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22 May 2013

Chinese commodities firms are struggling to get trade loans as banks scrutinise their activities and hold back credit following Beijing’s orders to rein in currency speculation.

5:02PM
17 Apr 2013

I was wrong, badly wrong. Back in February this column looked at the prospects for commodity markets in 2013. With prices down, and major mining companies announcing losses, I examined the...

5:36AM
12 Apr 2013

When you are reputed to be London's most highly paid hedge fund manager, you can afford to indulge in a few whims. David Harding's whims are a tad unusual, however.

5:43AM
7 Aug 2012

There is a great way to personalise your notebooks and wrapping paper: you can use rubber stamps to make them uniquely your own.

Find out how artist Addis Fung carves this scholarly...

11:08PM
7 Aug 2012

There is a great way to personalise your notebooks and wrapping paper: you can use rubber stamps to make them uniquely your own.

Find out how artist Addis Fung carves this scholarly...

11:08PM
9 Dec 2009

'Money hasn't changed who I am. My feet are still on the ground. I just wear better shoes' Oprah Winfrey - American millionaire talk show host.

Pass me my shoes

3:39PM

A look at the illustrations of Lo Koon-chiu, including Rubber-band Rope Skipping (right), through the children's comic book. Daily, 10am-6pm, (Sun and public holidays until 7pm), closed Tue, HK...

4:07AM

A look at the illustrations of Lo Koon-chiu, including Rubber-band Rope Skipping (right), through the children's comic book. Daily, 10am-6pm, (Sun and public holidays until 7pm), closed Tue, HK...

4:07AM

I am sure nobody likes to see bad governance and misuse of public money.

3:22PM

It's not every day a fashion installation encourages its guests to try on quirky exhibits made from latex, laminate strips and wire twists. Then again, it's not every day a model slips off a...

1:14PM

It's not every day a fashion installation encourages its guests to try on quirky exhibits made from latex, laminate strips and wire twists. Then again, it's not every day a model slips off a...

1:14PM

Rubber farmer Azizah Hamdan suffered in poverty for years because the price of latex averaged a few cents a kilogram, making it uneconomical to tap the trees.

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