Provides the latest RSS feeds for Hong Kong News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Hong Kong News.Net http://www.hongkongnews.net/ en-us Wed, 20 Aug 2008 04:33:44 -0400 Wed, 20 Aug 2008 04:33:44 -0400 30 Hong Kong - The Hong Kong mother of a 4-year-old girl who choked to death on a piece of bread pleaded guilty to abuse, a court report said Wednesday. Zhang Huiyu, 28, was originally charged with mansl... http://feeds.hongkongnews.net/?rid=17039619&cat=b82693edf38ebff8 Wed, 20 Aug 2008 02:59:32 -0400 Earth Times http://feeds.hongkongnews.net/?rid=17039619&cat=b82693edf38ebff8 Hong Kong - A Hong Kong man was believed to have cut his own throat after allegedly stabbing his wife during a row over the education of their son, police said Wednesday. The 50-year-old was accused o... http://feeds.hongkongnews.net/?rid=17039641&cat=b82693edf38ebff8 Wed, 20 Aug 2008 02:01:02 -0400 Earth Times http://feeds.hongkongnews.net/?rid=17039641&cat=b82693edf38ebff8 Hong Kong and France signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on cooperation in wine-related businesses on Tuesday. The Hong Kong-France Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation in Wine-related Bu... http://feeds.hongkongnews.net/?rid=17018027&cat=b82693edf38ebff8 Tue, 19 Aug 2008 09:03:40 -0400 People's Daily http://feeds.hongkongnews.net/?rid=17018027&cat=b82693edf38ebff8 Hong Kong stocks dived to the year's lowest level on Tuesday, slumped by Wall Street's woes overnight due to worsening global economic crisis. The benchmark Hang Seng Index Hong Kong stocks lost 254.9... http://feeds.hongkongnews.net/?rid=17016532&cat=b82693edf38ebff8 Tue, 19 Aug 2008 09:03:39 -0400 People's Daily http://feeds.hongkongnews.net/?rid=17016532&cat=b82693edf38ebff8 Hong Kong - Agence France-Presse Hong Kong looks set to become the second Asian city to have its restaurants put on the international culinary map by France's prestigious Michelin guide, hotels and a ... http://feeds.hongkongnews.net/?rid=17013287&cat=b82693edf38ebff8 Tue, 19 Aug 2008 05:30:04 -0400 Turkish Press http://feeds.hongkongnews.net/?rid=17013287&cat=b82693edf38ebff8 Hong Kong, Aug 19 : A Hong Kong cabbie bit off the fingertip of a drunk passenger who refused to clean up vomit from the taxi, a court report said Tuesday. http://feeds.hongkongnews.net/?rid=17013296&cat=b82693edf38ebff8 Tue, 19 Aug 2008 04:57:49 -0400 New Kerala http://feeds.hongkongnews.net/?rid=17013296&cat=b82693edf38ebff8 TOKYO — Electronic mail sent to the Japanese Consulate General in Hong Kong between Aug. 1 to 7 may have been improperly redirected to third parties due to a glitch at KDDI Hong Kong Ltd., but ... http://feeds.hongkongnews.net/?rid=17012782&cat=b82693edf38ebff8 Tue, 19 Aug 2008 04:27:22 -0400 Japan Today http://feeds.hongkongnews.net/?rid=17012782&cat=b82693edf38ebff8 Hong Kong Express Airways and Hong Kong Airlines ‘Fly-for-free’ promotion offers customers a free economy class seat with the purchase of every round-trip business class ticket. Travelle... http://feeds.hongkongnews.net/?rid=17003013&cat=b82693edf38ebff8 Mon, 18 Aug 2008 21:15:53 -0400 Travel Blackboard http://feeds.hongkongnews.net/?rid=17003013&cat=b82693edf38ebff8 (2 hrs 36 mins ago) Hong Kong shares closed down 1.09 percent, hit by worries about slowing economic growth and another dive in mainland Chinese stocks, dealers said. The Hang Seng Index closed d... http://feeds.hongkongnews.net/?rid=16988796&cat=b82693edf38ebff8 Mon, 18 Aug 2008 07:54:36 -0400 The Standard http://feeds.hongkongnews.net/?rid=16988796&cat=b82693edf38ebff8 HK A variety of Iran's foodstuff were displayed at the fifth international food exhibition in Hong Kong which ended on Monday. Over 480 companies from 21 countries attended the five-day exhibition put... http://feeds.hongkongnews.net/?rid=16987530&cat=b82693edf38ebff8 Mon, 18 Aug 2008 07:35:39 -0400 IRNA http://feeds.hongkongnews.net/?rid=16987530&cat=b82693edf38ebff8 HONG KONG: Just weeks after Hong Kong scrapped a 40% duty on wine this year, American entrepreneur and oenophile Stephen Bachmann flew here to investigate business opportunities. This autumn Bachman... http://feeds.hongkongnews.net/?rid=16977214&cat=b82693edf38ebff8 Sun, 17 Aug 2008 20:27:17 -0400 Times of India http://feeds.hongkongnews.net/?rid=16977214&cat=b82693edf38ebff8 Li Ching (R) and Ko Lai Chak of Chinese Hong Kong compete during the men's team bronze play-off round 2 match between the Republic of Korea and Chinese Hong Kong of Beijing Olympic Games table tennis ... http://feeds.hongkongnews.net/?rid=16967006&cat=b82693edf38ebff8 Sun, 17 Aug 2008 04:52:42 -0400 People's Daily http://feeds.hongkongnews.net/?rid=16967006&cat=b82693edf38ebff8 (1 hr 35 mins ago) Hong Kong stocks fell, dragging the benchmark index to a second weekly drop. CNOOC Ltd (0883), China's biggest offshore oil producer, led oil producers lower after crude prices re... http://feeds.hongkongnews.net/?rid=16922304&cat=b82693edf38ebff8 Fri, 15 Aug 2008 00:27:31 -0400 The Standard http://feeds.hongkongnews.net/?rid=16922304&cat=b82693edf38ebff8 Cathay Pacific Airways has released combined July 2008 traffic figures for Cathay Pacific and Dragonair that show a near double digit growth in the number of passengers carried by the two airlines com... http://feeds.hongkongnews.net/?rid=16921308&cat=b82693edf38ebff8 Thu, 14 Aug 2008 23:36:55 -0400 Travel Blackboard http://feeds.hongkongnews.net/?rid=16921308&cat=b82693edf38ebff8 Hong Kong stocks closed with a moderate rebound of 0.47 percent at 21,392.71 on Thursday, boosted by resources shares, including oil shares, as well as market heavyweight China Mobile. The blue chip H... http://feeds.hongkongnews.net/?rid=16904030&cat=b82693edf38ebff8 Thu, 14 Aug 2008 11:22:11 -0400 People's Daily http://feeds.hongkongnews.net/?rid=16904030&cat=b82693edf38ebff8 (1 hr 53 mins ago) Former glam rocker and convicted child molester Gary Glitter has said he might move to Hong Kong after his release from prison in Vietnam next week. Glitter, whose real name is... http://feeds.hongkongnews.net/?rid=16898858&cat=b82693edf38ebff8 Thu, 14 Aug 2008 06:23:09 -0400 The Standard http://feeds.hongkongnews.net/?rid=16898858&cat=b82693edf38ebff8 Hong Kong - An 11-year-old girl gang member pleaded guilty before a Hong Kong court after a crime spree involving three burglaries and two robberies, a news report said Thursday. She entered her plea ... http://feeds.hongkongnews.net/?rid=16898882&cat=b82693edf38ebff8 Thu, 14 Aug 2008 05:30:00 -0400 Earth Times http://feeds.hongkongnews.net/?rid=16898882&cat=b82693edf38ebff8 August 13, 2008 - 06:21 a.m. HONG KONG (AP) - Hong Kong's stock market fell Wednesday, extending its losses to four straight days as worries over regional economies and the U.S. financial sect... http://feeds.hongkongnews.net/?rid=16869318&cat=b82693edf38ebff8 Wed, 13 Aug 2008 06:57:26 -0400 Canadian Business http://feeds.hongkongnews.net/?rid=16869318&cat=b82693edf38ebff8 Speaking to reporters outside a seminar, Yau reiterated that more negotiations are needed as officials weigh whether CLP can build the LNG terminal on an outlying island. Environmentalists are objec... http://feeds.hongkongnews.net/?rid=16870351&cat=b82693edf38ebff8 Wed, 13 Aug 2008 05:17:25 -0400 Morning Star http://feeds.hongkongnews.net/?rid=16870351&cat=b82693edf38ebff8 Over the last ten or so days most of the athletics team have been stationed in Hong Kong with lots happening on the track and field, and off it. To maximize their preparation time here in Hong Kong th... http://feeds.hongkongnews.net/?rid=16860757&cat=b82693edf38ebff8 Tue, 12 Aug 2008 23:02:41 -0400 Athletics Australia http://feeds.hongkongnews.net/?rid=16860757&cat=b82693edf38ebff8 Hong Kong, Aug 12 : A suicidal Hong Kong mother who gave her five-year-old son an overdose of sleeping pills after discovering her husband was having an affair was Tuesday spared a jail sentence. http://feeds.hongkongnews.net/?rid=16839174&cat=b82693edf38ebff8 Tue, 12 Aug 2008 06:41:20 -0400 New Kerala http://feeds.hongkongnews.net/?rid=16839174&cat=b82693edf38ebff8 Hong Kong - A popular Hong Kong magazine was Tuesday fined for publishing a nude photograph of a famous actress who had been kidnapped and stripped by gangsters 18 years ago. The picture of Carina Lau... http://feeds.hongkongnews.net/?rid=16839169&cat=b82693edf38ebff8 Tue, 12 Aug 2008 05:57:07 -0400 Earth Times http://feeds.hongkongnews.net/?rid=16839169&cat=b82693edf38ebff8 Abbot Point X50 Expansion Marine Works contract is for the construction of a second 500-meter-long berth, about 2.9 kilometers offshore, Leighton said. http://feeds.hongkongnews.net/?rid=16834750&cat=b82693edf38ebff8 Tue, 12 Aug 2008 02:12:35 -0400 Morning Star http://feeds.hongkongnews.net/?rid=16834750&cat=b82693edf38ebff8 Hong Kong - Hong Kong's flagship airline Cathay Pacific Tuesday announced it is cutting 10 flights a week to North America to offset soaring fuel costs. The airline, which last week posted its first l... http://feeds.hongkongnews.net/?rid=16834656&cat=b82693edf38ebff8 Tue, 12 Aug 2008 02:05:21 -0400 Earth Times http://feeds.hongkongnews.net/?rid=16834656&cat=b82693edf38ebff8 Cathay Pacific Airways today announced a new round of capacity redeployment to help offset the impact of high fuel prices on the airline. The move includes reducing the number of the flights to North ... http://feeds.hongkongnews.net/?rid=16830489&cat=b82693edf38ebff8 Mon, 11 Aug 2008 22:04:29 -0400 Europe, Middle East & Africa News http://feeds.hongkongnews.net/?rid=16830489&cat=b82693edf38ebff8 Posted on: Monday, 11 August 2008, 09:01 CDT Exports of Hong Kong's most industries fall in Q2 HONG KONG, Aug. 7 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong's exports of most industries suffered declines due to the global... http://feeds.hongkongnews.net/?rid=16815611&cat=b82693edf38ebff8 Mon, 11 Aug 2008 11:38:42 -0400 RedOrbit http://feeds.hongkongnews.net/?rid=16815611&cat=b82693edf38ebff8 (15 mins ago) Regional crime unit of West Kowloon will be part of the special investigation team headed by the Fire Services Department that is probing Sunday's fatal blaze in Mongkok. The fire a... http://feeds.hongkongnews.net/?rid=16806674&cat=b82693edf38ebff8 Mon, 11 Aug 2008 02:30:14 -0400 The Standard http://feeds.hongkongnews.net/?rid=16806674&cat=b82693edf38ebff8 Hong Kong - Four people, including two firemen, died and dozens more were injured when a blaze in a Hong Kong nightclub spread through a high-rise block of flats Sunday. The firemen were found dead on... http://feeds.hongkongnews.net/?rid=16794360&cat=b82693edf38ebff8 Sun, 10 Aug 2008 08:45:48 -0400 Earth Times http://feeds.hongkongnews.net/?rid=16794360&cat=b82693edf38ebff8 Fifty-six people were hospitalised after a fire broke out in a residential building in the Mongkok district of Hong Kong, the government information service said. The blaze began at 9.20am local and ... http://feeds.hongkongnews.net/?rid=16791614&cat=b82693edf38ebff8 Sun, 10 Aug 2008 04:56:49 -0400 Stuff http://feeds.hongkongnews.net/?rid=16791614&cat=b82693edf38ebff8 Hong Kong - Hong Kong's horse racing-mad population appear to have found the first day of Olympic equestrian competition a turn-off, a news report said Sunday. Spectators queued to be among the first ... http://feeds.hongkongnews.net/?rid=16789175&cat=b82693edf38ebff8 Sun, 10 Aug 2008 01:10:56 -0400 Earth Times http://feeds.hongkongnews.net/?rid=16789175&cat=b82693edf38ebff8 Beijing - Light rain fell on Sunday morning in Beijing which could lead to delays in Olympic tennis competition while giving cyclists a welcome shower. Temperatures were forecast not to exceed 30 degr... http://feeds.hongkongnews.net/?rid=16787346&cat=b82693edf38ebff8 Sat, 09 Aug 2008 22:48:23 -0400 Earth Times http://feeds.hongkongnews.net/?rid=16787346&cat=b82693edf38ebff8 A British man was taken away after unfurling banners that denounced China's human rights record on a major bridge in Hong Kong ahead of the Beijing Olympics' opening ceremony Friday.Other protesters c... http://feeds.hongkongnews.net/?rid=16754601&cat=b82693edf38ebff8 Fri, 08 Aug 2008 09:30:02 -0400 eTaiwan News http://feeds.hongkongnews.net/?rid=16754601&cat=b82693edf38ebff8 (2 hrs 33 mins ago) Hong Kong stocks rose, reversing declines. PetroChina (0857), the nation's largest oil producer, climbed, making it the Hang Seng Index's biggest gainer after crude oil prices ad... http://feeds.hongkongnews.net/?rid=16746804&cat=b82693edf38ebff8 Fri, 08 Aug 2008 01:12:01 -0400 The Standard http://feeds.hongkongnews.net/?rid=16746804&cat=b82693edf38ebff8 Hong Kong, August 7: Hong Kong police have asked budget hotel owners to alert them if they spot any suspicious-looking guests, the city's security chief said today, a day before the start of the Beiji... http://feeds.hongkongnews.net/?rid=16730692&cat=b82693edf38ebff8 Thu, 07 Aug 2008 12:22:19 -0400 Express India http://feeds.hongkongnews.net/?rid=16730692&cat=b82693edf38ebff8 Severe Tropical Storm Kammuri passed Hong Kong Wednesday afternoon after pounding heavy rains, halting traffic and forcing the closure of stock markets in the city. The Hong Kong Observatory lowered i... http://feeds.hongkongnews.net/?rid=16730698&cat=b82693edf38ebff8 Thu, 07 Aug 2008 11:53:24 -0400 People's Daily http://feeds.hongkongnews.net/?rid=16730698&cat=b82693edf38ebff8 -(Dow Jones)- Major Hong Kong banks left their prime lending rates unchanged Thursday, following the U.S. Federal Reserve's decision, and analysts don't expect the rates to rise until early next yea... http://feeds.hongkongnews.net/?rid=16724173&cat=b82693edf38ebff8 Thu, 07 Aug 2008 07:16:29 -0400 Morning Star http://feeds.hongkongnews.net/?rid=16724173&cat=b82693edf38ebff8 (1 hr 21 mins ago) Hong Kong stocks rose for the first time in three days after a retreat in crude oil prices eased concern higher energy costs will hurt consumption and earnings. Li & Fung (... http://feeds.hongkongnews.net/?rid=16705070&cat=b82693edf38ebff8 Thu, 07 Aug 2008 03:02:03 -0400 The Standard http://feeds.hongkongnews.net/?rid=16705070&cat=b82693edf38ebff8 The Hang Seng has rallied 121 points to 22,071. The Nikkei has dropped 161 points to 13,094. The Taiwan Weighted index is almost unchanged at 7,023 - down three points. The Straits Times index has sh... http://feeds.hongkongnews.net/?rid=16703476&cat=b82693edf38ebff8 Thu, 07 Aug 2008 02:37:53 -0400 Business Standard http://feeds.hongkongnews.net/?rid=16703476&cat=b82693edf38ebff8 Hong Kong - Kidney patients have been advised to go to China for transplants by a leading surgeon because of a shortage of donors in Hong Kong, a media report said Thursday. But the issue has reprised... http://feeds.hongkongnews.net/?rid=16703640&cat=b82693edf38ebff8 Thu, 07 Aug 2008 02:37:20 -0400 Earth Times http://feeds.hongkongnews.net/?rid=16703640&cat=b82693edf38ebff8 The decision came after the U.S. Federal Reserve kept its target for the federal funds rate unchanged at 2% late Tuesday. Early Wednesday, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, the city's de facto centr... http://feeds.hongkongnews.net/?rid=16703894&cat=b82693edf38ebff8 Thu, 07 Aug 2008 02:29:58 -0400 Morning Star http://feeds.hongkongnews.net/?rid=16703894&cat=b82693edf38ebff8 Hong Kong's stock, derivatives, forex and debt markets remained closed today after the city raised a severe tropical storm warning. The city's key Hang Seng Index had slid 2.5% yesterday, dragging th... http://feeds.hongkongnews.net/?rid=16705087&cat=b82693edf38ebff8 Wed, 06 Aug 2008 20:49:07 -0400 RTE http://feeds.hongkongnews.net/?rid=16705087&cat=b82693edf38ebff8 The tennis doubles team of Andy Ram and Yoni Ehrlich, slated to represent Israel in the Beijing Olympics, has been stranded in Hong Kong since early yesterday morning, as a typhoon kept all outgoing f... http://feeds.hongkongnews.net/?rid=16705072&cat=b82693edf38ebff8 Wed, 06 Aug 2008 20:28:59 -0400 Haaretz http://feeds.hongkongnews.net/?rid=16705072&cat=b82693edf38ebff8 Hong Kong - Cathay Pacific Airways posted a first half loss of 663 million Hong Kong dollars (85 million US dollars) after fuel costs soared to record highs and the carrier was forced to pay a 60- mil... http://feeds.hongkongnews.net/?rid=16702645&cat=b82693edf38ebff8 Wed, 06 Aug 2008 07:48:21 -0400 Earth Times http://feeds.hongkongnews.net/?rid=16702645&cat=b82693edf38ebff8 Hong Kong was lashed by fierce winds and rain as the city prepared to host the equestrian events of the Beijing Olympics, but organisers said they were ready for the worst nature has to offer. Severe... http://feeds.hongkongnews.net/?rid=16705071&cat=b82693edf38ebff8 Wed, 06 Aug 2008 06:55:11 -0400 RTE http://feeds.hongkongnews.net/?rid=16705071&cat=b82693edf38ebff8 (34 mins ago) Cathay Pacific Airways (0293), Hong Kong's largest carrier, will suspend all flights from its home airport starting this afternoon because of strong winds from Severe Tropical Storm Ka... http://feeds.hongkongnews.net/?rid=16699398&cat=b82693edf38ebff8 Wed, 06 Aug 2008 03:24:53 -0400 The Standard http://feeds.hongkongnews.net/?rid=16699398&cat=b82693edf38ebff8 TAKDF ) (the "Company" or "TransAKT"), a global manufacturer and distributor of telecommunications hardware for commercial and residential users, is pleased to announce that it has registered Trans... http://feeds.hongkongnews.net/?rid=16685390&cat=b82693edf38ebff8 Tue, 05 Aug 2008 15:31:49 -0400 Market Wire http://feeds.hongkongnews.net/?rid=16685390&cat=b82693edf38ebff8 HONG KONG (XFN-ASIA) - Hong Kong and Guangdong have reached a deal on financing the construction of the Hong Kong-Macau-Zhuhai bridge, Hong Kong's leader Donald Tsang said. Tsang told reporters after ... http://feeds.hongkongnews.net/?rid=16680591&cat=b82693edf38ebff8 Tue, 05 Aug 2008 12:51:58 -0400 Congoo http://feeds.hongkongnews.net/?rid=16680591&cat=b82693edf38ebff8 Melbourne, Aug 5 : The Hong Kong International Airport was named the world's best for the seventh year in an annual survey of passengers, with Asian airports dominating the top positions in the list. http://feeds.hongkongnews.net/?rid=16680129&cat=b82693edf38ebff8 Tue, 05 Aug 2008 12:14:00 -0400 New Kerala http://feeds.hongkongnews.net/?rid=16680129&cat=b82693edf38ebff8 Hong Kong - On-going financial woes related to the US sub-prime mortgage crisis which have put pressure on several Hong Kong banks dragged the benchmark Hang Seng index down 2.51 per cent to fall belo... http://feeds.hongkongnews.net/?rid=16675628&cat=b82693edf38ebff8 Tue, 05 Aug 2008 07:55:56 -0400 Earth Times http://feeds.hongkongnews.net/?rid=16675628&cat=b82693edf38ebff8