Ha Noi to Get Seven-Star Hotel

A seven-star hotel, expected to be one of the world’s biggest hotels, will be built in Ha noi by Israel’s El-Ad Group."The project includes a luxury hotel, an area for conferences, apartments, and an office building equipped modern facilities. The project is being...

Asian stock markets slump, Wall Street flat « Peter J. Cooper’s Weblog

"China led the Asian markets sharply lower with shares down 5.7 per cent in Shanghai, 3.5 per cent in Hong Kong and 2.5 per cent in Sydney. But after last Friday’s plunge the big cannons were out on Wall Street to steady nerves and head off a likely Black Monday."

Jackie Chan plans earthquake film

Famous actor Jackie Chan is going to make a movie to highlight sufferings of  the earthquake in Sichuan province of China. The movie would "raise money for charity". He is also organising other charity events to raise money for the victims. " Actor Jackie Chan...

Hong Kong visits Dubai to promote Islamic Finance opportunities in China « P...

This morning a high-level delegation of Hong Kong financiers held a seminar for 200 guests in Dubai to promote the Chinese special economic zone as a gateway to Shariah-compliant fund-raising and investment in China.

Classified Hong Kong "watch list" leaked on Internet

"A government investigation was underway Friday after it was revealed that confidential files from the Immigration Department had been mistakenly leaked on to the Internet.The list, which contained a list of the names of people for officers to watch, plus travel document...

Olympic torch heads to Asia, bringing security headache

"The torch's round-the-world trip so far is a PR disaster for Olympics host China, and the protests by pro-Tibet and human rights activists are presenting officials from New Delhi to Canberra with a headache.Some have amended the route the torch will take. Others are adding...

Hong Kong toddler`s day out on six-floor laundry rack

"Hong Kong (ANTARA News) - A Hong Kong toddler caused a sensation after he crawled out of the window of his mother's sixth-floor apartment, police said Monday.In a scene reminiscent of the 1994 film Baby's Day Out, the 18-month-old boy climbed out of the window via a cupboard...

Indonesia female worker dies in Hong Kong

Malang, E Java (ANTARA News) - An Indonesian female worker, Fitriani (23), died in Hong Kong recently in what is suspected to be a murder, a local manpower official said.Fitriani came from Ngrejo hamlet, Kluwut village, Wonosari sub district, East Java, the head of workers...