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Franklin Wong Appointed New HK Broadcasting Chief 
Broadcast veteran Franklin Wong has been appointed new Hong Kong Director of Broadcasting, effective August 8 tomorrow. Secretary for ...
8 Aug 2008 - By news.gov.hk - News
HK 5 Summonsed for Olympic Ticket Scalping 
Hong Kong police have summonsed five people for ticket scalping relating to the unauthorised sale of Olympic equestrian event ...
8 Aug 2008 - By news.gov.hk - News
Live Broadcast of Olympic Games opening ceremony in HK Olympic Piazza tomorrow 
HONG KONG - The Hong Kong Tourism Board will have a live broadcast of the Beijing Olympic opening ceremony In the Hong Kong Olympic Piazza ...
7 Aug 2008 - By IBTimes.com.hk - News
HK to sell 2nd Phase of the HKD Olympic Banknote tomorrow 
HONG KONG – The 2nd phase of the sale of Olympic Hong Kong Dollar Commemorative will start from tomorrow (August 8) as the Equestrian ...
7 Aug 2008 - By IBTimes.com.hk - News
Split verdict in first Guantanamo war-crimes trial 
GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba - The conviction of Osama bin Laden's driver by a U.S. military court after a 10-day trial provides an ...
7 Aug 2008 - By AP - News
 
Companies
Nasdaq second-quarter profit rises 81 percent 
NEW YORK - Nasdaq OMX Group's second-quarter earnings rose 81 percent from a year earlier as the company added market share. The ...
7 Aug 2008 - By AP - News
BOC HK announces Rate unchanged 
Bank of China of Hong Kong announced Hong Kong Dollar prime rate and savings deposit rate will remain unchanged at 5.25% p.a. and 0.05% ...
7 Aug 2008 - By IBTimes.com.hk - News
HK largest airline posts loss amid soaring fuel costs 
HONG KONG (AP) -- Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd., Hong Kong's largest carrier, reported a first-half loss Wednesday as soaring fuel costs ...
7 Aug 2008 - By AP - News
Sony to buy Bertelsmann's Sony BMG stake for $900M 
LOS ANGELES - Sony Corp. said Tuesday it is buying Bertelsmann AG out of their 50-50 music venture Sony BMG for $900 million, giving it ...
6 Aug 2008 - By AP - News
BEA reports profit decline in 2008 interim results 
Hong Kong - On the Bank of East Asia (0023) 2008 interim results announcement Tuesday, its first year-on-year decline in interim net profit ...
6 Aug 2008 - By IBTimes.com.hk - News
 
Markets
China loosens lending controls, fearing slowdown 
SHANGHAI, China - China's central bank has loosened controls on lending to small- and medium-size companies hit hardest by credit ...
7 Aug 2008 - By AP - News
Fed leaves rates alone for second straight meeting 
WASHINGTON - For a second straight meeting, the Federal Reserve has decided to remain on the sidelines and leave interest rates alone. In ...
7 Aug 2008 - By AP - News
Oil prices close below $119 after inventory report 
NEW YORK - Oil prices briefly dropped below $118 a barrel Wednesday — $30 below their record high — after a jump in U.S. crude and other ...
7 Aug 2008 - By AP - News
Hong Kong stock exchange closes due to storm 
HONG KONG - Hong Kong's stock exchange was closed Wednesday due to a severe tropical storm sweeping the region. Trading was ...
7 Aug 2008 - By AP - News
Wall Street advances after oil declines 
NEW YORK - Wall Street logged another winning day Wednesday as a drop in oil prices and a better-than-expected profit report from ...
7 Aug 2008 - By AP - News
 
Personal Finance
Rich begin feeling the pain in down economy 
The rich are sharing your financial pain — and contributing to it. It may have taken longer and it may not be as acute, but there are ...
4 Aug 2008 - By AP - News
Applications forHK Gov't posts open 
Hong Kong Civil Service Bureau will recruit administrative and executive officers II, and assistant labour and trade officers II. ...
4 Aug 2008 - By news.gov.hk - News
Analysts see Visa's third-quarter results beating Wall Street expectations 
NEW YORK (AP) -- Visa Inc. reports earnings for the fiscal third quarter on Wednesday. The following is a summary of analysts' ...
30 Jul 2008 - By AP - News
HK Q2 negative equity Residential mortgages fall 
Hong Kong residential mortgage loans in negative equity fell by 17 cases, to 936, with an aggregate value of $1.7 billion in the ...
30 Jul 2008 - By news.gov.hk - News
Starbucks cuts 1,000 non-store jobs 
NEW YORK (AP) -- Starbucks Corp., which already plans to shut 600 stores, said Tuesday it is also cutting almost 1,000 office jobs as part ...
30 Jul 2008 - By AP - News
 
Technology
Aspen Optics Launches Innovative BiDi GBIC to "Plug and Expand" Fiber Network 
Aspen Optics is launching carrier-class Geebic WS-G5485U/D-AO GBIC to instantly enable bi-directional transmission on older switch models ...
7 Aug 2008 - By IBTimes.com.hk - News
Review: With 10-inch screen, Eee PC grows up 
NEW YORK - When Taiwan's Asustek Computer Inc. brought out the Eee PC last year, it created a whole new category of tiny, cheap ...
7 Aug 2008 - By AP - News
Google launches free music search service in China 
LOS ANGELES - Google Inc. said Wednesday that it has launched a music search service in China that allows users to access music legally ...
7 Aug 2008 - By AP - News
Signal No. 3 replaces 8 as Kammuri passes 
The Hong Kong Observatory lowered the strong wind signal No. 8 at 5:15pm, replacing it with No. 3 as Tropical Storm Kammuri heads for ...
6 Aug 2008 - By news.gov.hk - News
Booger is back: Woman receives 5 cloned puppies 
SEOUL, South Korea - Booger is back. An American woman received five puppies Tuesday that were cloned from her beloved late pitbull, ...
6 Aug 2008 - By AP - News
 
IBTimes Exclusives
McCain offers $6 Mln for Beijing Olympic Ads, more than Obama
SAN FRANCISCO - McCain advertising campaign for the Olympic Games went to $6 million, more than Obama, who spent $5 million during ...
6 Aug 2008 - By IBTimes.com - News
Market Moving News: EUR/USD - Aug 5
Eur/usd - 1.5535...Euro fell to 1.5523 due to further selling interest in eur/jpy (n also aud/usd) n stops below 1.5520 are in focus, ...
5 Aug 2008 - By IBTimes.com - News
Market Moving News: USD/JPY - Aug 5
Usd/jpy - 108.20...Despite rising briefly to a marginal high at 108.32, offers at 108.30/35 have capped upside n further consolidation is ...
5 Aug 2008 - By IBTimes.com - News
AUD/USD: The Aussie sinks
FXstreet.com (Barcelona) - Australian Dollar has fallen lower after the RBA made public its decision to leave rates unchanged, the bias, ...
5 Aug 2008 - By IBTimes.com - News
Fundamental analysis for precious metals gold - 8/4/2008
Trading below the neckline is still seen and htat is why we see that the direction in the short term is still to the downside as far as ...
5 Aug 2008 - By IBTimes.com - News
 
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