scheme, but a stronger yen sent Tokyo lower.
Lifestyle
American Ballet Theatre began their series of performances under the Hong Kong Arts Festival with a high-energy mixed bill that showed the company in sparkling form.
Silver Linings Playbook won the best film prize at the Independent Spirit Awards on Saturday, as well as best actress for Jennifer Lawrence and best director.
Many parents give their children a small treat, or a gift, when they do well in school as encouragement. Some resort to giving cash or a coveted gadget as an incentive to work harder.
Facebook allowed users on Friday to make free calls to friends at the leading social network using its application tailored for iPhones or iPads.
When New York Fashion Week controversially moved its position in the catwalk season running order, so that rather than happening after London, Milan and Paris, it took an early slot before the...
The International Woolmark Prize announced in London last weekend is about pushing the boundaries of what can be done in both design and technical innovation with wool. It is also about...
Asia's best restaurant will be announced on Monday evening, and the winner will be thrust into the international spotlight with bragging rights to the title for the next year. It will be the first...
These museum goers didn’t just leave their coats at the coat check. They handed over their shirts, trousers and underwear.
Sport
Sarah Lee Wai-sze returned yesterday from Minsk, Belarus, where she won gold and bronze in the women's time trial and sprint respectively - the best achievement yet by any Hong Kong cyclist in a...
Muriqui scored once and made a second as Guangzhou - quarterfinalists in last year's competition - scored an emphatic win over Urawa Red Diamonds at Tianhe Stadium in their group F encounter.
Cristiano Ronaldo continued his fine goal scoring record at the Nou Camp with a brace as Real Madrid beat Barcelona 3-1 to go through to the final of the King’s Cup 4-2 on aggregate.
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Property
Rents will rise at a faster pace in the second half of this year as demand for rental accommodation increases as a result of homebuyers hold off on making purchases while they digest the impact of...
As a measure of speculative deals in the sector, data from property broker Midland IC&I show that 1,276 confirmor sales were transacted in the industrial property market last year. Confirmor...
In a report following measures in October last year, CBRE highlighted that "while the aim of the latest measures is to curb speculative activity in the residential market, some investors may now...
Technology
China’s Huawei, the No 3 smartphone maker behind giants Samsung and Apple, unveiled on Sunday a new mobile, the Ascend P2, which it claims is the fastest in the world.
Samsung yesterday unveiled an eight-inch tablet with phone-call capability to rival Apple's recently launched iPad mini and cement its market dominance by offering different-sized devices.
Dire warnings from Washington about a “cyber Pearl Harbour” envision a single surprise strike from a formidable enemy that could destroy power plants nationwide, disable the financial system or...
Debates
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Leung Chun-ying's maiden policy address lasted for more than two hours and covered everything from housing supply to help for the disabled. But the chief executive has faced a growing wave of...
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