HONG KONG (MarketWatch)– China Telecom said Monday it signed 2.01 million new 3G subscribers in April, compared to 2.4 million it added in March, bringing its total subscriber base for the data service to 45.56 million. The April subscriber growth figure was the softest recorded this year. The telecom said its 3G subscriber base...
A Hong Kong feng shui master accused of forging the will of late property tycoon Nina Wang appeared in court on Monday at a pre-trial hearing. (read the news…) Related items Hong Kong court dismisses claim to tycoon’s estate HK graft police arrest property tycoon brothers Property Tycoon Arrested In Hong Kong Bribery Probe...
Hong Kong said Monday it would delay the introduction of mandatory 'national education' classes, which have been criticized as a bid to brainwash children with Chinese patriotism. (read the story…) Related items Asian shares lifted by Europe bank plans Global stocks, euro slide as crisis drags on Hong Kong Drug Bust Yields $37M in...
The Chinese government has sent a team to Hong Kong to investigate the business interests of suspended Politburo member Bo Xilai and his family, a report said on Monday. (read the story…) Related items China probes Bo family's H.K. investments: report Asian shares lifted by Europe bank plans Asian markets cautiously optimistic over Greece...
Hong Kong's Smartone has issued an apology after thousands of its customers were cut off on Monday morning. The regulator is also investigating after it was claimed that the company had breached its license by not reporting the problem within one hour as required. (more…) Related items HK's OFCA urged to update service rules...
Hong Kong tech experts have urged regulator OFCA to update the nation's telecom service regulations, after SmarTone’s more than six-hour mobile service outage on Monday. (more…) Related items Hong Kong's Smartone Apologises for Network Outage on Monday Morning China Telecom 3G subscriber growth slows in April LoopUp Partners with SmarTone in Hong Kong Hong...
South Korean and Japanese shares began a new quarter on a positive note Monday, with gains in Seoul coming after Moody’s raised the country’s credit rating outlook, while Tokyo stocks got a lift as a downbeat tankan survey weighed on the yen. (read the story…) Related items Asia Markets: Asia stocks diverge as Hong...
Cook is on his first trip to the country since taking over from late co-founder Steve Jobs in August, keeping to a closely guarded agenda that has included talks on Monday with Beijing's mayor and a visit to one of Apple's two stores in the capital. (more…) Related items Apple CEO on China mission...
Hong Kong shares ended flat in weak Monday trade, as strength in local developers offset weakness in Chinese banks on fears that the sector could be exposed to more bad local government debt than previously expected. (more…) Related items China Telecom 3G subscriber growth slows in April Hong Kong's Smartone Apologises for Network Outage...
HONG KONG — Global stock markets drifted lower in lackluster trading Monday as investors saw few optimistic indicators to weigh against the prospects of a global economic slowdown. (more…) Related items World stocks drift amid uncertain global economy Global stock markets drift lower as traders weigh prospects of global economic slowdown Asian stock markets...
