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 Issue: March 17, 2010   (Archive)
Wednesday, March 17, 2010   

  
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Hang Seng Index closes 0.3pc lower (Business)
(03-16 16:20)
Hong Kong shares ended marginally lower, as wary investors shed some positions ahead of a US Federal Reserve meeting, while China Shenhua Energy (1088) ex...   
03-16 19:43 -  Swann on song as England beat defiant Bangladesh (Sports)
03-16 15:21 -  China stocks rise 0.5pc as turnover hits 1-month low (Business)
03-16 14:29 -  Hong Kong shares down 0.4pc at break (Business)
03-16 14:26 -  Wings edge Flames to tighten grip on play-off spot (Sports)
03-16 14:18 -  Rejuvenated Celtics hammer woeful Pistons (Sports)
03-16 14:13 -  Jankovic grinds it out but Clijsters sent packing (Sports)
03-16 10:24 -  Hang Seng up 0.39pc at open (Business)
03-15 20:31 -  Bangladesh pair hold off England victory charge (Sports)
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China Business News
Fairy-tale ending
It's a happy ending good enough to grace any award-winning movie. Wing Lee Street in Central has been saved from the wrecker's ball and film director Alex Law Kai-yui's heart-warming tale of Hong Kong in the 1960s, Echoes of the Rainbow, likely played a big part in it.


             

  • More largesse in casino town
  • ATV deal delayed as court halts stock trade
  • `Miss' accused of sex acts with girl pupil, 13
  • Fairy-tale ending


  • School closed as flu bug leaves 40 students sick
  • Water in LPG floated as breakdown cause
  • Democrats deny filibuster tactics on key vote
  • Shake-up sought at district council polls



  • NWS eyes $8b investment
  • HOS flats tipped for quick sale
  • Forte profits soar with home prices
  • China Gas set on share issue


  • Short life for smallest man
  • US$250m deal beats it
  • Noughties leave `Swinging 60s' in shade


    `It was nothing!'
    Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez is confident captain Steven Gerrard will escape retrospective action for a clash with Portsmouth midfielder Michael Brown in the 4-1 win at Anfield.
  • Dogged Liu vows return to summit



    Winners take it all on night of fame
    Abba were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in a ceremony that honored genres from the Swedish group's catchy tunes to the theatrical British rock band Genesis and reggae master Jimmy Cliff.


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    Desert devil is in the detail so don't judge killer book just yet
    The story so far: Edna Lee is with other reporters in the desert interviewing hermit Manuka Das, who has written a horror story called Scared to Death. In the middle of a TV interview, presenter Dan Blather reads some of the book and collapses. This is the third of a five- part mystery tale ...


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