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 Issue: February 06, 2012   (Archive)
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Hang Seng up 1.13pc at open (Business)
(02-06 09:27)
Hong Kong stocks opened 1.13 percent higher following strong gains on Wall Street driven by promising economic data. The benchmark Hang Seng Index r...   
02-03 12:03 -  Hang Seng flat at break (Business)
02-03 09:24 -  Hang Seng down 0.28pc at open (Business)
02-02 09:22 -  Hang Seng up 1.50pc at open (Business)
02-01 13:41 -  Prepare for a downturn, John Tsang warns (Business)
02-01 09:30 -  Hang Seng down 0.16pc at open (Business)
01-31 09:32 -  Hang Seng up 0.86pc at open (Business)
01-27 16:02 -  Hang Seng ends on sixth straight gain, 0.31pc up (Business)
01-27 12:02 -  Hang Seng flat at break (Business)
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China Business News
Greece on the brink
Greece teetered on a knife edge early this morning (Hong Kong time) as the nation's political leaders met in Athens to consider terms demanded by international creditors in return for more financial assistance.
China Business News
Tragic end
Runners have been urged to know their limits after the Standard Chartered Marathon claimed its second life in its 16-year history.


  • Tragic end
  • Big chill hits nine HK flights
  • Anger at scrapping of unlimited data plans
  • Parents fret on clock-off kids


  • Further funding mulled to help the 'N-nothings'
  • Greens aim new blows at air targets
  • Local youth keep grip on Chinese marriage values
  • Pollster powers up for popular choice



  • Housing Society may impose re-sale curbs
  • Pension fund mechanism in the works
  • Home sales sink in the mainland
  • Steelmaker, baker hope to strike lucky


  • UN veto slammed as 'license to kill'
  • Putin feels heat on frozen streets of Moscow
  • Oz deluge threatens to cut exit


     Patriots' labor of love
    New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft, who began the NFL season heartbroken at the death of his wife Myra, has coped with help from his team as they try to win a Super Bowl in her memory.



    DSK sex scandal to hit big screen
    Controversial US director Abel Ferrara says he is to make a film on the sex scandal that destroyed Frenchman Dominique Strauss-Kahn's political career - with Gerard Depardieu in the starring role.

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    Don't try to confuse me with gender issues, I've got kids
    An acquaintance showed me her baby wrapped in a white shawl. This should be illegal. If the blanket isn't pink or blue, you can't tell what sex the infant is, and you end up saying: "What a cute little, er, offspring, he/ she / it looks just like his/ her/ its father/ mother." All very awkward.




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