Hong Kong Stocks Fall as Oil Prices Drop; China Mobile ... - Bloomberg
March 18 (Bloomberg) -- Hong Kong stocks fell as energy companies declined on lower oil prices. China Mobile Ltd. rose following an increase in profit. The Hang Seng Index fell 0.3 percent to 21,330.67 as of the close, after swinging between gains ...
Rice regrets how US prioritized rebuilding in Iraq - YAHOO!
HONG KONG – Former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Friday she would "many times over liberate" Iraq again, but she regretted the Bush administration failed to work closer with Iraqis to rebuild the war-torn country. Rice, speaking at ...
Rice admits Iraq regrets - Bangkok Post
Former top US diplomat Condoleezza Rice voiced regret ... I would many times over liberate Iraq again from Saddam Hussein. I think he's a danger to the Middle East,'' she said in a speech at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, when asked what she ...
Hong Kong feng shui adviser appeals ruling over ... - Washington Examiner
HONG KONG — A fortune teller who claims he was the lover of late Hong Kong developer Nina Wang on Friday appealed a court ruling that denied him the multibillion-dollar fortune of the tycoon who was Asia's richest woman. Tony Chan Chun-chuen's ...
New Life in Old Hong Kong - New York Times
At the forefront of this revival is the Pawn (62 Johnston Road; 852-2866-3444; thepawn.com.hk ), a gastropub, housed in a renovated three-story colonial building dating back to 1888. The Pawn is a bit of an oddity in a city where buildings rarely ...
China Mobile awaiting answer from Apple on iPhone - Investors Business Daily
HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- China Mobile's chief executive has called upon Apple Inc. to adapt some of its next generation of iPhone handsets so that they can run on a unique Chinese-developed standard for third-generation mobile services. China ...
LONDON — Strikes set to begin for BA cabin crew - Chicago Tribune
HONG KONG — People's Bank of China deputy governor has keynote at investment conference. FRANKFURT — GfK research group releases monthly German consumer confidence survey. FRANKFURT — Air Berlin releases 2009 financial results. WASHINGTON ...
Asian markets trading mixed; Hang Seng flat, Nikkei up - MoneyControl.com
Hong Kong's Hang Seng was flat at 21,308.49. Japan's Nikkei was up 0.67% or 71.49 points at 10,815.52. Singapore's Straits Times rose 0.42% or 12.11 points at 2,926.05. South Korea's Seoul Composite added 0.28% or 4.69 points at 1,679.86.
Filmart kicks off in Hong Kong - Variety
HONG KONG -- The galloping Chinese box office and 3D top the list of what the Asian biz will be buzzing about at Hong Kong's Filmart, which runs March 22 to 25. A majority of the top 10 Chinese-language box office hits in China were Hong Kong movies ...
UPDATE: Orient Overseas Swings To 2009 Net Loss On ... - Wall Street Journal
HONG KONG (Dow Jones)--Container shipper Orient Overseas (International) Ltd. (0316.HK) said Friday it swung to a net loss for 2009, a year that presented the company with the "worst market conditions ever experienced" as the economic downturn ...
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Obama appeals to Iranians in online video
In a fresh appeal to the Iranian people, President Obama says in an online video that the U.S. wants more cultural exchanges for their students and better access to the Internet to give them a more hopeful future.
Losing the battle to keep female flesh off Afghan TV
 Eight years after the fall of the Taliban, who banned television and barred women from appearing in public without an all-enveloping burqa, the Afghan government is fighting a losing battle to keep female flesh off TV.
Web produces new generation of China activists
 There is a vibrant community of tech-savvy users who can easily hop over China's "Great Firewall" that blocks access to sites like Facebook, YouTube and Twitter. They are a minority of the 384 million people online in China but among the most vocal.
Thousands of BA flights canceled as crew on strike
British Airways was scrambling to deal with a three-day strike launched by cabin crew Saturday, throwing the plans of tens of thousands of travelers into chaos and risking harm to the Labour government before a tough general election.
Sandstorm turns Beijing sky orange
 China's capital woke up to orange-tinted skies Saturday as the strongest sandstorm so far this year hit the country’s north, making breathing the air “very bad for health.”
Thai protesters stage weekend march around capital
Tens of thousands of protesters riding motorcycles and crammed into trucks and cars rolled through the streets of the Thai capital Saturday in a giant caravan to rally residents to their "class war" against the government.
Minister: Sierre Leone hit by disaster hoax
A top official in Sierre Leone's government says a report that at least 200 people had been killed in a mining accident is a hoax.
Diplomats urge resumption of Mideast talks
 International diplomats set goals for new U.S.-backed peace talks aimed at establishing an independent Palestinian state.
Dutch: Gay troops not to blame for genocide
Dutch government officials reacted angrily to claims by a retired U.S. general that Dutch forces were overrun in Srebrenica in 1995 in part because of the presence of gay soldiers.
Avalanche engulfs sledders, at least 1 dead
At least one person was killed and several others are feared buried after a massive avalanche engulfs a group of snowmobilers in western Canada, according to reports.
Pope's Irish letter faces critical Catholics
 The pope addresses Ireland on Saturday in a letter apologizing for the sex abuse scandal — a message being watched by Catholics worldwide to see if it also acknowledges decades of Vatican-approved cover-ups.
Little fanfare for 7th anniversary of war in Iraq
 Almost seven years after the first bombs in the war to oust Saddam Hussein, Iraqis went about their business Friday with little observance of the anniversary, looking to the future with a mixture of trepidation and hope.
Pakistan wants recognition for terror fight
Saying it has bowed far enough to U.S. interests, Pakistan will use next week's high-level talks with the Obama administration to seek more recognition for its part in the fight against terrorism.
‘Lawyer’ to U.S. missionaries in Haiti arrested
A man who acted as a lawyer for U.S. missionaries who were detained in Haiti has now been arrested in the Dominican Republic on migrant-trafficking charges.
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