Yam

Now for a few rousing words that may change your life for the better

17 Jun 2012

It is graduation time, both at universities and schools. This marks a moment of change that even students advancing from primary to secondary school can identify with. And the hallmark of...

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Pegged out? - John Gong

15 Jun 2012

To fix or not to fix, that is the question. Or maybe it's the monetary system itself that needs a fix.

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Peg can go, says Yam

14 Jun 2012

What?

Joseph Yam Chi-kwong, a professor at Chinese University, has suggested that Hong Kong should move away from the dollar peg. He released a research paper on Tuesday making the...

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'Too-hasty' Yam gets taken down a peg

13 Jun 2012

Joseph Yam Chi-kwong may have insisted it was just a regular citizen's expression of opinion when he released a paper on Hong Kong's currency peg yesterday, but the government took it so seriously...

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Babies come first as celebrity parents Donnie Yen and Qiqi Yam show their softer sides at launch

13 Oct 2011

It's curious to see how the launch of a range of high-end baby strollers can attract as many celebrities as a preview of luxury watches or handbags. Then again, most people do have a soft spot for...

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Vivian Yam - Chemistry professor

11 Oct 2011

Others may practise the creative arts, but where Vivian Yam Wing-wah excels is in the creative sciences. Her research has focused on unlocking the secrets of chemical bonds and processes at work...

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Opinion

Singapore interbank rates manipulation claims are hyped

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Enoch Yiu

Qianhai the likely winner in the rush for Hong Kong investment

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HKU chemist with a cause

It may sound like science fiction, but Vivian Yam Wing-wah has set her sights on making it scientific fact.

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South Korean heartthrob Rain has celebrities star-struck and swooning at store opening

The celebrities behaved more like their fans at MCM's store opening, using their camera phones to take snaps of the guest of honour, South Korean star Rain. The heartthrob left the ladies...

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1b people in market for HK homes, Yam says

Former head of the Monetary Authority Joseph Yam Chi-kwong says property prices will continue to rise and that one way to relieve pressure on the market is for developers to release more land....

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Daycream believers turn out for birthday bash

Shiseido's product first anniversary cocktail reception

Where: The French Window, Central

When: September 9

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Simon Yam's bingeing on French fries helps his favourite charity

We thought the debonair Simon Yam Tat-wah had shunned high-calorie fast food, but we caught him filling his face with French fries at Peak Galleria last Friday. The 55-year-old was at the opening...

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Where there's smoke there's ire for Hong Kong's award-winning actor

Simon Yam Tat-wah may have been crowned best actor at last month's Hong Kong Film Awards, but it's his daughter who lays down the law when it comes to his cigarette consumption.

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