New York

6 Jan 2013

The Bronx may not seem an obvious tourist draw but, finds Christopher Beanland, the New York borough has soul, green spaces - and the Yankees.

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Dollars and nonsense in New York

12 May 2013

The sense that New York teams operate with Monopoly money rather than actual cash was never more prevalent than when Alex Rodriguez tore up the largest contract in US sports history, only to be...

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Manhattan apartment rents rise sharply, close on record

17 Apr 2013

The median monthly rent climbed 6.7 per cent from a year earlier to US$3,195, according to a report last week by appraiser Miller Samuel and brokerage Douglas Elliman Real Estate. The number of...

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Talking points

12 Mar 2013

Cardinals gather for papal conclave

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Mega blizzard aims at US Northeast

8 Feb 2013

A major snowstorm bore down on the northeastern United States Friday, with heavy snow, blizzard conditions and freezing temperatures forecast from New York through Maine as well as densely...

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Hong Kong leaves New York in the shade for prime retail rents

8 Feb 2013

At US$4,335 per square foot a year in the fourth quarter last year, the average rent for a prime shop was well above second-placed New York, where rents were 46 per cent lower at US$2,970. London...

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Opinion

Wang Xiangwei

Placating graduates a work in progress

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George Chen

For HSBC, the first love is apparently not the deepest

4:18AM

North Korean propaganda video shows New York under attack

The footage was uploaded by the North's official website, Uriminzokkiri, which distributes news and propaganda from the state media.

5:29AM

New York enacts 'toughest' gun law in US

New York has passed what supporters called the toughest gun ownership law in the country, becoming the first US state to impose new restrictions in the wake of last month's school massacre in...

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Two US firefighters shot dead in arson ‘trap’

A convicted felon shot dead two firefighters and wounded two others on Monday after luring them to a blaze that police said he had apparently set as a trap in a small town in New York state.

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ENTERTAINMENT

Harlem Gospel Choir to perform in Hong Kong this week

Hong Kong is a long way from the churches of Harlem, but a popular gospel choir from the African-American neighbourhood in New York will make its first visit to Hong Kong since the troupe formed...

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TECHNOLOGY

New York to test 'e-hailing' of taxis

New York passengers will be able to use smartphones to "e-hail" taxis from the kerb in a one- year test programme, according to the city's taxi and limousine commission.

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JAPAN

Mori Trust eyeing property purchases at home and abroad

Japanese billionaire Akira Mori plans to buy as much as 100 billion yen (HK$9.4 billion) in properties in Tokyo, New York and London, his company's first investment of this scale since 2008, as...

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