http://www.thestandard.com.hk Latest headlines from The Standard Fri, 24 May 2013 19:11:34 +0800 RSS newsfeed by The Standard The Standard, Sing Tao News Corp. editor@thestandard.com.hk todd.john@singtaonewscorp.com http://www.thestandard.com.hk/url_to_some_image.gif http://www.thestandard.com.hk http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=1&art_id=133990&sid=39709627&con_type=1&d_str=20130524 Beijing will likely refrain from deploying further short-term measures to cool the nation's red-hot property market and focus instead on introducing more long- term policies, the China Securities Journal reported. Fri, 24 May 2013 19:11:34 +0800 http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=1&art_id=133988&sid=39710835&con_type=1&d_str=20130524 Sinopec Engineering (2386), the largest local initial public offering this year, sank as much as 2.9 percent below the listing price during its trading debut yesterday. Fri, 24 May 2013 19:11:34 +0800 http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=1&art_id=133991&sid=39710956&con_type=1&d_str=20130524 Hengan International (1044) expects to see better sales growth this year as its diaper business has now entered a high-growth cycle. Fri, 24 May 2013 19:11:34 +0800 http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=1&art_id=133997&sid=39711005&con_type=1&d_str=20130524 Prada (1913) said it will expand in emerging markets including Russia despite global market uncertainties. Fri, 24 May 2013 19:11:34 +0800 http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=1&art_id=133989&sid=39711108&con_type=1&d_str=20130524 Hopewell Holdings (0054) hopes the proceeds from spinning off its local property unit will reduce debts, managing director Thomas Jefferson Wu Man-sun said yesterday. Fri, 24 May 2013 19:11:34 +0800 http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=1&art_id=133993&sid=39711504&con_type=1&d_str=20130524 China Huiyuan Juice (1886) will buy the juice concentrate and puree business from chairman and major shareholder Zhu Xinli for 3.94 billion yuan (HK$4.98 billion). Fri, 24 May 2013 19:11:34 +0800 http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=1&art_id=133992&sid=39711514&con_type=1&d_str=20130524 China Mobile (0941) has bought four floors at a Grade-A office complex in Kwai Chung for around HK$1 billion, signaling its desire to set up a firmer base Hong Kong. Fri, 24 May 2013 19:11:34 +0800 http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=5&art_id=133995&sid=39710024&con_type=1&d_str=20130524 China's manufacturing is contracting in May for the first time in seven months, adding to signs that economic growth is losing steam for a second quarter. Fri, 24 May 2013 19:11:34 +0800 http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=5&art_id=133996&sid=39710027&con_type=1&d_str=20130524 Lenovo Group (0992), the world's second- biggest maker of personal computers, reported a 90-percent gain in fourth-quarter profit after increasing its market share and boosting smartphone sales. Fri, 24 May 2013 19:11:34 +0800 http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=5&art_id=133994&sid=39710248&con_type=1&d_str=20130524 I mentioned this week that since the Hang Seng Index had risen 1,900 points in the past one month, any correction would be healthy for an uptrend to be sustained over the next few months. Fri, 24 May 2013 19:11:34 +0800 http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=11&art_id=133999&sid=39709152&con_type=1&d_str=20130524 A batch of imported skimmed milk has been recalled after being found to contain a bacterial count 1,000 times the legal limit. Fri, 24 May 2013 19:11:34 +0800 http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=11&art_id=134008&sid=39709542&con_type=1&d_str=20130524 "Mad Dog" Raymond Wong Yuk-man said he is out of the radical People Power party for good because of his political beliefs. Fri, 24 May 2013 19:11:34 +0800 http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=11&art_id=133998&sid=39710372&con_type=1&d_str=20130524 Recently when I watched Barack Obama's 2013 presidential inauguration ceremony online, a picture of the family of four looking at their smartphones formed an interesting contrast with a 2009 inauguration picture in which they were talking happily. This is also evidence of the great attraction of the mobile digital media. Fri, 24 May 2013 19:11:34 +0800 http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=11&art_id=134013&sid=39710437&con_type=1&d_str=20130524 A driver was killed in a freak accident that left him wedged in the door of his lorry after it hit a wall in Tsing Yi. Fri, 24 May 2013 19:11:34 +0800 http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=11&art_id=134000&sid=39710445&con_type=1&d_str=20130524 Fears over rice tainted with heavy metal have prompted some mainland visitors to stock up on the staple. Fri, 24 May 2013 19:11:34 +0800 http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=11&art_id=134015&sid=39710613&con_type=1&d_str=20130524 Consumers will not benefit from more competition in the beef market, a government study has found. Fri, 24 May 2013 19:11:34 +0800 http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=11&art_id=134006&sid=39711054&con_type=1&d_str=20130524 About 600 people are expected to attend the first brainstorming forum on the Occupy Central campaign on June 9. Fri, 24 May 2013 19:11:34 +0800 http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=11&art_id=134007&sid=39711148&con_type=1&d_str=20130524 The shipping industry has been accused of not following recommendations made in the wake of the Lamma ferry disaster. Fri, 24 May 2013 19:11:34 +0800 http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=11&art_id=134005&sid=39711244&con_type=1&d_str=20130524 A teenager will spend 8 years in jail for raping a 12-year-old. Fri, 24 May 2013 19:11:34 +0800 http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=11&art_id=134014&sid=39711645&con_type=1&d_str=20130524 St Stephen's Girls' College, which is facing opposition to its plan to shift to the direct subsidy scheme, has offered a more generous fee remission scheme than usually found at DSS schools. Fri, 24 May 2013 19:11:34 +0800 http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=15&art_id=133981&sid=39563600&con_type=3&d_str=20130524 The chief executive's top media aide, June Teng Wai-kwan, has resigned because of ill health. Fri, 24 May 2013 19:11:34 +0800 http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=17&art_id=133980&sid=39709699&con_type=1&d_str=20130524 A Malaysian court sentenced a lawyer and three farm workers to death over the gruesome murder of a glamorous cosmetics tycoon and her three associates. Fri, 24 May 2013 19:11:34 +0800 http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=19&art_id=133985&sid=39709356&con_type=1&d_str=20130524 The Formula 1 circus descends on Monaco for this weekend's showpiece Grand Prix with tensions running high over tires and Bernie Ecclestone telling drivers to stop complaining and use their brains to win races. Fri, 24 May 2013 19:11:34 +0800 http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=19&art_id=133982&sid=39709358&con_type=1&d_str=20130524 Rafael Nadal can become the first man to win the same Grand Slam title eight times at the French Open, with few willing to risk talking down the rejuvenated Spaniard's chances. Fri, 24 May 2013 19:11:34 +0800 http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=19&art_id=133984&sid=39709592&con_type=3&d_str=20130524 The all-German clash between Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich for Champions League glory at Wembley on Sunday (HK time) marks the culmination of an increasingly bitter rivalry. Fri, 24 May 2013 19:11:34 +0800 http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=19&art_id=133986&sid=39709605&con_type=1&d_str=20130524 Finnish superstar Jari Litmanen will use the HKFC Citibank International Soccer Sevens this weekend to showcase his skills and just as importantly his fitness. Fri, 24 May 2013 19:11:34 +0800 http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=19&art_id=133983&sid=39709628&con_type=1&d_str=20130524 LeBron James drove for a layup as time expired to give the reigning NBA champions Miami Heat a 103-102 overtime win over the Indiana Pacers in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals. Fri, 24 May 2013 19:11:34 +0800 http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=21&art_id=134010&sid=39710682&con_type=1&d_str=20130524 Local weekly iSun Affairs is set to suspend publication after the next issue. Fri, 24 May 2013 19:11:34 +0800 http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=21&art_id=134011&sid=39710683&con_type=1&d_str=20130524 Wonders never cease in Asia's World City. A 346 square-foot "haunted" unit at Trend Plaza in Tuen Mun was auctioned yesterday for HK$1.96 million - that's a spooky 20 percent lower than the market price. Fri, 24 May 2013 19:11:34 +0800 http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=21&art_id=134012&sid=39710684&con_type=1&d_str=20130524 Eighty-year-old Japanese climber Yuichiro Miura, pictured with his son Gota, has become the oldest person to reach the top of Mount Everest. Fri, 24 May 2013 19:11:34 +0800 http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=21&art_id=134016&sid=39710685&con_type=1&d_str=20130524 With home prices beyond the reach of the average Hongkonger, one can't be sure if the living style of an itinerant salesman in the mainland can offer a glimmer of hope to those living in appalling conditions. Fri, 24 May 2013 19:11:34 +0800 http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=30&art_id=134003&sid=39709289&con_type=1&d_str=20130524 A magistrate has asked the Independent Commission Against Corruption to open an investigation into a police district commander after finding him guilty of corruption. Fri, 24 May 2013 19:11:34 +0800 http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=30&art_id=134002&sid=39710431&con_type=1&d_str=20130524 Three of the four men arrested in connection with the trading platform set up by Executive Councillor Barry Cheung Chun-yuen have been charged with possessing a false instrument. Fri, 24 May 2013 19:11:34 +0800 http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=30&art_id=134001&sid=39710811&con_type=1&d_str=20130524 A truck driver in Henan is being accused of killing and dismembering his wife and then feeding parts of her body to a dog. Fri, 24 May 2013 19:11:34 +0800 http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=31&art_id=134004&sid=39711368&con_type=3&d_str=20130524 A "perfect storm" battered global stocks yesterday with a huge plunge in the Japanese market sparking a selloff throughout Asia and Europe. Fri, 24 May 2013 19:11:34 +0800 http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=36&art_id=133977&sid=39710312&con_type=3&d_str=20130524 What drives "Mad Dog" Raymond Wong Yuk-man? What is this legislator of many talents but radical preferences playing at by forming a political party and then bailing out? Doing it once would be noteworthy but twice is remarkable, even perplexing. Fri, 24 May 2013 19:11:34 +0800 http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=36&art_id=133987&sid=39710313&con_type=1&d_str=20130524 "Mad Dog" Raymond Wong Yuk-yan is a leading figure in radicalism, but his talents go far beyond politics. Fri, 24 May 2013 19:11:34 +0800 http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=36&art_id=133978&sid=39710314&con_type=3&d_str=20130524 Chinese contemporary art has made a great leap forward on the global stage. Fri, 24 May 2013 19:11:34 +0800 http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=36&art_id=133979&sid=39710315&con_type=1&d_str=20130524 In my April 9, 2010 column entitled "Bad move on Tamar," I wrote that the Tamar site is a "zhu que [rose finch] sticking out its tongue" - which did not bode well for civil servants. Fri, 24 May 2013 19:11:34 +0800 http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=36&art_id=133970&sid=39710328&con_type=3&d_str=20130524 Boasting the fourth largest land mass on Earth and 56 ethnic groups, China is bound to have a cornucopia of fine dining from the eight different kinds of regional cuisines - Yue, Chuan, Hui, Lu, Min, Su, Xiang and Zhe. Fri, 24 May 2013 19:11:34 +0800 http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=36&art_id=133971&sid=39710329&con_type=1&d_str=20130524 Breakfast doesn't have to stop at noon at the new Caffe Habitu all day (Tel: 2156-1370), which is serving all-day breakfast from key coffee cities around the world. Fri, 24 May 2013 19:11:34 +0800 http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=36&art_id=133972&sid=39710330&con_type=1&d_str=20130524 The coconut water that celebrities are raving about is here. Fri, 24 May 2013 19:11:34 +0800 http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=36&art_id=133973&sid=39710331&con_type=1&d_str=20130524 The spirit of Le French May is high at Great Food Hall (Tel: 2918-9986), which has brought in more than 300 items for its annual French cultural festival. Fri, 24 May 2013 19:11:34 +0800 http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=36&art_id=133974&sid=39710332&con_type=1&d_str=20130524 Wellcome celebrates its 68th anniversary with a new brand campaign spearheaded by actors Wong Cho-lam, Louis Yuen Siu-cheung and Johnson Lee Sze-chit. Fri, 24 May 2013 19:11:34 +0800 http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=36&art_id=133975&sid=39710336&con_type=1&d_str=20130524 To mark the coming of summer, Laduree (Tel: 2175-5028) has launched a special- edition gift box called Un Petit Tour (HK$260 for eight macarons). Fri, 24 May 2013 19:11:34 +0800 http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=36&art_id=133976&sid=39710337&con_type=3&d_str=20130524 The new Aston Martin Rapide S is the most powerful four-door Aston Martin to date, boasting 558 horsepower, while the exterior emphasizes its sports-car character. Fri, 24 May 2013 19:11:34 +0800 http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=49&art_id=134009&sid=39710681&con_type=1&d_str=20130524 The legions of football fans in Hong Kong may not consider it ideal viewing. But for most viewers, it certainly was good news when TVB announced it had won back the rights to broadcast the World Cup. Fri, 24 May 2013 19:11:34 +0800