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5 dead 20 missing in E. China plant blast
Five people have been confirmed dead in a blast that ripped through an explosives manufacturing plant in East China's Shandong Province Monday morning. The explosion occurred at 10:50 a.m. at the plant owned by the Poly Explosives (Jinan) Co., Ltd. at Caofan Township, Zhangqiu City. Thirty-four workers were working in the workshop at the time of the accident, according to local fire ...
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Home advantage for Guangzhou
(44 mins ago) Guangzhou Evergrande will look to sweep aside the challenge of Central Coast Mariners and book their spot in the AFC Champions League last eight for the second year running this week. The Chinese domestic double-winners hold a 2-1 advantage from last week's round of 16 first leg, when goals from Lucas Barrios and Muriqui secured a stylish win at the Mariners' ground in ...
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First ETF launched on Portuguese market
Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) provider SPA ETF has signed an agreement with NYSE Euronext and Portuguese bank Caixa – Banco de Investimento (CaixaBI) to list and distribute the first ever ETF in Portugal. The SPA ETF PSI-20 will be listed on the NYSE Euronext in Portugal, tracking the PSI-20, which is the Portuguese Stock Index, and opening the Portuguese ETF market to retail and ...
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Hong Kong June CPI climbs to 5.6 pct on rising rents and pork prices
Hong Kong's Consumer Price Index (CPI) in June climbed to 5.6 percent from a year ago, higher than the 5.2 percent rise in May, mainly due to the enlarged increases in private housing rentals, as well as the charges for household services and the prices of pork, the city's statistics department said here on Thursday. Netting out the effects of all the one-off relief measures from the ...
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Macau lawyer says assault was intimidation attempt
Macau was rocked by gangland killings in the run-up to its handover to China in 1999 but violence abated as its gambling industry boomed and foreigners opened ...
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Hong Kong IPO Pipeline - May 20
HONG KONG, May 20 (Reuters) - The following are some of the major companies planning initial public offerings and new listings on the Hong Kong stock exchange. Please contact Elzio Barreto at elzio.barreto@thomsonreuters.com or (+852) 2843-1608 to submit entries for this diary. Click on the square bracket for the latest story. ** Denotes new entry or update ^ Information based on local media ...
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AFC Champions League Preview Guangzhou eye last eight
Guangzhou Evergrande are in prime position to reach the AFC Champions League quarter-finals on Wednesday, while Bunyodkor could exit.Chinese Super League leaders Evergrande will take a 2-1 aggregate lead into their second leg against A-League champions the Central Coast Mariners.The big-spending outfit are favourites to progress with Brazilian Muriqui and Paraguayan Lucas Barrios in good ...
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Hong Kongs liquefied petroleum gas prices to fall in August
Hong Kong's liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) ceiling prices at LPG stations will range from 4.44 HK dollars (0.57 U.S. dollars) to 4.86 HK dollars per liter in August, down 25 to 26 cents per liter, the city's Electrical and Mechanical Services Department said here on Thursday. It said the adjustment reflects the movement of the international LPG price in ...
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Macau economy punches way above its weight
Macau’s economy is set for a continued period of rapid growth over the next decade as Asia tops the charts in terms of revenue gained through gaming industries, but there is more to our little city-state than just casinos and hotels.
Macau is the Monaco of Asia. Although legally part of the Peoples Republic of China, this small little territory, just 29 kilometers squared and one of the most densely populated in the world, exists under the ‘one country, two systems’ policy of the Chinese government and therefore has its own internal legal system and political makeup. It is this which has enabled Macau, a tiny city-state with no natural resources, to develop one of the highest GDPs per capita in Asia, after Singapore. Read more
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