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Dec. 15 (Bloomberg) -- Hong Kong stocks fell for the first time in three days, led by developers, after the Xinhua news agency said China will target “excessive” growth in property prices, and China Cosco Holdings Co.
IBM has opened its 10th Web 2.0 lab in Hong Kong to focus on security in cloud computing.
Beijing Autos has agreed to buy technology from GM's Saab Automobile, a breakthrough for the Chinese automaker that could clear the way for General Motors Co. to sell the rest of Saab to another buyer.
NEW YORK — Summit Entertainment, the distributor of the "Twilight" films, has picked up Roman Polanski's latest movie. Summit says it will distribute Polanski's "The Ghost Writer" in North America. The film is expected to be released in the first half of next year. In the film, Pierce Brosnan stars as a former British prime minister who's writing his memoirs with the help of a ghostwriter ...
A Chinese policeman who died after drinking too much at a banquet he was made to attend has been deemed a martyr who died in the line of duty, in an apparent attempt to meet his family's demands for compensation, a state-run newspaper said.
China on Tuesday warned Western countries against taking up the case of a prominent dissident, Liu Xiaobo, who is facing trial for subversion, after the United States and European Union called for his release.
Dec. 15 (Bloomberg) -- Hong Kong’s airport will open a new passenger concourse, costing more than HK$1 billion ($129 million) on Dec. 17, to boost its handling capacity.
(AP:SHANGHAI) Chinese shares fell Tuesday, with losses led by property shares after the government vowed to curb real estate speculation to keep prices under control.
Dec. 15 (Bloomberg) -- Hong Kong stocks fell for the first time in three days, led by developers, after the Xinhua news agency said China will target “excessive” growth in property prices, and China Cosco Holdings Co.
Dec. 15 (Bloomberg) -- PCD Stores (Group) Ltd. , a Chinese department-store operator, surged as much as 24 percent on its first day of trading in Hong Kong after a HK$2.93 billion ($377 million) initial public offering.
Readers davidlougheed and TSHTF both let us know that microblogging service Plurk reported today that Microsoft China not only copied look and feel from its interface, but also copied raw code from Plurk's service, when it released its own microblogging service called MSN Juku (or Mclub). In instances of the code released on the Plurk blog, the layout, code structure, and variable names were ...
LONDON (Dow Jones)--European stocks are expected to open modestly higher Tuesday, continuing Monday's positive tone as investors look forward to the coming months with mounting optimism as seen by increasing M&A disclosure.
Dec. 15 (Bloomberg) -- China’s finance ministry may sell seven-year bonds at a yield of 3.27 percent tomorrow, according to the median estimate in a Bloomberg News survey.
China's Vice President Xi Jinping met Japan's emperor on Tuesday as Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama urged a warm welcome for the visitor, despite controversy over the hastily arranged royal audience.
(AP:BEIJING) A European business group urged China on Tuesday to delay a new government procurement plan that gives priority to Chinese "indigenous innovation," a practice that links government purchases with local patents.
Australian benchmark iron ore prices may rise 30 percent, Macquarie analysts led by London-based Jim Lennon said today in a report. That compares with their previous estimate for a 10 percent gain. JPMorgan yesterday raised its forecast increase to 20 percent from 10 percent.
BAIC said on Monday that it has acquired some assets of General Motors' Saab unit as part of a push to develop its own brand-name cars.
SINGAPORE -- "Finger!" announced the man with the spade, looking up from a deep, muddy hole and displaying something that looked like a small broken twig.
WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration on Monday laid out a human rights agenda that recognized the limits of American authority: emphasizing the need for change within countries, defending engagement with adversaries like Myanmar and Iran and asserting that differences with big countries like China and Russia are best hashed out behind closed doors.
Dec. 15 (Bloomberg) -- Most China stocks rose as raw- materials producers gained on higher commodity prices. Developers fell after the Xinhua News Agency said the government will target “excessive” growth in house prices in some cities.
Dec. 15 (Bloomberg) -- Gold, trading little changed in Asia, may decline as the dollar’s strength damped investor interest in the metal as an alternative investment.
