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A Shady Resume Sparks Debate Over Honesty in China

info — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 03:35:55 +0000

After the former head of Microsoft China’s academic credentials have come under scrutiny, a nationwide debate is raging on the place of integrity in Chinese society
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Hong Kong tycoon buys up UK electricity networks

info — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 23:13:22 +0000

Hong Kong’s business “Superman” Li Ka-Shing is paying £5.8bn for energy giant EDF’s 100,000 miles of the UK’s electricity network.
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Jeannie Cho Lee Is the Asian Wine Market’s Own Julia Child

info — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:52:01 +0000

Gary V.’s got nothing on Jeannie C. The wine and Asian food pairings Jeannie Cho Lee dreams up are about as diverse as her background: Master of Wine from the Institute of Masters of Wine in London and a Master of Public Policy from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. Born in Seoul, raised in the U.S., and now residing in Hong Kong where she’s raising four children, Lee is the first Asian …
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Hong Kong offer for EDF’s UK arm

info — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:00:03 +0000

Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-Shing makes a £5.8bn ($9.1bn) offer for the UK interests of French power group EDF.
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Hong Kong Stocks Poised For Consolidation

info — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 03:36:14 +0000

The Hong Kong stock market put on just 2 points on Thursday – but that was enough to extend its winning streak to eight sessions, collecting more than 1,000 points or 5 percent in that span. The Hang Seng Index remained just below the 21,100-point plateau, and now analysts are forecasting a modest decline at the opening of trade on Friday.
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Hong Kong Slides Lower On Banks, But Chalco Up

info — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 03:36:01 +0000

Hong Kong Slides Lower On Banks, But Chalco Up
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Hong Kong’s Cheung Kong Infrastructure Buys EDF’s UK Electricity Unit For GBP5.8 Billion – FT

info — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 01:25:35 +0000

Hong Kong’s Cheung Kong Infrastructure Buys EDF’s UK Electricity Unit For GBP5.8 Billion – FT
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More HK students enter mainland for further study

info — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 05:50:40 +0000

A group of 206 Hong Kong students arrived in Beijing on July 24 for a four-day visit organized by the Hong Kong Federation of Overseas Chinese Associations that is aimed at letting them explore Chinese culture.
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Hong Kong land fetches $1.5bn at auction

info — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 03:39:43 +0000

A RARE residential site at Hong Kong’s ritzy Victoria Peak fetched $1.5 billion at auction, boosting one of the world’s most dizzying luxury property markets.
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Hong Kong Peak Site Fetches $1.34 Billion, Below Some Estimates

info — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 16:47:09 +0000

Nan Fung Development Ltd. and Wharf (Holdings) Ltd. bid HK$10.4 billion ($1.34 billion) for a site in Hong Kong, falling short of some surveyors’ estimates and sending property stocks to the biggest drop in almost two weeks.
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