Chicago

Falling crime rate a Hong Kong success to celebrate

22 Feb 2013

Although Hong Kong is not totally free of violent crime, it is a remarkably safe place to live in. Comparable communities in developed Asia, like Japan, Korea and Singapore, also have markedly...

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Frank Calabrese, hitman for Chicago mafia, dies in prison

28 Dec 2012

Hitman Frank Calabrese, jailed for life after a long career of murder and extortion in the Chicago mob, has died in prison.

His son, Frank Jnr, said he died on Christmas Day, which was "one...

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Food icon Charlie Trotter puts 'large format' wine collection up for auction

7 Nov 2012

Charlie Trotter, whose eponymous restaurant was synonymous with fine dining in Chicago, is auctioning off his million-dollar wine cellar, which is known for the size of its bottles as much as for...

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Chicago protest over street gangs' rowdy funerals

3 Oct 2012

As the funeral procession headed through Chicago's far Southwest Side, mourners weaved in and out of traffic, leaned out of car windows as they sang to music blaring from their car stereos and...

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Blind dinner date fuels appetite for romance

18 Feb 2012

Chicago-born Jeff Young did not have high hopes when a former colleague set up a blind date for him and Georgine Leung. But it turned out to be infinitely better than he had expected.

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Chicago seeks to be friendliest US city for Chinese, mayor Daley says

29 Mar 2011

Chicago mayor Richard Daley, in Hong Kong on the last leg of a China tour, said yesterday the Midwestern metropolis aspires to be the 'most friendly city in the United States for Chinese investors...

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Opinion

Workers pay the price for our bargains

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Howard Winn

Barry Cheung makes waves in Moscow

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Events

Today:

American Chamber of Commerce breakfast: 'What's next in the Obama US trade agenda?' Bank of America Tower.

American Chamber of Commerce lunch with Chicago...

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Life is about making connections

Jeremy Lieberman, director of operations for Asia-Pacific at Bubba Gump Shrimp, which owns a chain of seafood restaurants inspired by the 1994 movie Forrest Gump, embodies some of the admirable...

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What's on in Hong Kong

Acting out

HKYAF is running a drama games workshop for primary students aged six to 12. It takes place on June 23, 5-6.30pm.

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Chicago - The Musical

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When opportunity knocks, take it

Throughout 2010, Michael Brown will be wearing two hats. As chairman of the American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong, he will have an influential voice on business policy in the region.

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Jessica C shows she's no fish out of water as she finds another use for streamlined suits

Chrissie Chau Sau-na found fame in a bikini MTR ad. Jessica Cambensy became a celebrity after a TV commercial. The Chinese-American model starred in a series of Canon ads with Eric Kot Man-fai....

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