Saigon's Signature Sandwich - Wall Street Journal
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:10:11 GMT+00:00
Wall Street Journal $1.05 The line at at Banh Mi Hong Phuc hints at the tastiness of banh mi thit, made with chewy, wheaty baguettes and excellent pate. ...

Oakland man charged in Va man's shooting death - San Jose Mercury News
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:13:02 GMT+00:00
San Jose Mercury News Prosecutors charged 24-year-old George Huggins on Wednesday with murder in the commission of a robbery in the death of Jing Hong Kang. ...

Pan Hong Q1 profit up 27.4% to S$2.62m - Channel News Asia
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 02:08:56 GMT+00:00
Q1 profit up 27.4% to S$2.62m Channel News Asia singapore: Singapore-listed Chinese property developer, Pan Hong , says its first quarter profit jumped 27.4 ... Pan Hong's Q1 net profit up 27.4% Business Times (subscription)

Asian Shares Lower; Tokyo Slips Despite Solid Earnings - Wall Street Journal
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 04:22:24 GMT+00:00
Wall Street Journal The Shanghai Composite Index was down 1.2%, Hong Kong's Hang Seng benchmark was off 0.6% and Taiwan's Taiex lost 0.5%. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures ...

China Everbright Bank To Pre-Market IPO Next Week - Wall Street Journal
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 03:54:09 GMT+00:00
Wall Street Journal The bank also plans to launch an IPO in Hong Kong after it completes the A-share IPO, but the timing of that offering will depend on market conditions, ...

Macquarie Says Investment Bank, Securities Earnings Set to Drop on Markets - Bloomberg
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 23:24:06 GMT+00:00
Bloomberg Still, Macquarie is among banks hired to arrange the Hong Kong portion of the initial public offering of Agricultural Bank of China Ltd. The Chinese bank ...

Commercial Promoting China to Air on CNN, BBC, Daily Reports - BusinessWeek
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:27:27 GMT+00:00
BusinessWeek The commercial, proposed and funded by the State Council Information Office, will feature Chinese celebrities including basketball player Yao Ming and Hong ...

Inchcape To Recommend Final Dividend After Profit Soars - Wall Street Journal
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:42:23 GMT+00:00
Wall Street Journal It operates in 26 different markets, from Australia and New Zealand to Hong Kong and Macau, Chile and Peru, and across Eastern Europe. ...

US recovery fears weigh on Asian markets - AFP
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:15:30 GMT+00:00
afp hong kong concerns about the strength of economic recovery in the United States weighed on Asian stocks Thursday, with traders cashing in profits from ...

Why the Bell Scandal Happened and What Can Be Done - VoiceofOC (blog)
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 19:04:22 GMT+00:00
VoiceofOC (blog) Jae C. Hong Outside the Bell City Hall. Several of the city's top officials have resigned after the Los Angeles Times reported on their exhorbinant salaries ...

Google Site Shows China Searches Blocked - Wall Street Journal
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:11:34 GMT+00:00
Wall Street Journal Google then began redirecting queries from its mainland China site to a non-censoring version of its search engine hosted in Hong Kong. ...

Octopus Holdings admits it sold personal information of customers - Contactless News
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:43:24 GMT+00:00
Contactless News Hong Kong e-payment service provider Octopus Holdings has admitted to selling its customers' personal information for a total of $5.7 million over the past ... Hong Kong May Outlaw Sale of Consumers' Personal Data, Apple Daily Reports Bloomberg Hong Kong e-payment firm admits selling customer data ZDNet Asia Hong Kong's Cashless-Payment Operator Under Fire Wall Street Journal Finextra  - Hartford Courant (blog)  - Insurance News Net (press release)

Tension Fills Korea War Anniversary - Seer Press
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 11:39:32 GMT+00:00
Seer Press North Korea People's Army officer Hong Sung Chol said during the anniversary that there will be renewed hostilities against the US and the South. ... Couples bridge the divisions between Koreas JoongAng Daily

BRIEF-Malaysia's EONCap sets EGM for Aug 19 - Reuters
Tue, 27 Jul 2010 23:48:05 GMT+00:00
Reuters * says to hold EGM on August 19 for shareholders to vote on a proposed disposal of EON Cap's entire assets and liabilities to Hong Leong Bank (HLBB. ...

iShares MSCI Hong Kong Index Fund's Shares Changing Hands at Higher Prices on ... - Comtex Smartrend
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:10:40 GMT+00:00
Kong Index Fund's Shares Changing Hands at Higher Prices on ... Comtex Smartrend Shares of iShares MSCI Hong Kong Index Fund (NYSE:EWH) are trading up 0.9% to $15.87 today on above average volume. ...

Seen At 11: ID Scams Loot Social Networking Sites - WCBS-TV New York
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 04:06:45 GMT+00:00
WCBS-TV New York They might be doing a field test before they start doing other kind of attacks just to see how many people are willing to fall for it," Hong said. ...

Inchcape doubles profits - Financial Times
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 21:46:42 GMT+00:00
Financial Times In places like Australia or Hong Kong, the market had a very strong downturn in 2008 and 2009, and basically, the economy is now better, ...

Asian stock markets lower after Wall Street hit with downbeat economic news - TODAYonline
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 03:31:03 GMT+00:00
TODAYonline Elsewhere, South Korea's Kospi was down 0.2 percent, while Hong Kong's Hang Seng lost 0.2 percent. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 was down 0.4 percent on weakness ... Asian stocks end mostly higher Daily Times Asian Stocks Decline on Japan's Jobless; Yen at 8-Month High BusinessWeek Tokyo paces Asian stock gains, Mumbai shares drop MarketWatch

HK Dollar Down Late As Shares Consolidate After Rising Streak - Wall Street Journal
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:26:33 GMT+00:00
Wall Street Journal hong kong (Dow Jones)--The Hong Kong dollar fell slightly against the US dollar late Thursday, after the local stock market consolidated following a ...

China revs up renminbi expansion - Financial Times
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 17:18:26 GMT+00:00
Financial Times Regulators lifted a raft of restrictions blocking the free flow of renminbi in Hong Kong, the semi-autonomous region that is open to international investors ... Swire Scraps Plans to Buy Haeco After Failing to Get Shareholder Support Bloomberg China Stocks Rally on Strong Earnings Ticker Magazine Yuan insurance products buoy BOCHK subsidiary The Standard Bloomberg