Issue: April 12, 2012   (Archive)
Friday, May 24, 2013   

Hu tells Leung of 'high hopes'
President Hu Jintao urged Leung Chun-ying to open up new development fronts to ensure long-term prosperity and stability for Hong Kong.



Bo busted for cover-up
Ousted Chongqing Communist Party chief Bo Xilai is accused of covering up his wife Gu Kailai's involvement in what is now alleged to have been the murder of a British businessman.

Mass fleeings as memories of 2004 return
In nations around the Indian Ocean, thousands scrambled for higher ground after the two powerful earthquakes triggered fears of a disaster in a region all too familiar with the power of a tsunami.

Pay and jobs outlook brightens for finance
Employers are confident about hiring and giving out pay rises in the financial sector following an improvement in the global economic outlook over the past month, a survey has shown.

Scandals spur probe of 13 mainland firms
The Financial Reporting Council said it has shortlisted 13 mainland enterprises listed on the SAR bourse for investigation as investor trust in them has been shaken.

Ricky Wong sheds telco unit for TV
City Telecom (HK) (1137) raised the stakes in the free television market yesterday, offloading its core telecom business as it prepares to secure a license from the government.



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