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Chemistry in the classroom Chemistry both mystifies and fascinates students. In the International Year of Chemistry, people are looking at new, creative ways of teaching it. The… 18/11/2011
Hong Kong cross-harbour race – nocomment For 33 years, few dared to brave Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbour due to water pollution concerns. But on October 16, hundreds of swimmers dived into the iconic… 16/10/2011
China buys top bank shares China is moving to support its stock market by buying shares of the country’s four biggest banks. The domestic arm of China’s sovereign wealth fund bought… 11/10/2011
National day protest in Hong Kong – nocomment While officials celebrated Chinese national day in Hong Kong, protestors demonstrated in support of jailed Nobel laureate, Liu Xiaobo. 01/10/2011
Modest HK debut for Prada’s shares Italy’s Prada posted slim gains as it shares started trading in Hong Kong. They were snapped up by investors who could not buy into the company’s initial… 24/06/2011
Prada raises 1.5 billion euros in Hong Kong share sale Faced with volatile global markets and caution from Chinese investors, Prada has cut the price of the shares it is selling in an initial public offering on… 17/06/2011
Disappointing debut on HKSE for Samsonite Luggage-maker Samsonite has had a poor performance on its first day on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Its share price fell by more than 10 percent, though it… 16/06/2011
Is Prada’s HK IPO too pricy? Italy’s Prada has set the indicative price for its initial public offering of shares in Hong Kong. They are to sell for a price that could raise as much as… 06/06/2011
Prada ‘closer to Hong Kong IPO’ Prada has moved a step closer to its planned 1.4 billion euro initial public offering of shares in Hong Kong. The Italian luxury goods company has… 20/05/2011
Hong Kong: demonstration against Apple and its subcontractorsStudents from both Hong Kong and the Chinese mainland, playing the role of Foxconn workers, take to the high street to act out the impact of a poison attack… 07/05/2011
POTC: Porn as you’ve (probably) never seen it before"Pick of the Clicks looks at the most clicked story of the week on our website and how it is being treated elsewhere on the net. This week: 3D porn Adult… 22/04/2011
China’s fears of a ‘Jasmine’ revolt Whatever you do, don’t mention the ‘Jasmine Revolution’ in China. Since the uprising in Tunisia and the rest of the Arab world, both the plant and even the… 30/03/2011
Cook operates radiation detector over shellfish from JapanA cook operates a radiation detector over shellfish from Kyushu, Japan, as a Japanese restaurant tries to maintain confidence in the consumption of Japanese… 22/03/2011
‘Aircraft Pull’ in Hong Kong – nocomment More than 300 people picked up the slack and hauled four aircraft, weighing a total of approximately 470 tonnes, over a distance of 50 metres in an event… 18/03/2011
Prada looks east for listing Italian fashion house Prada is pressing ahead with plans for an initial public offering of share in Hong Kong – spurning its home bourse of Milan. It is… 07/03/2011
Touch screen table that gets in the beers If you have ever been stuck in a queue at a bar or tried desperately to catch a waiter’s eye, then this table may appeal to you. The “Surface” is like a giant… 19/01/2011
Special kids need special education Learning can be deeply challenging. Sometimes meeting and overcoming those challenges requires strengths we didn’t even realise we had. This applies to… 23/11/2010
Dreamliner begins commercial flightsAll Nippon Airlines and planemaker Boeing had something to show off this morning; the first commercial flight of a 787 “Dreamliner”. The flight from Tokyo… 26/10/2011
Typhoon Nesat brings destruction to Hong KongHong Kong is the latest place to feel the force of category 3 Typhoon Nesat. The warning signal is at level eight – the highest is ten – meaning schools and… 29/09/2011
Demonstrators remember TiananmenVigils were held on Saturday in Hong Kong and Taipei to mark the anniversary of the crackdown on the Tiananmen Square protest in 1989 that resulted in… 05/06/2011
Hong Kong Airlines train Kung-fu “fight” attendantsThere was a time when a proficiency in foreign languages was enough training for flight attendants – but now martial arts classes have become a must. Hong… 02/05/2011
The world bids farewell to 2010The world has begun welcoming in 2011. As always, Australians were among the first to celebrate, with 1.5 million people treated to a spectacular feast of… 31/12/2010
Hong Kong steps up security as bird flu remergesHong Kong has raised its health emergency level to serious after its first reported case of bird flu in eight years. A 59-year-old woman has been confirmed… 18/11/2010
Hong Kong moves on property pricesThe government of Hong Kong has moved to head off a property price bubble. It has promised to increase the housing supply and will restrict a scheme under… 13/10/2010
Philippine hijack victims flown homeThe bodies and survivors of the hijacked Philippine bus attack have returned to Hong Kong. The hijacker, a disgruntled ex-policeman, was shot dead by police… 25/08/2010
Hong Kong angry over botched siege rescueHong Kong authorities have attacked their Philippine counterparts over the way they handled Monday’s bus hostage crisis in which eight tourists were shot… 24/08/2010
Criticism in the wake of Manila hostage dramaThe brother of a hostage-taker shot dead by police in the Philippines says the authorities should have negotiated a peaceful end to the drama. Gregorio… 24/08/2010
Philippines hostage drama deadline expiresAn armed ex policeman in the Philippines is holding 17 people hostage on a tourist bus in the capital Manilla. So far eight people have been released. The… 23/08/2010
Gunman holds tourists hostage in ManilaPolice in the Philippines have surrounded a bus in central Manila where a gunman is holding over 20 foreign tourists hostage. The man is thought to be a… 23/08/2010
Tepid Hong Kong response to AgBankInvestors in Hong Kong were as unenthusiastic as their Shanghai counterparts as Agricultural Bank of China’s share went on sale on Friday. The bank’s… 16/07/2010
Hong Kong hotel released from ‘flu quarantineA week of quarantine for 300 guests and staff at a Hong Kong hotel has come to an end, with authorities removing the seals that had kept them isolated from… 08/05/2009
Sydney greets 2009 with biggest firework show everCocking a snook at the global financial crisis, Sydney has staged its biggest ever New Year firework display. A record crowd of 1.5 million people gathered at… 31/12/2008
