The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Hong Kong - Two people have died after a barge collided with a ferry travelling between Hong Kong and China, news reports said Friday. The two dead, believed to be Dutch tourists, were among 10 people who were injured in the collision which happened ...
The Flat Back Four (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
... Chan Siu-ki, 24, will have 10 days to impress Spurs boss Harry Redknapp next month, the South China Morning Post said. The forward has scored 22 goals in 27 appearances for his club South China, the newspaper said, and netted with a long-distance volley against Spurs when the two teams met in Hong Kong in the summer. The Hong Kong champions and Tottenham on Tuesday agreed...
DIS News - wdwinfo.com (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
According to the South China Morning Post, a $4 billion Disney theme park in Shanghai has been approved by the Chinese government.Plans are now able to move forward in the deal between the Walt Disney Co. and China to build a Disney theme park in Shanghai. China's National Development and Reform Commission has approved Disney's plans for the park, which will be built...
George Washington's Blog (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009
As I have repeatedly noted , China has been blowing a bubble with easy credit. MarketWatch's Craig Stephen warns investors to be wary of a potential correction, at least in some sectors: Policy tightening could soon become the dominant market theme, meaning it's time for a rethink. After recent rate hikes in Australia and Norway, tightening is back on the agenda in many countries, including...
The Age (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009
The Chinese Government could approve a multibillion-dollar Disney theme park in Shanghai this week. Quoting an unnamed government official with direct knowledge of the project, the South China Morning Post said yesterday the $US3.6 billion ($A4.01 billion) amusement park had been approved.Shanghai has been working for almost a decade to land a world-class amusement park, partly...
Reuters UK (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
HONG KONG, Nov 6 (Reuters) - These are some of the leading stories in Hong Kong newspapers on Friday. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST
France 24 (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
English Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur have offered a trial to a Hong Kong international striker who scored against the London giants in a pre-season friendly, a news report said Wednesday. Chan Siu-ki, 24, will have 10 days to impress Spurs boss Harry Redknapp next month, the South China Morning Post said. The forward has scored 22 goals in 27 appearances for his club...
Fijilive (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
English Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur have offered a trial to a Hong Kong international striker who scored against the London giants in a pre-season friendly, a news report said Wednesday.Chan Siu-ki, 24, will have 10 days to impress Spurs boss Harry Redknapp next month, the South China Morning Post said.The forward has scored 22 goals in 27 appearances for his club South...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Hong Kong - A Hong Kong cab driver who found diamonds worth 1 million Hong Kong dollars (130,000 US dollars) in his taxi and handed them to the police, has been rewarded for his honesty, a news report said Friday. The diamonds were left under the back seat of the taxi of Yau Chi-keung by an Indonesian businessman in April last year, the South China Morning Post said. Yau, 57, reported...
Business Wire (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
PARIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The third edition of the MIPIM Asia Awards has partnered with Aedas and the South China Morning Post to host the duo’s Greenville Student Design Competition, which call on young architects to design new homes for people affected by the devastating earthquake that swept through China’s Sichuan province in May 2008. During the MIPIM Asia...
Soccer News - Daily Soccer News (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
English side Hotspur have offered a trial to a Hong Kong international striker who scored against the London giants in a pre-season friendly, a report said Wednesday.Chan Siu-ki, 24, will have 10 days to impress Spurs boss Harry Redknapp next month, the South China Morning Post said.The forward has scored 22 goals in 27 appearances for his club South China, the newspaper...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
... he sat in the dock. Police also stepped up security at the court building for the trial, the South China Morning Post reported. Yip gained notoriety in the 1980s for a series of jewellery shop raids in which his gang would spray the shops with bullets from AK-47 assault rifles as they fled. He was captured and jailed in 1985 for 18 years, but made a daring escape in 1989 when...
Reuters UK (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
HONG KONG, Nov 3 (Reuters) - These are some of the leading stories in Hong Kong newspapers on Tuesday. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST
France24 (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009
The Chinese government could give the green light this week for a multi-billion dollar Disney theme park in Shanghai, a report said Monday. Quoting an unnamed government official with direct knowledge of the project, the South China Morning Post said the 3.6 billion dollar amusement park had been approved. Shanghai Mayor Han Zheng told media Sunday that there would be an announcement...
Reuters UK (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009
HONG KONG, Nov 2 (Reuters) - These are some of the leading stories in Hong Kong newspapers on Monday. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST
