Green Globe recertifies Cosmo Hotel Hong Kong and Mongkok

eTN - Friday 24th May, 2013

LOS ANGELES, California - Green Globe announces re-certification of the Cosmo Hotel Hong Kong and Cosmo Hotel Mongkok, located in Hong Kong, SAR. True to their motto "Love Travel, Love our Globe," both properties have integrated innovative environmental practices into the core of the business, and established a socially responsible policy second to none. "We are delighted to be ...

RPT-Henrik Fisker joins Hong Kong tycoon to salvage Fisker -sources

Reuters - Friday 24th May, 2013

Fri May 24, 2013 12:32pm EDT * One of two competing offers in play * Fisker cofounder teams up with investors trying to buy U.S. loan * Group may offer between $25 mln and $30 mln for loan * Sources caution figures are changing, on the rise * DOE considering ramifications of selling Fisker loan -source By Deepa Seetharaman and Norihiko Shirouzu DETROIT/BEIJING, May 24 (Reuters) - Henrik Fisker ...

IHT Rendezvous Pictures Tell the Story of Portuguese in France

New York Times - Friday 24th May, 2013

PARIS -- The seven-year-old in the black-and-white photograph bit shyly on her finger, concealing a slight smile. Maria da Conceição TinaMelhorado looked at her long and hard. "I knew it was me," Ms. Melhorado, 54, said, recalling her first encounter with the image in 2010, when a friend called her about it. "But the date in the caption was off by a year, so I had ...

IHT Rendezvous The Art Hong Kong Really Loves ‘Rubber Duck’

New York Times - Friday 24th May, 2013

The Dutch artist Florentijin Hofman’s giant rubber duck in Victoria Harbor. Here is the art-related news that the average Hong Kong resident cared about most this week: The giant rubber duck has been revived. Billionaire collectors may have arrived for the ...

Fitch Macao Banks Rapid China Growth Alters Risk Profiles

Fitch Ratings - Friday 24th May, 2013

Lack of Stringent U.S. CMBS Underwriting Could Affect REITs Changes in the availability, pricing, and underwriting stringency of U.S. CMBS financing could affect REITs directly and indirectly, according to Fitch Ratings. In addition, a boom-or-bust cycle for CMBS loan performance would negatively affect REITs that regularly access the CMBS ...

Portuguese midfielder Hugo Viana edges closer to UAE move

The National - Friday 24th May, 2013

DUBAI // The potential transfer of Hugo Viana to Al Ahli has moved a step closer with the player reportedly travelling to Dubai to discuss terms with the Pro League club. The Portuguese midfielder, currently employed by Sporting Braga, is believed to be keen on negotiating a two-year deal at the Rashid Stadium. His signing would appear to increase the likelihood of Quique Sanchez Flores ...

Despite lousy weather initial Art Basel Hong Kong draws global collectors

Miami Herald - Friday 24th May, 2013

HONG KONG -- Despite severe thunderstorms and flooding that closed schools and suspended subway service, art collectors from across Asia and the world streamed into the Hong Kong Convention Center Wednesday for Art Basel’s first branded fair in this eastern megalopolis port. A $2 million wall-sized Yoyoi Kusama painting, a postcard-sized Gerhard Richter painting priced at $50,000, and ...

Macau provides lesson in supply and demand

Las Vegas Sun - Friday 24th May, 2013

letter to the editor . /inline-content --> Some things you must see for yourself to appreciate their scale and grandeur: Mount Rushmore, the Palace of Versailles, Arlington National Cemetery, Jay Leno's cranium. You can add Macau to that list. Las Vegas dubs itself the gaming capital of the world, but that's a moniker more soaked in nostalgia than in reality. It's the same as ...

Hong Kong shares slide to 4-week low on China growth concerns

Reuters - Friday 24th May, 2013

Fri May 24, 2013 5:09am EDT * HSI -0.2 pct, H-shares -0.2 pct, CSI300 +0.6 pct * Hong Kong shares extended losses to lowest in almost a month * China shares posted fourth-straight weekly gain * China property weak on fears of China's slowdown By Yimou Lee HONG KONG, May 24 (Reuters) - Hong Kong shares extended losses to fall to their lowest in almost a month on Friday with the property ...

Major step for gas field in South China Sea

China Daily - Friday 24th May, 2013

/enpproperty--> A major section of the Liwan 3-1 offshore gas field project in the South China Sea was completed, the Xinhua News Agency reported on Thursday. The topside portion of the central platform, the largest in Asia, was put in place. The connecting pipes, made, designed and installed by the state-owned China National Offshore Oil Corp (CNOOC), were also put in place. The Liwan 3-1 ...

Heart transplant medical blunder in Hong Kong

Asia News Network - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

medical blunder in which a transplant patient was left fighting for her life after being given a heart that did not match her blood type. The rare mistake was discovered halfway through the emergency operation at a premier public hospital when a nurse, who was not in the operating theatre, realised that the donor's AB blood type was not compatible with the recipient's type A one. ...

Hong Kong stocks rebound Lenovo ICBC higher

Market Watch - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- Hong Kong stocks rebounded early Friday on bargain buying after steep losses in the previous session, with Lenovo Group Ltd. extending gains after solid annual results and most financial stocks rising as Japanese and mainland Chinese shares advanced. The Hang Seng ...

Hong Kong stocks close down 0.23pc

The Daily Telegraph - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

HONG Kong stocks have closed down 0.23 per cent in volatile trade a day after heavy losses sparked by weak Chinese data and signs the US could soon scale back massive stimulus measures. The benchmark Hang Seng Index on Friday lost 51.01 points to 22,618.67 on turnover of $HK53.83 billion ($A7.15 billion), dropping 2.0 per cent for the week. The index closed at a three-and-a-half-month high on ...

Hong Kongs April Cargo Drop Suggests Problems Beyond Strike

General Sources - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

The drop in Hong Kong's container throughput last month indicates a structural problem exacerbated by a strike at one of the terminals last month, according to one port ...

RPT-Hong Kong shares to open flat Lenovo jumps after earnings

Reuters - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

Thu May 23, 2013 9:28pm EDT HONG KONG May 24 (Reuters) - Hong Kong shares are set to open flat on Friday, with PC maker Lenovo Group Ltd up 4 percent to be the top percentage gainer among Hang Seng Index components, extending gains after it reported a forecast-beating quarterly profit. The Hang Seng Index was set to open flat at 22,679.36. The China Enterprises Index of the top Chinese listings ...

Hong Kong shares may start steady after weak Chinese manufacturing data

Reuters - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

HONG KONG | Thu May 23, 2013 9:14pm EDT HONG KONG May 24 (Reuters) - Hong Kong shares may start steady on Friday after the release of weak Chinese manufacturing data and signs from the Federal Reserve that it is considering reducing monetary stimulus. On Thursday, the Hang Seng Index closed down 2.5 percent at 22,669.7 points, while the China Enterprises Index of the top Chinese ...

A look at weekend Thoroughbred racing

Middle East Times - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

The Memorial Day weekend kicks off summer and, with no Triple Crown hopes to extend the spring, also kicks off a "second season" of racing. There are important turf races at Churchill Downs, Belmont Park, Hollywood Park and Arlington Park. Some of the nation's top steeds will be on display in the Grade I Met Mile at Belmont. Fillies and mares are in action from coast to coast and ...

Tiger Airways launches Hong Kong-Jakarta service

eTN - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

HONG KONG - Tiger Airways brings in valued travel options to Indonesia with its launch of direct service between Hong Kong and Jakarta. From 25 July 2013, Tiger Airways will fly to the capital of Indonesia four times weekly on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, with an increase to daily flights from September onwards. "We are excited that Tiger Airways is the first low cost carrier ...