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Market Open:Hong Kong stocks seen flat ahead of China GDP

16 Oct 2012

Investors may remain cautious on Tuesday ahead of crucial gross domestic product (GDP) data to gauge the extent of slowdown in the world's second largest economy.

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Market Open:Hong Kong stocks seen higher on easing hopes after disappointing China PMI

3 Oct 2012

Hong Kong stocks may open higher after a two-day National Holiday break on speculation that more easing measures could be in the pipeline to revive growth

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Hong Kong stocks flat as CNOOC retreats, offsetting gains in consumer sector

21 Aug 2012

Hong Kong stocks ended virtually flat on Tuesday, as oil producers fell after a disappointing interim result from heavyweight CNOOC, but consumer counters were lifted by promising earnings and by...

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Put no stock in ballot box

14 May 2012

This is a big year for elections: France and Greece have just held polls yielding dramatic results, the United States will have presidential and legislative elections, and there are general...

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Going upmarket

2 Feb 2012

Think tanks have been sweating out ideas to fight poverty. But, so far, they have come up dry. It never occurred to them to look to wet markets as a solution to poverty or even wealth creation....

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'SOFT landing'

9 Dec 2011

A year after the implementation of the special stamp duty (SSD) on residential properties at the point of resale, Financial Secretary John Tsang Chun-wah says the property market may have...

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Opinion

Alex Lo

Rankings belie the real purpose of universities: to educate

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Howard Winn

Way to go

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Pitching for foreign projects

As the property market enters a wintry mood in Hong Kong, real estate agents are increasingly turning their attention to foreign sales.

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Rules on flat sales are important

Hong Kong people invest in the property and stock markets for future security and prosperity. Sentiment in one market is reflected in the other. They have a legitimate expectation that...

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Buyers' bonanza

In Australia, sellers of top-end real estate lean towards the 'off-market' sales method, where discretion is paramount.

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'Chocfinger' and friends are bad news for the world's poor

Five years ago the South China Morning Post had what diplomats like to call a robust exchange of views with veteran investor Jim Rogers.

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Lenovo banks on mainland market to restore profitability

Lenovo Group expressed confidence the domestic market will improve this year but is less upbeat on a revival in western markets in view of the global downturn as the company struggles to...

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Government should get out of wet markets

Wet markets are an integral part of Hong Kong's cultural fabric. They are where many of us get our fresh food and produce and catch up on gossip. Few other places are as colourful, vibrant or...

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