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China Unicom plans spending lift as profits fall

30 Mar 2011

China Unicom (Hong Kong) will boost capital spending this year to expand its 3G, Wi-fi and fixed-line broadband infrastructure nationwide, after posting a decline in profit last year.

Beijing to investigate price gouging after rumours spark panic buying

30 Mar 2011

In a further bid to contain inflation, the mainland's top planning agency has launched an investigation into several companies that allegedly raised prices to exploit consumers, state media...

HK's strategic location outweighs high shop rents, says MCM

30 Mar 2011

German luxury goods company MCM Products, which took over home-grown retailer Episode's shop to open its flagship store in Central, said the strategic position of Hong Kong as a gateway to the...

Delays in planning could be a costly error

30 Mar 2011

Attitudes towards retirement funds are changing as more people are becoming dependent on their savings.

People are more aware that the Mandatory Provident Fund (MPF) is a key way to...

Hontex auditor on trial for taking 'generous lai see'

29 Mar 2011

Suspended KPMG senior manager Leung Sze-chit took HK$400,000 for himself and his assistant as a 'generous lai see' for last year's Lunar New Year, to overlook accounting errors in the listing...

Opinion

Jake Van Der Kamp

An age-old problem and the sums that just don't add up

Howard Winn

HSBC suffers the Taibbi treatment in Rolling Stone

Shirley Yam

How tycoons' IPO 'losses' may hide profits at herd's expense

iPad 2 came too soon after the original

Apple's iPad has changed many people's lifestyles. With the iPad, you can read a book anytime and anywhere, because books can be stored in an electronic format in the device. It has changed...

SKIN deep

A living, breathing organ exposed to the elements, skin often needs special care as seasons change. Now that summer is on the way, it's time to perfect a tailored daily regimen.

Brilliance aims to drive BMW sales

Brilliance China Automotive Holdings is targeting 40 per cent sales growth for its Shenyang-made BMW sedans this year after last year's blockbuster growth led to record turnover and profits.

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Tsingtao finds rising costs are hard to swallow

Fans of Tsingtao Beer are no doubt grumbling about recent increases in the price of their favourite tipple.

But the rises may not be enough to help the mainland's second-largest...

Clean and not heard

For those arriving in Geneva by air for the annual motor show this month, it was difficult to miss the Nissan LEAF. The 100 per cent electric car was stationed at a number of reception points for...

Sleepwalking through a crisis

More than two weeks after a massive earthquake of 9 magnitude triggered a horrendous tsunami and crippling damage to a major nuclear plant, it is as if Japan is still sleeping through a raging...