Nov 5th, 2008 · One of the things investors hate most is uncertainty. And there is a little bit more certainty because the U.S. election has been decided. Stock investors in Asia showed signs of relief. Japan's main index ended the day up more than 4 percent. Hong Kong rallied more than 3 percent. Markets in Australia, South Korea and China also ended the day sharply higher. European stocks are trading lower. Markets in France, Germany and Britain are being dragged down by shares of troubled banks.
Keywords: European · Asia · France · China · Investor · Britain · Germany · Relief · Korea · Australia · Hong Kong · Asian
Oct 28th, 2008 · The Nikkei recovered Tuesday from a precipitous sell-off the previous day, and Hong Kong's Hang Seng posted its biggest single-day gain in more than a decade. The strong showing comes amid talk of interest rate cuts in the United States and Britain.
Keywords: United States · global · Britain · recovering · nikkei · Hong Kong · Hang Seng
Oct 21st, 2008 · Off-Broadway artist Fan Yang creates both teeny tiny and gigantic bubbles for the "Gazillion Bubbles Show." The bubbles require a special soapy solution. Last June, thieves stole tons of the solution when they burglarized his warehouse. Now, thanks to a Hong Kong company, Yang's bubbles will rise again. The company shipped enough solution so the show can go on.
Keywords: company · artists · Solution · Broadway · Hong Kong · Warehouses · gigantic · Yang · burglar · teeny · soapy · Fan Yang
Sep 23rd, 2008 · From Asia to Europe, financial and political leaders showed little enthusiasm for the bailout plan aimed at rescuing the U.S. financial system. Stock markets in China, Hong Kong and Australia ended the day down. In Britain, France and Germany, stock markets began the trading day lower.
Keywords: Asia · Europe · politics · France · China · financial · bailout · rescued · foreign · Britain · Germany · package
Sep 16th, 2008 · Market woes continued Tuesday amid news that another U.S. financial giant, insurer American International Group, was veering closer to bankruptcy. The two biggest Asian stock markets — Tokyo and Hong Kong — plummeted.
Keywords: financial · AIG · American International Group · bankruptcy · Tokyo · insurance · Hong Kong · Asian
Jul 31st, 2008 · The latest Mummy-franchise flick moves from the Nile Delta to the Yellow River Basin. If it makes a hash of Chinese history, it's an engaging homage to Hong Kong movies that earlier plundered the Qin emperor's grave.
Keywords: China · franchise · history · vehicle · movies · Hong Kong · dragon · plundering · emperor · mummy · Nile Delta · emMummy
Jul 17th, 2008 · A twisted take on the usual Hong Kong crime film, Mad Detective is a psychologically harrowing thriller with a supernatural side. It even possesses elements of another Asian cinematic staple: the ghost story.
Keywords: crime · Hong Kong · cinematic · Supernatural · thriller · gritty · Asian · Grisly · emMade
Jul 8th, 2008 · You can't put a price on a dream — at least not all of it. An entrepreneur in Hong Kong says he grew up obsessed with gold. He became an apprentice goldsmith, then a wholesale jeweler. He built a house full of gold. Now that gold prices are soaring, the Wall Street Journal says he's melting it down. But no matter what the price, the man says he will keep his solid gold toilet.
Keywords: CA · Hong Kong · gold · entrepreneur · toilet · golden · Kong · Hong · Apprentice · Street Journal · Goldsmith · emWall
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