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Hong Kong Loses Fifth Foreign Judge This Year

Another foreign judge steps down from Hong Kong's appeals court

A British judge of Hong Kong's Court of Final Appeal has resigned, making him the latest foreign justice to leave the apex court this year, according to reports.

Bloomberg L.P. · 4h

Hong Kong Loses Fifth Foreign Judge This Year as Record Exodus Extends

A record fifth foreign judge will leave Hong Kong’s top court this year, further thinning the ranks of overseas jurists whose presence was seen as a selling point for foreign companies looking to do business in the Asian finance hub.

Voice of America · 2h

Senior UK judge becomes fifth to leave top Hong Kong court

A British judge on Hong Kong's Court of Final Appeal will step down after his term ends on Monday, the city's judiciary said, the fifth foreign justice to leave the bench this year. Judges from common law jurisdictions are invited to sit as non-permanent members in the former British colony's top court.

South China Morning Post on MSN · 3h

Another foreign judge of Hong Kong’s top court steps down citing ‘personal reasons’

Nicholas Addison Phillips, 86, is fifth foreign judge to leave city's top court this year An 86-year-old British judge has stepped down from Hong Kong's top court at the end of his term, becoming the fifth foreign justice to do so this year.

Tokyo Stocks Dive On Strong Yen

WFXG · 2h

Hong Kong, Shanghai soar on China stimulus as strong yen hits Tokyo

Shares in Hong Kong and mainland China rocketed Monday, extending last week's surge after Chinese authorities unveiled a raft of measures aimed at kickstarting the world's number two economy.

Barron's · 8h

Tokyo Stocks Dive On Strong Yen As Hong Kong, Shanghai Extend Rally

Stocks plunged more than four percent in Tokyo on Monday after the yen surged in reaction to Shigeru Ishiba's election last week as the head of Japan's ruling party, which boosted expectations the Bank of Japan will continue hiking interest rates.

AFP on MSN · 3h

Hong Kong, Shanghai soar on China stimulus, strong yen batters Tokyo

Shares in Hong Kong and mainland China rocketed Monday, extending last week's surge after Chinese authorities unveiled a raft of measures aimed at kickstarting the world's number two economy. The euphoria in China and Hong Kong was in stark contrast to Tokyo,

China, stimulus

Business Insider on MSN · 2h

China's stimulus package might not be enough to fix its economy, but it sent stock markets 8.5% higher — a gain not seen since 2008

Skeptics have been out in force since China rolled out aggressive stimulus measures last week to prop up its ailing economy and markets. It's just not enough to reverse the magnitude of China's problems — including an epic property crisis and high youth unemployment — they say.

Reuters on MSN · 6h

China stocks set for best month in nearly a decade on stimulus cheer

Chinese stocks extended a blistering rally on Monday with those in the mainland headed for their best month in almost a decade, as Beijing rolled out further stimulus measures to arrest a slowdown in the broad economy.

AOL · 14m

Stocks rise in China on property stimulus

Beijing's economic stimulus measures extended China's market rally into a second week, while Japan's choice of former Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba as the country's next prime minister knocked down shares in Tokyo.

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China Removes Curbs on Home Buyers, Sparking Stock Market Surge

After seeing prices decline for years, Chinese officials have made a burst of policy changes aimed at making easier to buy ...

A decade later, Hong Kong’s massive democracy protests remain an enduring memory

Scores of red Chinese flags now flap near the Hong Kong government headquarters in preparation for China’s national day as ...

Hong Kong Free Press9h

Hong Kong man arrested on suspicion of damaging decorations for China’s National Day in Sheung Shui

A Hong Kong man has been arrested for allegedly damaging decorative lights put up outside the Sheung Shui MTR station to ...

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Panda pair arrive to VIP welcome in Hong Kong, as Beijing marks 75 years of communist China

Hong Kong will roll out the red carpet Thursday to receive two giant pandas gifted by the Chinese government to mark 75 years ...

A new pair of giant pandas gifted by Beijing arrives in Hong Kong

Hong Kong has welcomed a new pair of giant pandas gifted by Beijing, raising hopes for a boost to the city’s tourism.

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China's net gold imports via Hong Kong in August down 76% m/m

China's net gold imports via Hong Kong in August fell by about 76% from July, Hong Kong Census and Statistics Department data ...

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Hong Kong jails two journalists for sedition

A Hong Kong Court has jailed two journalists who led a pro-democracy newspaper after they were found guilty in a landmark ...

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Hong Kong court sentences editor to 21 months in jail in case seen as barometer of press freedom

Former Stand News editor-in-chief Chung Pui-kuen and another editor are the first journalists convicted under a colonial-era ...

Hong Kong welcomes new giant pandas gifted by Beijing, raising hopes for tourism boost

Hong Kong has welcomed a new pair of giant pandas gifted by Beijing, raising hopes for a boost to the city’s tourism.

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Hong Kong’s CUHK launches first locally-funded satellite that can pre-empt natural disasters

CUHK satellite funded by city's Innovation and Technology Commission and supported by mainland Chinese authorities launched ...

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