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HSBC suffers the Taibbi treatment in Rolling Stone

2 Mar 2013

Matt Taibbi, the man who famously described Goldman Sachs as "a great vampire squid wrapped around the face of humanity", has turned his attention to HSBC in the latest edition of Rolling Stone...

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Li Ka-shing denies offering get-rich-quick tips online

20 Feb 2013

Hong Kong’s richest man, Li Ka-shing, has denied offering a set of get-rich-quick tips that have gone viral on the internet recently, saying the article carrying the tips purportedly made by him...

Obama, Merkel top Forbes' list of world's most powerful people

7 Dec 2012

The US president leads it, and then there's the Pope, and Angela Merkel, and Facebook's founder, and other global rainmakers on Forbes' ranking of the mightiest earthlings.

China's top 100 rich-list fall in value

13 Oct 2012

The global economic slowdown has reduced the collective wealth of the mainland's 100 richest people by 7 per cent to US$220 billion this year, Forbes has revealed.

Beverage tycoon tops Forbes' China rich list

12 Oct 2012

Beverage tycoon Zong Qinghou regained his position as China’s richest man this year, Forbes magazine said on Friday, but the global economic slump took its toll on other billionaires.

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DJR Digest: Some thoughts on future journalism, and some facts of China’s digital giants

If somebody say that graduates from journalism schools will be offered more opportunities in future job market, would you believe that?

Let me prove that to you, some time next month.

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The rich just got richer - up by 21% on last year

The gap between rich and poor may be widening as inflation wipes out the modest pay rises achieved by workers, but the city's wealthiest tycoons have no such worries - they all got richer last...

Museum now features artwork on the outside as well as inside

If you've passed by the Tsim Sha Tsui waterfront in the past few days, you would have probably noticed the entire Museum of Art has been given a new facade.

Mainland billionaire club members rise to 106 as markets soar

The mainland's surging stock and property markets have helped create 106 billionaires, ranking it second only to the United States in terms of billionaires, according to Shanghai-based Hurun...

Corrections & clarifications

In our handover anniversary coverage on page A12 yesterday, we referred to a controversial article entitled 'The Death of Hong Kong'. We incorrectly reported that the story appeared in Forbes...

Planning tsar lashes out after criticism from US delegate at summit

Minister denies government playing too big a role in attempt to avoid overheating

Beijing's top economic planner hit back yesterday at criticism the mainland was relying too heavily...