Issue: June 13, 2012   (Archive)
Monday, May 20, 2013   



Apple maps out future without Google
Apple is revving up the software running its hot-selling gadgets, training its sights on the China market - and throwing out the popular Google Maps.

Host hangs up mic after five years
Popular Commercial Radio host Vincent Wong Wing is leaving the station at the end of the month.

Beat goes on for high-flying family duo
Talk about following in the family footsteps. A mother and daughter who both work for Cathay Pacific have the same side job - they are in the auxiliary police.

Red faces all round for would-be aides
Four Democratic Party members applied to become political assistants in Chief Executive-elect Leung Chun-ying's government - without letting party management know in advance.

First-lady fashion coming to mall near you
Hongkongers with a hankering for dressing as sharply as US First Lady Michelle Obama are in luck. One of her favorite American fashion brands is expanding its presence to Asia for the first time.

Missing child woes for out-to-lunch PM
It's every parent's nightmare - get home to realize a child is missing.

Leader's achievements on show
He was small in stature but to Hong Kong Culture Association chairman Charles Yeung Chun-kam, the late leader Deng Xiaoping was "a giant of the century."

Ho waits for his chance as deputy
Patrick Ho Chi-ping is said to be Chief Executive-elect Leung Chun-ying's latest choice as deputy chief secretary.



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