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  1. Same bed, different dreams

    Posted Jul 23rd 2003, 12:00am by Wenran Jiang

    ... in its favour. The US and China may be temporary bedfellows for a non-nuclear North Korea but they are dreaming different things when it comes to strategic interests in the region. Wenran Jiang ...

  2. Secrecy over arrest of researcher alarming

    Posted Sep 27th 2004, 12:00am by Staff Reporter

    ... is that Beijing's interest in Zhao stems from an article published by the Times early this month saying that Jiang Zemin would step down as head of the Central Military Commission at the recently completed ... With Mr Jiang's resignation from the army's top spot, President Hu Jintao has secured leadership over the party, the state and the military. This time last year, even before ...

  3. Report tips massive PLA troop cuts

    Posted Dec 19th 2009, 12:00am by Minnie Chan

    ... Minnie Chan Although officials have been denying it for months, the PLA appears set to cut a third of its troops in the coming years according to the respected publication Jane's Defence Weekly. In its 'annual defence report', Jane's s ...

  4. No more public anointments, please

    Posted Sep 22nd 2004, 12:00am by Staff Reporter

    ... C. K. Lau Jiang Zemin has finally bowed out of politics by resigning from his last official position as head of the Central Military Commission. While he has largely disappeared from ... role he played in deciding the fate of this special administrative region. In January 1996, at a meeting with dignitaries from Hong Kong in Beijing, Mr Jiang sought out Tung Chee-hwa from among ...

  5. Sars whistle-blower wins freedom

    Posted Mar 24th 2005, 12:00am by Staff Reporter

    ... Chan Siu-sin But conditions of release include a ban on interviews Jiang Yanyong, the military doctor who blew the whistle on the cover-up of the mainland's Sars outbreak, was freed on Tuesday after eight months of house arrest. The Central Military Commission has told Dr Jiang it will 'remove the measures taken against' him. He did not receive any punishment ...

  6. Japan's top diplomat blamed for arousing Beijing's ire

    Posted Oct 31st 2010, 12:00am by Minnie Chan

    ... a question: what made Beijing so angry? Mainland analysts say Japanese Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara is to blame. Jiang Lifeng, director of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences' Institute ... Jiang said. 'First of all, he played up his meeting with US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton in Hawaii on Thursday. Then he spread untrue statements about his meeting with Chinese ...

  7. 'X-man' nears end of a long and colourful career

    Posted Mar 15th 2005, 12:00am by Ray Cheung

    ... is no stranger to the spotlight. As a member of Beijing's leading group on Taiwan affairs, he has advised former president Jiang Zemin and President Hu Jintao on military options for solving ... service's director in 1988. In 1992, he was elected an alternate member of the Communist Party's Central Committee. Mr Jiang promoted him to deputy chief of general staff in 1996. His rise ...

  8. Hu's slice of history

    Posted Mar 03rd 2010, 12:00am by Frank Ching

    ... showing Mao Zedong, Deng Xiaoping, Jiang Zemin and Hu. The luckless Hua Guofeng, who had been anointed by Mao as his successor but who was outmanoeuvred by Deng, did not feature in this version ... development. As for Jiang, he will be remembered as the man who presided over the return to Chinese sovereignty of Hong Kong and Macau, ending colonialism in China. True, the policy of 'one ...

  9. Carbon pledge on track with past performance

    Posted Nov 28th 2009, 12:00am by Shi Jiangtao

    ... to Chinese and US government statistics. 'The two concepts are closely related because energy is responsible for 85 per cent of carbon emissions in China,' said Dr Jiang Kejun of the Energy ... by 1.5 billion tonnes. Both Jiang and Greenpeace China climate campaigner Yang Ailun said the cut in energy intensity was not surprising and largely a result of China's economic reform. ...

  10. Falun Gong should be banned in HK, says religion official

    Posted Mar 04th 2004, 12:00am by Josephine Ma, Nailene Chou

    ... such rhetoric from mainland officials was not new. 'It's simply a repetition of what they said when Jiang Zemin was in power. It shows how Jiang Zemin and his followers will not give up. More ...

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    Cambodians fearing crackdown on migrant workers in exodus from Thailand

    Posted Jun 14th 2014, 08:22pm by AP

    ... have denied the rumours and sought to quell concerns about a crackdown, adding that they have plans to systematise migrant labour. Cambodians, both legally and illegally, fill low-paying and undesirable jobs shunned by most Thais, as do migrants from Thailand's other poor neighbours, especially Myanmar. Cambodian Labour Minister Ith Samheng said about 200,000 Cambodian migrants had ...

  2. News - Asia - CAMBODIA

    Cambodia tentatively agrees to accept asylum seekers headed to Australia

    Posted Apr 30th 2014, 11:14pm by AP

    ... to take the asylum seekers, who are being held in camps on the Pacific island nation of Nauru under an agreement with Australia. However, he stressed that Cambodia had not yet approved the deal. ... are mostly from the Middle East, South Asian countries and Myanmar, and the camps on Nauru are considered processing camps rather than settlements. Australia essentially pays Nauru for hosting ...

  3. News - Asia - CAMBODIA

    UK sugar giant linked to child labour abuses in Cambodia

    Posted Jul 11th 2013, 12:00am by GDN

    ... The Guardian in Koh Kong UK sugar giant linked to abuses case The British sugar giant Tate & Lyle has imported large volumes of sugar from Cambodia through a supplier that is accused of using child labour, being complicit in expropriating land and inflicting violence on local people. Tate & Lyle- which is the EU's largest cane sugar producer and whose ingredients ...

  4. News - Asia - CAMBODIA

    Khmer Rouge trial hears closing statements

    Posted Oct 16th 2013, 03:34pm by AFP

    ... to be closed. Their complex case has been split into a series of smaller trials, starting with the forced evacuation of the population into rural labour camps and the related charges of crimes against ...

  5. News - Asia - CAMBODIA

    Cambodian police clash with protesting workers

    Posted Dec 27th 2013, 04:00pm by Agence France-Presse

    ... month next year. Thousands of garment workers protested on Friday outside the labour ministry or joined with opposition demonstrators in the capital demanding that Prime Minister Hun Sen step ... Labour Organisation accused Cambodia of backsliding in efforts to improve working conditions in the sector. ...

  6. News - Asia - CAMBODIA

    Three dead after Cambodian police fire on striking garment workers

    Posted Jan 03rd 2014, 03:44pm by Associated Press

    ... in Cambodia opened fire to break up a labour protest by striking garment workers, police and human rights workers said. Chuon Narin, deputy chief of the Phnom Penh Municipal Police, said the three ... The government has offered US$100 a month. Although the wage and election issues are not directly linked, the opposition has close ties with the country’s labour movement. On Sunday, many workers joined ...

  7. News - Asia - CAMBODIA

    Anger of factory workers poses a challenge for Cambodia's Hun Sen

    Posted Jan 02nd 2014, 09:26pm by Reuters

    ... It sounds like an all-too familiar story of labour disputes in one of Asia's poorest countries, but this time it's different. Their strike has taken on a new significance and is presenting ... strangling themselves. When investors close factories, we can't find hundreds of thousands of jobs for the people. Businesses are worried. They might say 'bye bye'." The Labour ...

  8. News - Asia - CAMBODIA

    Cambodian opposition rallies for second day after protest death

    Posted Sep 16th 2013, 03:42pm

    ... to disperse thousands challenging a disputed election win by Prime Minister Hun Sen, sparking clashes in which one man was shot dead. At least 1,000 protesters had defied the authorities by camping ... Rouge see little appeal in his iron-fisted approach and are disillusioned by growing land evictions, labour disputes and graft, as well as Cambodia’s close political ties with top investor ...

  9. News - Asia - CAMBODIA

    Woman shot dead and several injured in protest by garment workers in Phnom Penh, Cambodia

    Posted Nov 12th 2013, 04:23pm by AFP

    ... US$110 a month with overtime. In July the International Labour Organisation accused Cambodia of backsliding in efforts to improve working conditions in the sector. The kingdom was failing to make progress in areas such as worker and fire safety and the use of child labour, it said in a report. Prime Minister Hun Sen has said protests may imperil the country’s garment industry by persuading ...

  10. News - Asia - CAMBODIA

    Cambodia opposition party denounces 'staged' rally against leader

    Posted Jun 09th 2013, 04:01pm by Associated Press in Phnom Penh

    ... people from cities to work in labours camps in the countryside. Its radical policies led to the deaths of an estimated 1.7 million people from starvation, disease, overwork and execution. Many ...

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    Former headmaster jailed for housing allowance fraud

    Posted Oct 23rd 2012, 12:00am by Thomas Chan

    ... Thomas Chan thomas.chan@scmp.com Former headmaster sentenced for fraud A former secondary school headmaster was given a six-month jail term yesterday after being found guilty of defrauding ... by providing false information. Au was released on bail pending an appeal. The magistrate said he had imposed a jail sentence because Au, who had pleaded not guilty to one count of fraud, "felt ...

  2. Business - Banking & Finance - SETTLEMENTS

    JP Morgan to pay US$614m in mortgage fraud case

    Posted Feb 05th 2014, 01:29pm by Reuters

    ... Reuters in Washington JP Morgan reaches deal over mortgage fraud case JP Morgan Chase settled the latest in a string of legal claims on Tuesday when it agreed to pay US$614 million ... settlements, while the justice department is seeking US$2.1 billion in penalties from Bank of America after a jury found the bank liable for fraud over mortgages sold by its Countrywide unit. Last ...

  3. News - Hong Kong - COURTS

    District councillor gets deferred jail term over mortgage fraud

    Posted Dec 07th 2013, 03:52am by JULIE CHU

    ... granted him the mortgages. The judge also said the case was different from other fraud cases because the bank ultimately retained ownership of the properties. "I accepted Lam was too confused ... Julie Chu julie.chu@scmp.com Judge says Hang Seng Bank 'recklessly' granted home loans obtained with false documents Councillor gets deferred jail term over bank fraud A district ...

  4. Business - Banking & Finance

    Wells Fargo fails to end US mortgage fraud lawsuit

    Posted Sep 25th 2013, 10:30am by Reuters

    ... mortgage lender of fraud, a victory for federal investigators pursuing cases tied to the recent housing and financial crises. US District Judge Jesse Furman in Manhattan said on Tuesday ... a favourite tool to address alleged mortgage fraud because of its 10-year statute of limitations, twice the length than allowed under other federal securities laws. The lawsuit against Wells Fargo ...

  5. Business - Banking & Finance

    US accuses Bank of America of mortgage-backed securities fraud

    Posted Aug 07th 2013, 12:40pm by Reuters

    ... securities. In 2011, the bank’s shares fell more than 20 per cent in a single day after American International Group filed a US$10 billion lawsuit accusing the bank of mortgage fraud. Weeks later, ... to take an aggressive approach to combatting financial fraud and uncovering abuses in the residential mortgage-backed securities market,” and is pursuing “a range of additional investigations.” ...

  6. News - Hong Kong - COURTS

    Mortgage fraudster jailed after 9 years on the run

    Posted Dec 17th 2013, 04:46am by JULIE CHU

    ... Julie Chu julie.chu@scmp.com Court hears man jumped bail back in 2004 to look after his sick father and mentally ill sister Mortgage fraudster jailed after 9 years on the run A jobless man who jumped bail ahead of his trial for fraud nine years ago was jailed for 16 months yesterday after finally facing justice in the District Court. Pong Yip-kee, 58, told the court that he ...

  7. Four arrested over mortgage fraud

    Posted Jul 12th 2006, 12:00am by Agnes Lam, Clifford Lo

    ... for conspiracy to defraud in an operation against a mortgage fraud syndicate alleged to have cheated a bank out of $11 million in two separate mortgage applications. The arrests were made on Monday ... across the city and seized fake identity cards and papers including conveyancing documents. Mr Tsang said that to prevent similar mortgage fraud, banks should do more checking and that people ...

  8. Alleged conspirators in $12m mortgage fraud case granted bail

    Posted Aug 06th 2004, 12:00am by Staff Reporter

    ... Louisa Yan Five men alleged to have conspired to defraud four banks of $12.5 million in mortgages appeared in Eastern Court yesterday. Among the five suspects were Gold-Face Holdings managing director Tai Chi-wah, 48, and the director of Gold-Face, Lim Hau-chun, 50. The court heard the pair were also involved in another alleged fraud involving the same housing project, which ...

  9. News - Asia - INDONESIA

    Fears of fraud as Indonesia awaits presidential election results

    Posted Jul 11th 2014, 12:27pm by Agence France-Presse in Jakarta

    ... Agence France-Presse in Jakarta With both candidates claiming victory in Indonesia's presidential elections, supporters and observers have voiced concern that fraud and dirty tactics could affect official results With both presidential candidates declaring victory in Indonesia’s knife-edge election this week, anxiety is growing that fraud and dirty tactics could twist ...

  10. News - World - Russia-US relations

    Moscow accuses US of abducting Russian MP’s son over US$1 million credit card hacking fraud

    Posted Jul 09th 2014, 10:07am

    ... there is now a veritable hunt after Russian nationals,” he said on radio. If convicted, the Russian could face up to 30 years in prison on bank fraud charges and additional jail time for the other ...

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  1. Official with multiple home loans denies fraud

    Posted Mar 14th 2008, 12:00am by Staff Reporter

    ... September 2004 and January 2006. Prosecutor Flora Cheng told the judge that Au had dishonestly concealed his existing loans when he applied for the four mortgages. Ms Cheng said the first fraud ... Yvonne Tsui A chief immigration officer has denied fraudulently obtaining more than HK$6.5 million in mortgage loans from three banks. The District Court was told that Louis Au Chun-hung, ...

  2. Property - International - CANADA

    Canada's housing agency curbs condo mortgage insurance

    Posted Jun 11th 2014, 04:39am by Reuters

    ... Reuters in Toronto Mortgage insurance for condo construction to be stopped as housing boom continues Canada's housing agency aims to cut risks Canada's federal housing agency will no longer offer mortgage insurance for condominium construction, as it made further changes to its programmes with the aim of cutting risks amid the country's housing boom. Canada Mortgage ...

  3. Mortgage scheme boost for preservation

    Posted Aug 28th 2004, 12:00am by Staff Reporter

    ... attractive mortgage services to owners of these buildings than has previously been the case. It marks the end of the traditional reluctance of Hong Kong's banks to offer mortgages for properties ... consequences could flow. As the managing director of the URA, Billy Lam Chung-lun, points out, the granting of easier access to mortgages could bring to an end the vicious cycle that has led to so many ...

  4. Business - Banking & Finance

    UBS to pay US$49.8m to settle SEC fraud charges over CDO

    Posted Aug 07th 2013, 12:12pm by Reuters

    ... Reuters in New York UBS agreed to pay US$49.8 million to settle US Securities and Exchange Commission charges it misled investors about a risky mortgage bond transaction that soured during ... to settle recent SEC probes into CDOs, which are typically backed by mortgages and other loans and sold in pieces to investors. Those banks, like UBS, did not admit wrongdoing in agreeing to settle. ...

  5. Business - Commodities

    Commodity financing probe extends to petrochemical imports

    Posted Jul 04th 2014, 01:41am by Reuters

    ... have become the latest commodity financing tool to come under investigation for possible fraud, highlighting the risks from the widespread use of raw materials as collateral to raise loans and skirt credit restrictions. Police are investigating a suspected fraud at the port of Tianjin, near Beijing, which police and trade sources said involved "mixed aromatics", a refinery ...

  6. UK banks tighten purse strings on loans

    Posted Aug 04th 2010, 12:00am by Richard Warren

    ... if introduced, the CML spokeswoman added. Self-certified mortgages allow a borrower to give details of their financial status with few checks, a procedure criticised for being open to fraud. Oliver ... Richard Warren in London Non-British investors are finding it increasingly difficult to secure mortgages on British property as many high-street banks and building societies refuse loans ...

  7. News - China - FRAUD CASE

    Self-made Chinese billionaire's suspended death sentence changed to life in prison

    Posted Jul 11th 2014, 04:01pm

    ... Andrea Chen andrea.chen@scmp.com Wu Ying, a Zhejiang businesswoman, was originally sentenced to death in a 770 million yuan fraud case in 2009, but has fought with appeals every step of the way A mainland self-made billionaire convicted of illegally raising funds through fraud was granted a commutation on Friday morning that changed her two-year suspended death sentence to life ...

  8. Business - China Business - SURVEYS

    Hong Kong loses out to the mainland in fraud survey

    Posted Jun 13th 2014, 05:31am by Toh Han Shih

    ... Toh Han Shih hanshih.toh@scmp.com Anti-corruption crackdown cited for mainland's better standing in fraud survey while city falters on whistle-blowing and rule-bending HK loses out to the mainland in business ethics Hong Kong generally fared worse than the mainland in the latest global fraud survey of EY, although other international surveys rank the city well ahead in battling ...

  9. Business - Comment - LAI SEE

    US judge bemoans lack of fraud prosecutions on individuals

    Posted Dec 20th 2013, 02:56am by Howard Winn

    ... that the US government’s Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission, in its final report, uses variants of the word “fraud” no fewer than 157 times. He writes “in describing what led to the crisis, concluding that there was ‘a systemic breakdown’ not just in accountability, but also in ethical behaviour”. According to the report, the signs of fraud, particularly mortgage fraud, were everywhere ...

  10. Business - Commodities

    Qingdao metals fraud probe focusing on Decheng Mining

    Posted Jun 12th 2014, 01:48am by BLOOM

    ... Bloomberg in Shanghai Banking sources say mining company's owner detained as part of metals fraud investigation Qingdao probe points to Decheng Mining China's investigation of whether metals stockpiled at Qingdao Port fall short of collateral obligations used to secure loans is focused on Decheng Mining, said two bankers assisting with the probe. Decheng's owner, ...

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  1. first person

    Posted May 12th 2005, 12:00am by Staff Reporter

    ... at weekends, no matter how busy they are. They feed and care for all the animals. Puppies will be taken out for walks and sometimes given a little training. In fact, we have staff in charge of dog ... of puppies that are either small or very weak. Some puppies have grown very attached to volunteers and ended up being adopted by them. Dogs will miss dogs. Some pet owners will bring their dogs back ...

  2. House training is easy, but it can take time

    Posted Mar 25th 2012, 12:00am

    ... Jade Lee-Duffy House training a new dog is a top priority. Whether it's a playful puppy or an adult, it requires time, energy and discipline. Trainer and animal behaviour therapist ... is right or wrong, but can quickly learn the concept of safety and danger. If you punish them during house training, the dog or puppy may end up negatively associating relieving itself with you. ...

  3. Making a new friend

    Posted Mar 12th 2006, 12:00am by May Chan

    ... May Chan Flora, three, cuddles her new pet after an adoption auction at Discovery Bay International School on Lantau yesterday. Six puppies and a dog, from an unlicensed dog shelter in Yuen Long, found themselves new homes thanks to the event organised by the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Owners were screened for their willingness to make a life-long ...

  4. ID system for pets urged to end smuggling

    Posted Sep 18th 2007, 12:00am by Celine Sun

    ... Celine Sun Traders want licences for hobby breeders to protect the trade Pet traders have urged the government to set up an identification system for puppies and kittens bred in Hong Kong ... however, who are worried they will be unable to continue selling puppies and kittens from hobby breeders. Chan Chow-pui, chairman of the Hong Kong Pet Trade Association, said the government's ...

  5. Beware the pitfalls and dangers of buying animals from unscrupulous dealers

    Posted Oct 23rd 2011, 12:00am

    ... their skin [as a location finder and proof of ownership], but most of them sold at pet shops don't have one.' According to a Pet Shop Puppy Survey by the SPCA, 32 per cent of puppies don't have microchips embedded under their skin and 13 per cent are not vaccinated. The survey also found that 72 per cent of puppies became sick within a week of being bought at a pet shop. ...

  6. Dog rescuer urges action to stem a crisis

    Posted Aug 27th 2006, 12:00am by Staff Reporter

    ... Sam Spiro With few resources to call on, dog-lover Nikki Green has managed to find homes for about 400 strays and puppies in three years. But she feels her crusade to save unwanted ... Hong Kong-born Ms Green, who is temporarily sheltering 14 dogs and 15 puppies. Every other weekend she takes a selection of her abandoned litter into Sai Kung in the hope that among the crowds ...

  7. Vet reaches out to get six-pawed pup on his feet

    Posted Nov 25th 2007, 12:00am by Simon Parry

    ... Simon Parry International experts are being consulted over how to help a puppy born with six paws. Abandoned at birth, the friendly five-week-old, tiger-striped mongrel- nicknamed Octopus ... for a family to give the puppy a home when he is well enough to leave Chris & Nicola's Animal Hospital in Tin Hau. Vet Stephan Lehner is meanwhile speaking with overseas experts to find ...

  8. Pet-proof your home to avoid animals swallowing harmful objects

    Posted Sep 27th 2009, 12:00am by Jade Lee-Duffy

    ... more common sense than a puppy or young dog,' says the veterinary surgeon and qualified veterinary acupuncturist, who studied at Melbourne University. Luckily for the dog the incident had ... knew of a dog that escaped onto the street. It was picked up by a stranger, so make sure the door is closed.' He says kittens and puppies will chew on almost anything they can find ...

  9. Boom in fancy pets means more dogs dying in kennels

    Posted Nov 25th 2007, 12:00am by Simon Parry

    ... challenging area'. Sally Andersen, of Hong Kong Dog Rescue, which tries to find homes for dogs in government kennels that would otherwise be destroyed, said: 'The puppy business is booming, ... planning to get a dog at Christmas to take in unwanted dogs from shelters. 'Buying from pet shops can not only end in tears as many pet shop puppies fall ill and die, but it also supports ...

  10. Dogs living wild

    Posted Jun 24th 2009, 12:00am by Ellen Whyte

    ... help_______________ each other's puppies. Although they are good hunters, these wild dogs are killed by lions, hyenas and cheetahs. To avoid their enemies, African hunting dogs_______________ all the time. The only time they stay in one place is when they have young puppies to take care of. The life of this wild dog is not an easy one. Dingos Find words that mean the following: ready to eat, ...

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  1. Business - China Business - INVESTMENT

    China spends billions to fund Caribbean ambition

    Posted Jun 16th 2014, 03:07am by Toh Han Shih

    ... Toh Han Shih hanshih.toh@scmp.com China spends billions to fund Caribbean ambition China's rising interest in the Caribbean is being backed by billions of dollars in fund flows ... Islands and Cayman Islands. The two jurisdictions account for the bulk of Chinese investment in the Caribbean, with a US government body saying that of the US$62.1 billion in such flows amassed ...

  2. Property - International - INVESTMENT

    Chicago investment firm Heitman eyes Asia-Pacific property

    Posted Jun 17th 2014, 03:19pm by Peggy Sito

    ... Peggy Sito peggy.sito@scmp.com Heitman weighs up China entry in closer look at Asia Real estate investment management firm Heitman is roaming the Asia-Pacific in search of potential markets, including China. However, in view of slowing economic growth in ...

  3. Business - Money - INVESTMENT

    Asian bonds fuelled by Japan's ageing population

    Posted Jul 03rd 2014, 02:08am by BLOOM

    ... portfolio would be adopted by three other public funds managing a combined 28.8 trillion yen. About one in four people in Japan were 65 or older, the highest-ever ratio, an Internal Affairs Ministry ...

  4. Property - Hong Kong & China - INVESTMENT

    'Eyes and ears' abroad help reduce mainland China developer risk

    Posted Jun 25th 2014, 01:30am by Langi Chiang

    ... in Americas at Colliers International. His London-based colleague, Richard Divall, head of cross-border capital markets for Europe, the Middle East and Africa, said: "Some Chinese developers like ...

  5. Business - Banking & Finance - INVESTMENT

    Transparency needed in central banks' equity buying binge

    Posted Jun 16th 2014, 09:57am by David Marsh

    ... pension funds and 87 sovereign wealth funds. Sovereign wealth funds and public pension funds are well known to have become large holders of company shares on international stock markets. ... Federal Reserve official, now a senior fellow of the Peterson Institute for International Economics, says the time for such a code is ripe. Truman argues that one of any government's major ...

  6. Business - Banking & Finance - INVESTMENT

    World Bank approves first Russia investment since Ukraine crisis

    Posted Jun 05th 2014, 05:34am by BLOOM

    ... an investment in Russia for the first time since President Vladimir Putin annexed Crimea, overriding opposition from Canada and lack of support from the US. The International Finance Corporation, ... the director of the global economy programme at the Waterloo, Ontario-based Centre for International Governance Innovation in Canada. "It also shows that there's no clear agreement or unity ...

  7. Business - Companies - INVESTMENT

    African adventure now a sightseeing tour as Chinese firms learn caution

    Posted Jun 04th 2014, 05:08am by Bloomberg

    ... surpassed the US as Africa's largest trading partner in 2009. Trade volumes soared 11-fold in the decade to 2013, according to data from the Geneva-based International Trade Centre. The quest ...

  8. Business - Money - INVESTMENT

    Shunfeng aims to raise HK$6b in share issue

    Posted May 28th 2014, 01:00am by Ray Chan

    ... Ray Chan ray.utchan@scmp.com Shunfeng aims to raise HK$6b in share issue Shunfeng Photovoltaic International, a solar farm developer controlled by Hong Kong businessman Cheng Kin-ming, ... on coal. In a separate statement on Friday, the firm said it planned to change its name to Sunfu International after expanding into the downstream solar-power generation business last year. It said ...

  9. Property - International - INVESTMENT

    Europe-based TH Real Estate eyes Asia for growth

    Posted May 28th 2014, 05:08am by Peggy Sito

    ... Peggy Sito peggy.sito@scmp.com Group will use acquisitions, organic growth and partnerships to build regional presence TH Real Estate eyes Asia-Pacific for expansion TIAA Henderson Real Estate (TH Real Estate), one of the world's largest real estate ...

  10. Business - Economy - INVESTMENT

    Australia to invest heavily in infrastructure as economy refocuses

    Posted May 15th 2014, 01:43am by BLOOM

    ... devices a year; Defence Housing Australia, which provides housing services for military personnel; the Royal Australian Mint and the registry services of the nation's securities regulator. ...

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  1. Curren Chan boosts HK form

    Posted Mar 26th 2012, 12:00am

    ... in yesterday's Takamatsunomiya Kinen in Nagoya. Curren Chan finished fifth as the first foreign starter to arrive in the 2011 Hong Kong Sprint behind Lucky Nine, Entrapment, Joy And Fun and Little Bridge, and gave that form some depth in becoming just the fifth horse to win both of Japan's Group One sprints- the Sprinters' Stakes in the autumn and Takamatsunomiya Kinen ...

    Posted Jun 03rd 2007, 12:00am by Staff Reporter

    ... of the Takamatsunomiya Kinen (G1-1,200m) last year but seemed to go off the boil since- 10th to Bullish Luck in this race last year and 9th to Takeover Target in the Sprinters' Stakes. But has returned to form when fifth in this year's Takamatsunomiya Kinen and third to Eishin Dover in the Keio Hai Spring Cup (Gr.2-1,400m). SUZUKA PHOENIX: Most likely to be first or second pick among ...

  3. HK horses taking the world by storm

    Posted Mar 17th 2010, 12:00am by Alan Aitken

    ... next is already looking a unique start, with visitors to four major events on different sides of the world. Two runners in Japan's Takamatsunomiya Kinen and three runners in separate ... in for the regular tilts at the Yasuda Kinen and Happy Zero may become a Royal Ascot contender in June for the Golden Jubilee Stakes. And then there is Australia at the end of the year. John Moore is keen ...

  4. Yasuda Kinen

    Posted Jun 05th 2005, 12:00am by Staff Reporter

    ... clinched the Takamatsunomiya Memorial (Jpn G1) on March 27. Second to Agnes Digital in the 2003 Yasuda Memorial, Admire Max usually travels well from any position over any distance ... Balance of Game ran third in last year's Yasuda Memorial. He performed creditably after a three-month spell in his last start, winning the Nakayama Kinen (Jpn G2) on February 27. He usually ...

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    Turnover keeps going up- locally and simulcast

    Posted Mar 27th 2013, 12:00am by Alan Aitken

    ... had seen Lord Kanaloa win in December and that undoubtedly helped give them the confidence to send him out 1-4 favourite in the Takamatsunomiya Kinen, even shorter than he was in his home ...

  6. Sport - Racing - JAPAN

    Lord Kanaloa 'is the strongest sprinter in the world'

    Posted Mar 25th 2013, 12:00am by Alan Aitken

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    Posted May 20th 2014, 09:31pm by Alan Aitken

    ... future funding for the Sydney extravaganza is now in doubt so it may have been a oncer. Perhaps that puts the Takamatsunomiya Kinen in Nagoya back in the picture for Hong Kong sprinters in late ... overseas, along with four of the six local Group Ones. We have Glorious Days' attempt on the Yasuda Kinen remaining to add to that tally this season. John Size has taken a different approach ...

  8. Joy And Fun to miss Japan due to quake

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    ... of the devastating earthquake. The Group One Takamatsunomiya Kinen sprint is at Hanshin racecourse in Osaka, some 725 kilometres southwest of the earthquake's epicentre and 360km west of Tokyo, but Joy ... than at the tracks themselves. Green Birdie, however, will press on towards the Takamatsunomiya Kinen, with Fownes changing the sprinter's venue for quarantine from Tokyo to Osaka. ...

  9. Jockey Club chief defends meeting's clash with Sevens

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    Good run but no cigar for Glorious Days in Yasuda Kinen

    Posted Jun 08th 2014, 11:18pm by Alan Aitken

    ... Alan Aitken in Tokyo alan.aitken@scmp.com Good run but no cigar for Glorious Days in Yasuda If the aim of the exercise was a good day out and a moment's thrill for the owners of Glorious Days, then Sunday's Group One Yasuda Kinen (1,600m) in Tokyo was mission accomplished. The John Size-trained Hong Kong Mile winner came home a brave sixth to the world's ...

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    Posted Sep 24th 2003, 12:00am by Carrie Chan

    ... deficit, which was $500 million last year,' Mr Lau said. He said the Sars outbreak had highlighted the need to address the urban decay problem. Alexander Lam, chairman of the institute's ... since it discourages redevelopment of urban blight, according to an action plan proposed by the Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors. The government should stop trying to capture the full rise ...

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    ... Jennifer Ngo jennifer.ngo@scmp.com Police believe they have busted a triad gang responsible for a wave of destruction at more than a dozen car parks across Kowloon and the southern New Territories. The gang went on the rampage in April, destroying 14 open ...

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    How to behave in Hong Kong: Xinhua publishes tip list for mainlanders

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    ... Jennifer Ngo jennifer.ngo@scmp.com State news agency publishes article advising mainlanders of Hong Kong etiquette When in Rome … Xinhua's tourist tips Xinhua last night published ... they don't like to inconvenience, impede or affect others with their actions," the mainland state news agency advised. "And while visiting someone's place, one must learn to adhere ...

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    New airport in Guangxi mountains offers nail-biting landings

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    ... He Huifeng huifeng.he@scmp.com No room for error at new airport When it opens next month, the airport in Hechi in southern Guangxi province should prove a nail-biting landing for arriving passengers. Dozens of hilltops were levelled to clear way for the 8 ...

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    ... Agence France-Presse in Singapore As tourist numbers fall, the Lion City distances itself from crisis-hit neighbours Singapore launches ad campaign in China Singapore is mounting a drive ... by Singapore airport operator Changi Airport Group (CAG), the Singapore Tourism Board and Chinese and Singaporean travel agencies. The CAG said Changi handled 1.87 million passengers to and from China ...

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LA-based Best Coast's sun-drenched surf pop has won them indie cred and commercial success. Ahead of the duo's Hong Kong debut, singer-song writer Bethany Cosentino tells Paul Kay why she's changing by staying the same

THE ONLY CONSTANT is change, as a wise man once said. And while the Greek philosopher Heraclitus wasn't thinking specifically of Californian surf-pop bands when he committed these words to parchment, that doesn't mean they apply any less to Best Coast.

The LA-based duo of Bethany Cosentino and Bobb Bruno have been steadily evolving since they burst on to the scene in 2010 with their debut album Crazy for You, a sun-drenched collection of catchy lo-fi indie pop cuts lyrically concerned with unrequited love and longing.

Indie adulation duly followed and since then they've taken their sound - and their audience - to new levels with 2012's more polished but equally infectious The Only Place, which was ranked 14th on Rolling Stone's list of 50 best albums of the year. Since then, Cosentino has launched her own music label, Jewel City, and has dabbled in fashion after hipster favourite Urban Outfitters asked her to design her own line.

This month the band return with a seven-track EP called Fade Away, and their first tour of Asia which will take in shows in Hong Kong, Taiwan and Singapore. "We are beyond excited," a buoyant Cosentino says in an e-mail interview. "We were asked to be part of the Camp Symmetry festival in Singapore, so we decided we would try to book a few more shows while we were [in Asia]. I can't wait."

The shows will mark the end of a touring schedule that has seen the band crisscross the US, playing The Governor's Ball, Hangout and BottleRock festivals and supporting Green Day on their North American tour. While not perhaps the most obvious of matches, touring with Green Day was an experience Cosentino cherished and one which she says allowed the band to expand its horizons.

"We were able to play venues that we could never play on our own, and we learned a lot from Green Day and their crew. It was really fun, and awesome to get to tour with a band I have looked up to for pretty much my entire life. The fans were really nice to us - I mean sometimes someone would yell 'You suck, where's Green Day?', but for the most part everyone was really nice and made us feel very welcome."

While Green Day share Best Coast's Californian roots, the most obvious influence on the band is another act from an earlier era of the Golden State's musical history.

"The Beach Boys are a huge influence for me and for this band," says Cosentino. "When Bobb and I first started recording together, we literally would just sit in his room and read books about The Beach Boys and talk about how amazing they were. It's kind of like what we bonded over in the first place."

Cosentino also cites Fleetwood Mac as a significant influence (Best Coast have recorded covers of Rhiannon and Storms), and she credits female singers Patsy Cline, Loretta Lynn and Dusty Springfield with having helped shape her distinctive vocals, which has shades of Neko Case, as well as a 1950s and '60s pop aesthetic and a certain X factor that's all her own.

Just 22 when she wrote Crazy for You, Cosentino has grown and matured in tandem with Best Coast. A former child actress, she was used to being in the spotlight, but Best Coast's ascent brought with it a new level of fame - and scrutiny. "My life is under a sort of scope now where people pay attention to the things I do and say, whereas before, no one cared," she says. "I feel like being in this business forces you to grow up. I mean, in a way you're always a kid because you travel the world and pretty much party every night. But, emotionally, I think it changes you, and it teaches you to be more mature - at least it has for me."

Signs of this growing maturity can be found in Cosentino's songwriting. While her lyrical themes have not strayed too far from their original preoccupations with lost love and yearning, her words have begun to acquire a greater depth and shed some of their emotional puppy fat.

Compare the opening lines of opening track Boyfriend from Crazy for You: "I wish he was my boyfriend / I'd love him 'til the very end/ But instead he is just a friend/ I wish he was my boyfriend" with the opening lines of the latest single "I don't know how I don't know how/ To tell you I love you/ To tell you I miss you/ To tell you I care".

The new EP, which Cosentino says was "heavily influenced by Mazzy Star, My Bloody Valentine and Blondie", is pitched as a consolidation of the band's output to date, and judging by I Don't Know How it is imbued with lashings of upbeat energy. "The EP is a bit different than the other two albums: it's kind of a combination of the two," says Cosentino.

"I feel like sonically at least, it's almost like Crazy for You and The Only Place had a baby. It's not too lo-fi and it's not too produced. It feels just right."

A third album is in the works, and Cosentino says the songs she's been writing continue in the energetic, danceable vein of I Don't Know How, although "lyrically, they're still downers". But while Best Coast's evolution continues, and further success beckons, Cosentino is adamant that fame is little more than a distraction.

"I can honestly say that success has not changed me," she says. "I am still the same person today that I was before this band ever existed. I don't think any amount of fame or success will ever change me. I was raised to be very humble."

It seems the more things change, the more they stay the same.

Best Coast, October 30, 8pm, Hangout, Youth Outreach Jockey Club Building, 1/F 2 Holy Cross Path, Sai Wan Ho, HK$360 (advance), HK$399 (door). Inquiries: 9709 2085

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'Chinese people are so brave' - Japanese internet users praise Chinese student after daring rescue

Tourist Yan Jun saves Japanese boy who fell into Osaka's Yodo river

PUBLISHED : Tuesday, 17 September, 2013, 4:55pm
UPDATED : Wednesday, 18 September, 2013, 10:52am

While Sino-Japanese diplomatic relations may be strained, the daring rescue of a Japanese child by a visiting Chinese tourist has generated considerable praise for “Chinese bravery” in Japan's online community.

About 5pm on Monday, a nine-year-old boy was swept into the waters of Osaka’s Yodo river in southern Japan. Despite heavy rain and strong winds from Typhoon Man-Yi, which is currently passing through Japan, the boy and two older secondary school friends had been taking photographs near the river’s bank.

After accidentally dropping his camera memory card, the boy rushed to retrieve it but fell into the river’s flooded rapids. He was washed nearly 350 metres downstream.

Luckily, a passing Chinese exchange student, Yan Jun, saw the boy and jumped into the water to save him. Yan swam 15 metres to bring the Japanese boy to shore. After the rescue, both Yan and the nine-year-old were taken to hospital and released with minor injuries.

Yan, who had only suffered a few skin abrasions from jumping into the river, told Japanese reporters he had “just done the natural thing”.

“If I hadn’t saved this boy, his life would have been in danger,” Yan reportedly said.

According to information released by Osaka Prefectural Police Headquarters and the Chinese-language Japanese news site Riben Xinwen, Yan is a 26-year-old who is temporarily visiting Japan to look at universities. He plans to enter Osaka City University’s PhD programme next year.

Yan’s heroic actions won him an outpouring of support and praise from Japanese internet users, who spread word of the rescue via social media and left over 2,000 comments on a Yahoo Japan news report of the incident. Yan was called everything from “heroic” to “selfless,” and more than a few commentators said “Chinese people are so brave”.

Such a positive online response towards Chinese visitors is a phenomenon rarely seen in recent Japanese social media posts, where the stereotype of the “rude” Chinese tourist is frequently propagated. International territorial disputes between China and Japan over the Diaoyu Islands, known as the Senkaku Islands in Japan, have also done little to improve Japanese perceptions of Chinese visitors.

Yan’s heroism is an exception, and one member of the Yahoo Japan online community said he “hoped that all Chinese tourists in Japan would act in the same way as [Yan].”

In the Chinese social media world, Yan’s actions were equally applauded in over 1,000 messages of praise on his Sina Weibo microblog.

“I am extremely grateful for all of the support that the online community has given me,” Yan wrote a day after his rescue made headlines. “I really just want to express my heartfelt gratitude. [At the time of the rescue] I didn’t expect the river’s waters to be so rapid. Right after I hit the water I quickly discovered that my body, which I’ve always taken good care of, was completely powerless in the face of nature. I almost died… I was very fortunate to be able to bring that child to shore safely.

"I hope that all members of the online community will care for their own safety in [similar situations] when they are forced to do the right thing,” Yan added.

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The water looks extremely dirty.
I hope the little boy will remember the big Chinese Nisan (older brother) who saved his life. There was a case many years ago, when a plane crashed into an icy river near Washington, a woman was struggling to swim, but was losing the battle to the icy water. A stranger jumped into the river to save her, Later, when the guy wanted to visit her to see if she was fine. Strangely, she chose not to have anything to do with the guy , not even to say "Thank you." Perhaps she did not want to be haunted by the media. The guy was gracious and respected her privacy. He said "as long as she is fine, that's what really counts. I didn't act out of desire for instant fame."
Bravery is individual. You can't say an entire race of people are brave based on the actions of one.
Perhaps Yan's selfless act of bravery can help improving the relationship between the two countries.

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US icebreaker to rescue Chinese and Russian ships in Antarctica

Polar Star en route to Russian and Chinese vessels trapped in Antarctica

PUBLISHED : Sunday, 05 January, 2014, 10:28am
UPDATED : Monday, 06 January, 2014, 8:52am

A US icebreaker was dispatched yesterday to assist an icebound Russian research ship and Chinese vessel trapped during a rescue bid in Antarctica.

The 122-metre cutter, the Polar Star, is responding to a request from Australia, Russia and China to assist the ships because "there is sufficient concern that the vessels may not be able to free themselves from the ice", the US Coast Guard said. It is expected to take seven days to reach Commonwealth Bay, where the two ships are trapped.

The Russian research ship Akademik Shokalskiy has been trapped there since Christmas Eve, while the Chinese ship which came to its rescue, Xue Long or Snow Dragon, reported on Friday it too had become stuck nearby, after a dramatic helicopter rescue of the Shokalskiy's 52 passengers the previous day.

The Chinese leadership has vowed "all-out efforts" to assist the ship, which is surrounded by ice up to four metres thick and is stuck 21 kilometres from open water, according to Xinhua. It has reporters on board.

The People's Daily said the Chinese icebreaker had already cleared out a one kilometre long runway and might attempt to free itself from the ice today, if weather conditions permit.

There were around seven icebergs floating around the Chinese vessel, the newspaper quoted the onboard oceanic scientist Jiao Yutian as saying.

The Chinese crew was monitoring the icebergs round the clock to avoid any collision. A total of 101 people, including crew members, scientists and journalists, are on board.

The Xue Long has ample food and fuel and is waiting for a change in the weather, as a tropical cyclone is likely to pass by today and tomorrow, according to the newspaper.

"The weather changes rapidly in the South Pole. Monday is a chance for Xue Long to break out, but the [time] window of escape could close very soon and we must get very well prepared in advance," Qu Tanzhou, head of the Antarctic Office under the State Oceanic Administration, was quoted as saying.

The Chinese vessel is over 160 meters long, and its size also made escape more difficult, he said.

Xinhua said the State Oceanic Administration had set up a task force to lead and co-ordinate the new rescue mission.

The Polar Star is capable of continuously breaking ice up to 1.8 metres thick while travelling at three knots, and can break ice more than six metres thick by ramming.

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This is routine stuff for the Americans, who rescue many stranded shipped including so-called "rescuers" for many decades now. The difference between the US and China is the manner by which it conducts its business. For the Americans, President Obama needs not to go on nationally or internationally televised press-meetings to boast about its effort. It's merely one of tens of thousands of missions and responsibilities expected of a world leader and would be unseemly and undignified to assume honor where none is due, This is something that Chinese leaders can learn; being humble is the first of a thousand steps to true leadership.
PS: remember the US led relief victims in the Philippines affected by the hurricane. An aircraft carrier was refitted immediately for the mission and began delivering aids and assistance within 48 hours while the world including China, which claims territorial rights nearby, watch. Afterward, UN, NGOs and world aids organizations took over the mission, and the US force moved on to its next mission. Again, there's no fanfare or boasting, US Navy did its job and proceeded forwarded as expected. This is why the world respect and some admire the USA, even our staunchest enemy salute our humanitarian endeavors.
I would really laugh hard if the Americans got stuck there too.............
Peye 3515 has a point. Where is the Russian vessel storing its raw sewage-- or are they going to tell us their sewage system is working just fine!!
China and Australia rescued a Russian ship. And now it comes to the U.S. to rescue the China's. That is why international co-operation is so important while human beings exploring the nature. I sincerely hope in one day, NASA will join hand with China for lunar and other space exploration programmes.
.....and then...... The Americans get stuck??
Wonderful you could not even invent such a scenario.
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And so Captain America comes to save the world...
It is Midsummer in Antarctica, not too long before the ice starts to build up again. The power of nature is all embracing.
The saviours need to be saved.

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Canada's housing market set for soft landing after recent gains: economist

Economist predicts cooldown after years of strong gains and recent moves to curb demand

PUBLISHED : Wednesday, 23 October, 2013, 4:49am
UPDATED : Wednesday, 23 October, 2013, 4:49am

Canada's housing market will have a "soft landing" after years of strong gains and recent steps by policy makers to curb demand, according to a senior economist.

"Things don't look too out of whack" for housing and consumer finances, Michael Gregory of BMO Capital Markets told investors during a panel discussion at the Bloomberg Focus Day Symposium in Toronto.

"Housing is going to cool. A soft landing still seems to be unfolding," he said.

Finance Minister Jim Flaherty has tightened lending rules and sought greater control over the country's housing agency on concerns about overbuilding of flats in Toronto and Vancouver.

Flaherty has said that his moves should be enough to prevent a bubble, but existing-home sales have risen for seven straight months and housing starts increased 5.3 per cent in September, led by flats.

Risks remain in the housing market, according to others on the panel including Eric Lascelles, chief economist at RBC Global Asset Management.

"There is clearly quite an excess on the condo side across the country but with obvious relevance to Toronto" for new construction, he said. "It points to particular weakness in that area, but not of a systemic variety."

Canada's ratio of debt to disposable income reached a record 163.4 per cent in the second quarter. Recent gains in the housing market have been driven by consumers "spooked" by signs mortgage rates would rise and diminish the potential for future growth, said Derek Holt, vice-president of economics at Bank of Nova Scotia.

"We are still at very lofty premiums, record-high 70 per cent home ownership rate, record- high debt-to-income ratio, record-high renovation spending," Holt said. "I don't think we will go down the US path because our mortgage market is fundamentally different," he said.

"It's a moderating period, and it's part of that not-terrible-but-Canada underperformance story compared to the US."

Holt said the Bank of Canada, which has kept its policy interest rate at 1 per cent since September 2010 to boost demand, may stay on hold until at least late in 2015.

Central bank governor Stephen Poloz is counting on a shift in demand to business investment and exports from debt-fuelled consumer spending.

Poloz said last month in Vancouver: "I don't perceive that there is a bubble in Canada's housing market."

The central bank may raise the key interest rate to 1.5 per cent by the end of next year because of momentum in the economy and concerns about housing, said Derek Burleton, deputy chief economist at Toronto-Dominion Bank.

"Who would have thought we would be in this low-interest-rate environment for so long?" Burleton said.

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HK to host world music contest that uses Chinese, Western instruments

Hong Kong will host a world music composition competition with a difference next year - all entries, written for a chamber ensemble, must feature Western and Chinese instruments.

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The erhu dates back a thousand years and has become one of the most popular Chinese instruments. Sometimes called the Chinese violin or Chinese two-stringed fiddle, it is a very expressive instrument and is used for playing traditional and contemporary music.

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Farewell to Edo - Visions Unveiled

Edo de Waart conducts soprano Chen Xiaoduo, qingyi and soprano II Meng Meng (left), erhu player Wang Nan, pipa player Li Jia, zheng player Chang Jing and the HK Philharmonic Orchestra performing Chen Qigang's Iris Devoilee and Wagner's Parsifal. Apr 6-7, 8pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$160-HK$420 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2721 2030

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The Goat Rodeo Sessions

The Goat Rodeo Sessions Yo-Yo Ma and soloists Sony

22 Jan 2012 - 12:00am

Gabriel Gallardo

I have enjoyed singing since I was a child. Many of my weekends were spent singing with my dad, who played guitar and sang. His taste and opinion influenced me greatly.

24 Feb 2011 - 12:00am

Graphic Airlines duo hope that their latest multimedia exhibition will be first class

Art and design duo Tat and Vee of Graphic Airlines made a smooth landing at Daydream Nation's Star Street area shop, with the opening of their latest multimedia exhibition on Saturday.

22 Feb 2011 - 12:00am

Blue notes

'The record companies didn't even know what the hell we were doing back then,' Stanley Clarke says as he looks back on the heyday of jazz-rock fusion in the early 1970s. 'But they were selling records, and people were coming out to see the shows. We were as loud as rock bands, but we brought all kinds of technique to it. It was a great time.'

11 Jul 2010 - 12:00am

The Great Wall Capriccio

Composer Liu Wenjin conducts liuqin player Zhang Xinhua, soprano Wang Yige (above), pipa player Zhang Ying, jinghu player Ngai Kwun-wa, erhu players Liu Yang and Lu Yunxia and the HK Chinese Orchestra in his works including The Great Wall Capriccio (excerpts), My Motherland, A Drinking Song and Jasmine. Today-tomorrow, 8pm, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$120-HK$260 Urbtix.

22 Jan 2010 - 12:00am

Youth orchestra has to endure a few bugs on Korean leg of tour

More news on the Asian Youth Orchestra. The South Korean consul in Hong Kong may have personally raised HK$1 million so they could tour his country for the first time in years, but sadly he wasn't around to smooth over some of the bumps on the trip. The disorganised local presenter left behind some of the group's baggage at the airport after they arrived in Kwangju last Thursday.

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Cheng Yu

THE BREAD LINE My childhood was a mixture of sweet, sour and bitter experiences. I was barely five years old when I was sent from Beijing with my parents and sister to Gansu province during the Cultural Revolution. We all lived in one room with no electricity or heating and in the winter temperatures were as low as minus 20 degrees [Celsius].

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Email Marketing Expert Eric Groves Shares His Entrepreneurial Expertise on the SCORE Small Business Success Blog in February

Washington, D.C.SCORE, America’s premier source of free and confidential small business advice for entrepreneurs, announces that Eric Groves of Waltham, Mass, appears as a SCORE guest blogger in February. Visit the SCORE Small Business Success Blog at or, view his posts through the SCORE web site,

Eric is the Senior Vice President of Global Market Development at Constant Contact. Since 2001, he has helped propel Constant Contact’s growth to more than 400,000 customers worldwide. Eric is the author of The Constant Contact Guide to Email Marketing and is a frequent speaker and blogger on small business topics.

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Matthew Bourne is the creator of the world’s longest-running ballet production and is the only British director to have won the Tony Award for Best Director and Best Choreographer of a Musical in the same year (1999). In 2002 he launched his latest venture, NEW ADVENTURES, to create all his future independent work. In the summer of last year he premièred Play Without Words as part of the National Theatre’s Transformation Season to great critical and popular acclaim. The production went on to be nominated for a record five 2003 Olivier Awards (winning two) and The South Bank Show Award for Dance. A new production of Nutcracker! followed, breaking all box-office records at Sadlers Wells Theatre over the Christmas season. Matthew is the choreographer of the brand new Disney and Cameron Mackintosh production of Mary Poppins at the Prince Edward Theatre in London’s West End.

Matthew started dancing at the age of 22, when he enrolled at the Laban Centre. He was awarded a BA (Hons) degree in 1986 and spent a further year performing with the Laban Centre’s Transitions Dance Company. As a dancer he was a founder member of Lea Anderson’s Featherstonehaughs and created many roles with his own company. His final performance as a dancer came in January 1999, playing the Private Secretary in the Broadway production of Swan Lake.

Matthew Bourne was the Artistic Director of Adventures in Motion Pictures from 1987 until 2002. During those 15 years AMP became the UK’s most innovative and popular dance/theatre company, winning countless awards for its groundbreaking work, both at home and internationally.

Works created for AMP include Overlap Lovers, Spitfire, Buck and Wing, The Infernal Galop, Town and Country (Olivier nomination), Deadly Serious, The Percys of Fitzrovia, Nutcracker! (Olivier nomination), Highland Fling, Swan Lake (numerous international awards including two Tonys, Drama Desk, Outer Critics’ Circle, Astaire Award, Olivier Award, South Bank Show Award, Time Out Award, LA Critics’ Circle, Dramalogue Award) Cinderella (LA Drama Critics’ Circle and Backstage Garland Award), The Car Man (Evening Standard Theatre Award, Manchester Evening News Award, Olivier nomination). Matthew Bourne and AMP have enjoyed a special relationship with audiences in Los Angeles and in particular the Ahmanson Theatre which housed the international première of Swan Lake in 1997. AMP’s productions have also played throughout the world, including seasons in New York, Tokyo, Hong Kong and throughout Europe and the USA.

Film work includes Late Flowering Lust (BBC), Drip (AMP/BBC), Roald Dahl’s Little Red Riding Hood (BBC), Swan Lake (AMP/BBC; Emmy nomination), The Car Man (AMP/C4) and Nutcracker! (BBC1) He was the subject of a South Bank Show in 1997 and in 1999 he presented Channel 4’s Dance 4 series. His production of Swan Lake is featured in Stephen Daldry’s film Billy Elliot. The Channel 4 documentary, Bourne to Dance, which he presented, was shown on Christmas Day 2001.

Other theatre work includes As You Like It (RSC/John Caird), Children of Eden (West End/John Caird), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Aix en Provence/Robert Carsen), The Tempest (NYT), Show Boat (Malmo Stadsteater, Sweden), Peer Gynt (Barbican/Yukio Ninagawa), Watch With Mother (NYDC), Boutique (Images of Dance), Watch Your Step (Irving Berlin Gala), Oliver! (London Palladium/Sam Mendes), French and Saunders Live in 2000 (UK tour), My Fair Lady (NT/ Theatre Royal, Drury Lane/Trevor Nunn, Olivier Award), South Pacific (NT/Trevor Nunn), Dearest Love (George Piper Dances).

As well as creating roles for major dancers Lynn Seymour and Adam Cooper, he has made dances for many leading actors including Sir Nigel Hawthorne, Julie Walters, Dawn French, Martine McCutcheon and Jonathan Pryce.

In 1999 Faber and Faber published Matthew Bourne and his Adventures in Motion Pictures, edited by theatre and dance writer, Alastair Macaulay. Matthew is a Director of The Spitfire Trust and in 1997 was made an Honorary Fellow of his former college, the Laban Centre. In the 2001 New Years Honours list he was awarded an OBE for services to dance and in 2003 is the recipient of the prestigious Hamburg Shakespeare Prize for the Arts.

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    Date: 7-8 August, 2010
    Location: Orlando, FL, United States

    Regular Price: 1260

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    The ScrumMaster Certification Workshop is two days of intense interactive training designed to leverage your experiences so that you can learn the practice of Scrum in the context of what you know. Upon successful completion, attendees receive official designation as “Certified ScrumMasters” by the Scrum Alliance, after completing an online exam.

    Expand beyond classic product/project paradigms and learn why agile/scrum works.
    Understand Scrum • Use Agile Metrics and Reports • Apply Adaptive Planning

    scrum is about adaption at a team level

    Agile project management is as radically different from traditional project management as agile processes are different from traditional methodologies. Rather than plan, instruct and direct, the agile project manager facilitates, coaches and leads. In the agile framework known as Scrum, this person is called a ScrumMaster to denote the difference and remind the person filling this role of their new responsibilities. Accepted course participants learn how to be a ScrumMaster and how to make a development team, a project, or an organization agile. The ScrumMaster is responsible for the proper execution of the Scrum framework, and manages the resulting changes within the organization. Exercises, case studies, simulations and experiences are used throughout the course to bring home the realization of how Scrum can work. We will also show how the roles of ScrumMaster, Product Owner and Team form a critical tripod for effective agile development. All participants are expected to understand Scrum basics prior to attending this course.

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    It is vital that today’s agile practitioners be able to retain what they have learned and apply it to their jobs. Our scrum training leverages modern adult learning with both robust simulations and discussion. We train so that participants can put the ideas presented to practical use: your results are our validation.

    All CSM courses are taught by Certified Scrum Trainers. Taking a CSM course, passing the CSM test, and accepting the license agreement designates you as a Certified ScrumMaster, which indicates that you have been introduced to and understand the basic concepts you need to perform as a ScrumMaster or team member on a Scrum team. This course also satisfies two elements of the CSD track: Scrum Introduction and Elective.

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    Date: 7-8 August, 2010
    Location: Orlando, FL, United States

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    Upon successful completion of the 2 day course and online exam, you will receive the Certified ScrumMaster designation as well as a 1 year membership into the Scrum Alliance.

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    • Morning and afternoon breaks will be served
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    Students are ready to be on a Scrum Team or assume the role of ScrumMaster:

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    2. Teach the customer how to maximize ROI and meet their objectives through Scrum
    3. Improve the lives of the development team by facilitating creativity and empowerment
    4. Help teams get better at delivering product
    5. Improve the overall quality and modularity so that each increment is meaningful

    A background in small teams, with some experience in developing products in a team environment. Any attendees without that background will find the course difficult because they lack real world experiences to draw from and to support relevant discussions. Reading matrials should include scrum topics and other sources avaialble. You can also follow up on the latest news and discussion by reading our blog.

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    This couse is suited for people who currently are on product development teams or managing product development efforts. This course is designed to teach an applied agile development practice using scrum. Applied practice is where the theory meets hands on experience.

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    The scrum domain orginated from software product development because of it's tight empirical feedback loops. The scrum framework is very applicable well outside of software development and should not be considered to be limited to that domain. Scrum applies whereever there is a complex human endeavor requiring a team.

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Commenting on the passing of the Housing (Scotland) Bill yesterday (Wednesday 25 June) by the Scottish Parliament, the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) said it was “delighted” that the policy is being brought to an end.

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Commenting ahead of the Stage 3 Debate on the Housing (Scotland) Bill, Andy Young, Policy and Membership Manager at the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) said:

“While we are delighted that the Right to Buy in Scotland is being brought to an end - the SFHA and our members have campaigned for its abolition for years and we congratulate the Scottish Parliament for bringing about its demise - we feel that a two year notice period is excessive. The Parliament’s own Infrastructure and Capital Investment Committee listened closely to the evidence we put forward and agreed with us that the implementation of a one year notice period would strike a fair balance between giving tenants a reasonable opportunity to exercise their residual right to buy and allowing landlords and their lenders a degree of certainty about their stock levels fairly quickly.

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Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor Trailer Gets Tactical

By Blake Ellison, Nov 21, 2008 3:50pm PST Publisher THQ has deployed a trailer for Tales of Valor, the latest standalone expansion in the Company of Heroes series of strategy games. In the trailer players are given a peek at the new tactical control they will have over their units.

Tales of Valor plays nicely by being fully compatible with the original Company of Heroes and the previous Opposing Fronts expansion, and is expected in spring of next year.

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By Chris Faylor, Apr 17, 2009 5:01am PDT As I stumbled about the apartment this morning, I found myself absent-mindedly singing "Miniature Replica Soldier." What an amazing trailer. Well done, Monolith.

Also, glad to see that Resident Evil 5 and Halo Wars did rather well in March. But jeez, what happened with Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars on Nintendo DS? Didn't even break 90K, and that's after one analyst's estimate of 200K units was considered low.

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Super Street Fighter 4 Media Reveals Old-School Fighters

By Alice O'Connor, Nov 30, 2009 11:50am PST Capcom has announced a triumphant return to Street Fighter for series founding fighter Adon and Final Fight stars Cody and Guy in Super Street Fighter IV, who all were last playable in 1998's Street Fighter Alpha 3.

The enhanced re-release will bring "about eight new characters," new online modes including 'winner stays on' and team battles, the return of car- and barrel-smashing minigames and a rebalancing when it arrives for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 in spring 2010.

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By Jeff Mattas, Jul 26, 2011 12:30pm PDT

After first announcing the software development kit back at GDC 2011, Sony has revealed it is now available on the PlayStation Store. Free for educators and students, and $99.99 for everyone else, is an application that gives "Academic researchers, faculty, staff, and students... access to PlayStation Move's technology for developing apps beyond traditional gaming — physical therapy, sports rehabilitation, or education." Folks can head over to the official page for more information, and those who qualify can apply for a free version.

According to the announcement, enables users to create "new applications using a PC, the PlayStation Move motion controller, the PlayStation Eye camera, and the PS3 system." Some suggested examples of the types of applications that can be created can be found on the site, and include fitness and nutrition applications for kids, physical therapy and rehabilitation-based apps, fitness training apps, augmented reality apps, and even apps based on "music and the creative arts." There's also a new forum on the community page where app developers will be able to congregate, share, and discuss ideas.

We're curious to see more about what kind of applications people start making, though this explanation video on the PlayStation Blog does a decent job of showing what some folks with early access have been making with it so far.

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Battlefield 3 open beta stats reveal big numbers

By Alice O'Connor, Oct 18, 2011 10:00am PDT

Do you like large numbers, and do you like Battlefield 3? If so, you'll love this collection of Battlefield 3 statistics from the recent multiplayer open beta, which come complete with inane and ludicrous comparisons.

The King of Stats is that 8,125,310 users took part in the beta across all platforms, which DICE says is "enough people to fill the entire city of New York." It'd be a bit of a squeeze, though, as NYC's population is in fact around 50,000 higher, and the city's hardly known for spacious accommodation.

1.5 billion kills were registered, a number apparently "equal to half the liters of beer consumed across the world in 2011." I've calculated that beer would weigh about as much as 312,500 African elephants, for those who demand their measurements come in Elephantidae. Or, if you multiply 1.5 billion by six, that many cans of beer could make 1.5 billion six-packs.

While DICE gives the longest-range headshot as 635.6 metres, many fans are reporting to hit further, leading some to speculate that it's not counting the map Caspian Border, which was opened up during the last weekend of the beta only on PC .

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Take-Two picks up WWE franchise rights

By Alice O'Connor, Feb 14, 2013 10:00am PST

As the corpse of THQ is split up and sold off following "massive mistakes" and financial failure, we now know where another severed limb will be transplanted. After rumors last month of an acquisition, 2K has confirmed it'll be publishing the WWE series made by Japanese developer Yuke's.

"We can confirm that we have entered into an agreement to publish the WWE video game series that is developed by Yukes," a 2K representative said in a statement provided to IGN. "At this time, the agreement is pending court approval and we anticipate that it will be finalized shortly. We are very excited about the potential of this agreement and will have more to share at the appropriate time."

Court documents picked up by Bloomberg say that Take-Two will also hire THQ employees who worked on the franchise. WWE and Yuke's had filed for damages against THQ, for potentially over $60 million combined, but they'll reduce these massively now that the franchise has been picked up.

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The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD (almost) perfects a classic

By Steve Watts, Oct 03, 2013 12:00pm PDT

Editor's note: Given its similarities to the original Gamecube release, we decided against a formal review of the recently-released Wii U version. Instead, we focus on how the HD release improves upon the original.

I don't know if I've ever seen a widespread opinion shift like it has for The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker. When it first came out as I was in college--yes, I'm an old man--opponents to its unique visual style were overwhelmingly vocal. In the eight years since, gamers have almost uniformly softened on it, as it has aged gracefully while others from the same era have not. If any skeptics remain nowadays, The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD is the final salvo to win them over. It's gorgeous.

It's rare for me to be wowed by visual punch in games, mostly because so many games attempt some form of realism and fall just short of achieving that goal. But the stylistic touches of Wind Waker have aged well, and seeing them given an HD makeover really shows how the art direction itself holds up beautifully. Big splashy fields of color and sharp angular geometry may have been a concession to hardware power in its day, but if nothing else it now proves that great artistry can flourish when given some constraints.

In fact, the entire world is brimming with that same level of personality. These are still some of the most visually interesting monsters, expressive characters, and varied gameplay types in any Zelda title. Link, in particular, benefits from a design that accents wide eyes and a varied expressions.

The story provides a fresh take on the Zelda mythos for those who haven't experienced it, but I enjoyed reliving the twists and turns over again. Unfortunately, the setting of this particular legend involves a world covered almost entirely with water, which makes for lengthy bits of sailing between dungeons. Nintendo has made a few concessions to reduce backtracking, particularly in the case of an infamous fetch-quest near the end. But, you'll still find yourself going on long sailing trips between islands, sometimes only to learn some new bit of information and then go on yet another journey. It's stirring the first few times the score kicks up as Link's trademark hat flaps in the ocean breeze, but too much of the time is still spent simply setting a course and sailing straight. You could go make yourself a sandwich.

The GamePad functionality does little to correct this issue, which feels like a missed opportunity. At the very least, I expected an easier toggle for the wind direction, rather than having to use the titular Wind Waker baton every time. In most other ways, though, it makes for a handy tool. It provides easy access to the dungeon map and swapping items without going through the trouble of entering a menu screen. Given that Zelda games depend on a lot of item-juggling, this was a hassle-saver.

Nintendo's tentative step into experimental multiplayer is a welcome one too. I've only picked up a few Tingle Bottles, placed as a simple diversion when sailing around, but it's always nice finding little messages left behind by other players. It even smartly lets you choose whether you want spoilers in your messages or not. First-timers would be theoretically safe, but it's hard to tell how closely Nintendo is monitoring that aspect. One message I collected had a story point where a shop owner is tied up, with a message about him being into "kinky stuff." Clearly some level of adult content is getting through, so spoilers might be too.

Wind Waker was and remains a shorter Zelda game, especially compared to the staggering length of Skyward Sword. It was criticized in its day for being a little too short after Zelda fans had come to expect eight massive dungeons, but as I get less patient with overlong games, one that knows when to quit feels just right.

And looking back, that's what I appreciate so much about Wind Waker. It tried so many new things, and was mostly careful not to overstep. The visual style is quirky but not too childish, the story is different but maintains the Zelda touchstones, the dialogue is snappy without being snarky. It was one of the most satisfying Zelda games I'd played when it came out, and it remains among the best of a deservedly revered series.

This review is based on download code provided by the publisher. The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD will be available at retail on Wii U tomorrow. It is also currently available digitally on the eShop for $49.99. It is rated E10+.

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The Most Influential UFC Fights II (of V)

By Jake Rossen Jul 7, 2009
“Best” is subjective. Influential? Not so much. All this week on and, we’re examining the fights that made a difference in how fans and fighters view the UFC’s Octagon.

Chuck Liddell vs. Tito Ortiz (UFC 47, April 2, 2004)

Still a year away from finding the attention of a cable-surfing audience, the UFC was brutally short on true superstars: Tito Ortiz, mired in contract disputes, had just been spanked -- literally -- by Randy Couture, and there was no telling when the 40-something champion’s next fight would be his last. Georges St. Pierre had just debuted in the promotion; Ken Shamrock was running on fumes of fumes.

Liddell had just returned from a bad run of performances, having lost to Couture the year prior and come up short in a Pride elimination tournament in Japan. This is not the definition of career momentum. What he had was a feud with Ortiz, whom he had accused of avoiding him.

If true, Ortiz was playing it smart: He had nothing for Liddell, couldn’t complete a successful shot and crumbled in a heap when the striker finally found his comfort zone. It was the beginning of a legendary tear that sent Liddell on a three-year run as the promotion’s most recognizable and marketable attraction just as the brand itself was ready for some mainstream apologies.

The Winner: Liddell via TKO.

The Lesson: Opportunities mean nothing without stars: Liddell’s was the perfect style at the perfect time.

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Vaughan Lee-Nam Phan, Tournament Finals Added to March 1 ‘TUF: China’ Finale

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A bantamweight pairing pitting Vaughan Lee against Nam Phan has been added to the UFC’s next trip to Macau.

"The Ultimate Fighter: China" finale takes place at Cotai Arena and is headlined by a welterweight bout between John Hathaway against Dong Hyun Kim. The event will stream live on UFC Fight Pass on March 1 and will additionally serve to crown two “TUF: China” winners, as Jianping Yang faces Guangyou Ning at featherweight and Wang Sai meets Lipeng Zhang at 170 pounds.

Lee has cycled between victories and defeats during his five-fight Octagon career, posting wins over Norifumi Yamamoto and Motonobu Tezuka while coming up short against Chris Cariaso and T.J. Dillashaw. Most recently, the Brit was submitted by a Raphael Assuncao armbar this past June at UFC on Fuel TV 10. The 31-year-old was then expected to return to the cage this past November at UFC 167 but withdrew from that booking due to injury.

Phan, 30, has earned wins in just two of his seven UFC appearances. The 12-year veteran earned a split decision victory over Cole Miller in 2012 but followed that triumph with a pair of setbacks, dropping a unanimous verdict to Dennis Siver to close out that year before falling to Takeya Mizugaki this past December in his lone Octagon appearance of 2013.

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