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 Issue: May 16, 2012   (Archive)
Wednesday, May 16, 2012   

  
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Hang Seng falls 1.20pc at open (Business)
(05-16 09:29)
Hong Kong shares fell 1.20 percent at the open amid fears over Greece's eurozone future after talks in Athens to form a coalition government fell apart. ...   
05-14 09:22 -  Hang Seng up 0.37pc at open (Business)
05-11 15:56 -  Hang Seng closes 1.30pc lower (Business)
05-11 09:32 -  Hang Seng down 1.08pc at open (Business)
05-10 09:30 -  Hang Seng down 0.15pc at open (Business)
05-08 09:25 -  Hang Seng up 0.41pc at open (Business)
05-07 09:49 -  Hang Seng slumps 2.03pc after French, Greek elections (Business)
05-04 13:14 -  SHK's Walter Kwok arrested (Hong Kong)
05-04 11:57 -  Hang Seng down 0.73pc at break (Business)
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China Business News
Pulling an all-nighter
Lawmakers will brush up on their calligraphy, draw cartoons, write columns for newspapers and catch up on reading during an all-night sitting to debate the controversial by-election bill.
China Business News
Civil servants in line for 5-6pc pay hike
Civil servants stand to get a pay boost of between 5.71 percent to 6.64 percent.


  • Civil servants in line for 5-6pc pay hike
  • Meat sellers accused on prices
  • Tang hits ICAC entry into basement probe
  • Kuk backs off in homes row


  • Net visas deal to lift visitors from Taiwan
  • Cry for help over maid agency grief
  • Escape from bad mess for garbage pair
  • Sham Shui Po through the lens



  • Greek talks collapse jolts global markets
  • Stocks up on H-share 'gift'
  • Dim sum bonds twice as tasty
  • Steady quarter for power firm


  • Fiery protest tars Breivik trial
  • Brooks charged with hiding evidence


    India chiefs suspend five IPL players over 'fixing'
    Five Indian Premier League players have been suspended from cricket after a sting operation by a local TV channel highlighted alleged fixing and corruption.



    Show rolls out sex factor
    Britney Spears and former Disney Channel star Demi Lovato have officially joined the US version of The X Factor, leading creator Simon Cowell to pledge the second season will "seriously kick butt" when it returns in September.

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    Pirates give copyright pirates a taste of their own cutlass
    THE copyright pirates have been copied. And they are not happy. You know that group of evil content thieves, er, "nice helpful sharers," called The Pirate Bay? For years they've been saying it's fine to make whatever use you like of other people's digital intellectual property.


    Why we should spread the load
    "Seeking changes while preserving stability" is the principle underlying my policy implementation.


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