Breaking News - The Standard

Sunday, May 26, 2013

Print Advertising

Online Advertising

Italy bans short-selling of financial stocks amid market slump
07-23 20:01 (Business)
Italian market regulator Consob banned the short-selling of financial stocks for a week today as the the bourse plunged on fears the debt crisis pounding Spain ...

Spain says no full bailout needed, despite shrinking economy
07-23 19:42 (Business)
Spain denied Monday that it needed a full international bailout as the economy shrank even faster and its long-term borrowing costs jumped to dangerous highs. ...

Barclays deputy chairman rules out top job
07-23 19:33 (Business)
Barclays deputy chairman Michael Rake today ruled himself out of applying to become the embattled British bank's new chairman despite reports that he had been t...

Relaunch of tenants purchase scheme unlikely
07-23 19:05 (Hong Kong)
The government has not looked into re-launching the Tenants Purchase Scheme (TPS), a spokesman for the Transport and Housing Bureau said today. Public re...

Flesh-eating disease costs man right hand
07-23 18:48 (Hong Kong)
A 74-year-old man had his right hand removed after diagonsed as having necrotising fasciitis. The patient, who lives in Southern District, was injured by a ...

CNOOC to buy Canada's Nexen for US$15.1b
07-23 18:31 (Business)
China's top offshore oil producer CNOOC Ltd (0883) has entered into an agreement to purchase Canada's Nexen Inc for about $15.1 billion, the Chinese comp...

Investors pay to lend Germany money for 12 months
07-23 18:10 (Business)
Investors paid to lend Germany money for 12 months at an auction today, the country's central bank said, as they continue to flock to the safe haven of Europe's ...

World stocks, euro slide on rising Spain tensions
07-23 18:06 (Business)
World stocks fell sharply, the euro hit a 12-year low versus the yen and Spanish borrowing costs struck record highs Monday on speculation Spain could soon requ...

Three more Norovirus cases in Kowloon Hospital
07-23 17:59 (Hong Kong)
Three more female patients, aged 64 to 90, of the rehabilition ward in Kowloon Hospital have presented with vomiting and diarrhea symptoms. Tests revealed that ...

Signal no. 8 hoisted
07-23 17:42 (Hong Kong)
The Observatory has issued a number 8 typhoon signal at 5:40 pm today. Members of the public are advised to return home as soon as possible. Major land-based pu...

1 2 3 4 [Next >>]

© 2013 The Standard, The Standard Newspapers Publishing Ltd.
Contact Us | About Us | Newsfeeds | Subscriptions | Print Ad. | Online Ad. | Street Pts


	Home \| Top News \| Local \| Business \| China \| ViewPoint \| CityTalk \| World \| Sports \| People \| Central Station \| Spree \| Features The Standard Trademark and Copyright Notice: Copyright 2013, The Standard Newspaper Publishing Ltd., and its related entities. All rights reserved. Use in whole or part of this site's content is prohibited. Use of this Web site assumes acceptance of the Terms of Use, Privacy Statement and Copyright Policy. Please also read our Ethics Statement.