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Hong Kong shares end flat; HSBC, China Mobile weigh (Reuters via Yahoo! Malaysia News)

March 19, 2009 | NEWS

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HK Hot Stocks – BoCom drops after earnings; Tencent gains (Reuters via Yahoo! Philippines News)

March 19, 2009 | NEWS

HONG KONG, March 19 (Reuters) – By 0315 GMT the benchmark Hang Seng Index was down 0.4 percent at 13,063.72, after opening 0.7 percent firmer. (read the story…)
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Disney puts Hong Kong expansion on hold (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

March 17, 2009 | BUSINESS

Walt Disney Co. has put the long-delayed expansion of its Hong Kong theme park on hold after failing to agree with the city’s government on a cash infusion, the company said on Tuesday. (read on…)
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Hong Kong moves to send plastic bags packing (AFP via Yahoo! News)

March 17, 2009 | BUSINESS

Brian Pemberton is trying to help Hong Kong beat its looming waste crisis — one rice sack at a time. (read on…)
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Hong Kong’s Stock Index Falls; Hongkong & Shanghai Hotels Drops (Bloomberg)

March 12, 2009 | TRAVEL

March 12 (Bloomberg) — Hong Kong’s benchmark stock index fell on concern the global recession will erode corporate earnings and damp demand for raw materials. (read more…)
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Dispute highlights Macau-Hong Kong divide (AFP via Yahoo! News)

March 12, 2009 | NEWS

It’s best known as a glitzy gambling haven, but the Chinese territory of Macau is now drawing the unwanted focus of rights groups after it passed a tough new security law and began blocking visitors from Hong Kong. (read the story…)
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Hong Kong stock commentator in tears at HSBC plunge (AFP via Yahoo! News)

March 11, 2009 | NEWS

A veteran Hong Kong stock commentator burst into tears during a live television broadcast as she saw HSBC’s shares plunge dramatically seconds before the end of Monday’s trading. (read the story…)
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24 hours in Hong Kong: Urban thrills where East meets West (CNN)

March 9, 2009 | FINANCE

Hong Kong is well suited to providing a quick hit of urban thrills and retail therapy, but time-pressed visitors can also get a glimpse of another side of the city away from the shopping malls and neon-lit streets. (read the rest of the story…)
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A spat between Hong Kong and Macau (McClatchy Newspapers via Yahoo! News)

March 6, 2009 | NEWS

Macau has barred entry in recent days to a number of Hong Kong residents, including a university dean, several politicians and a photojournalist for the South China Morning Post. (read the story…)
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HK Hot Stocks – China banks, property stocks soar (Reuters via Yahoo! Philippines News)

March 4, 2009 | NEWS

HONG KONG, March 4 (Reuters) – By 0255 GMT the benchmark Hang Seng Index was 4.58 points lower at 12,029.30. (read the story…)
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