Sunday, August 4, 2013

Fishing ports in Hainan open as fishing moratorium in South China Sea ends

  • Macau News.Net - Friday 2nd August, 2013

    Five workers were killed and five others injured in two separate accidents at a construction site in south China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, authorities said Friday. Three people were buried when an earth-retaining wall at a road construction site collapsed around 8.30 a.m. Thursday at the Yanzishan wind farm in the city of Guilin, reported Xinhua citing a statement. Another seven were ...

  • Chinese FM South China Sea disputes could be solved with three ways together

    Global Times - Saturday 3rd August, 2013

    Visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi proposed on Friday three ways to solve the South China Sea disputes, and saying these three ways could be processing simultaneously.Meeting with Surukiat Sathirathai, Chairman of Asia Peace Reconciliation Council and former Thai Deputy Prime Minister, Wang proposed three ways to solve the disputes.First, he said, is to reach agreement through ...

  • Hong Kong student delegation pays visit to Sanya on July 24th

    whatsonsanya - Friday 2nd August, 2013

    On July 24th, a 34-student delegation from Hong Kong East Kowloon Youth Society visited Sanya in order to undertake a 12-day journey to experience Hainan culture and attend a series of cultural exchange activities. The activity was co-organized by Hainan Provincial Party Committee, Sanya Municipal Party Committee, Sanya Youth Federation and the Hong Kong East Kowloon Youth Society. It ...

  • Hong Kong stocks close 0.46 higher

    China Daily - Friday 2nd August, 2013

    /enpproperty--> HONG KONG -- Hong Kong stocks rose 102.18 points, or 0.46 percent to close at 22,190.97 points on Friday. The benchmark Hang Seng Index traded between 22,136.78 and 22, 291.41. Turnover totaled HK$49.09 billion (about $6.32 billion). ($1 = ...

  • Fishing ports in Hainan open as fishing moratorium in South China Sea ends

    whatsonsanya - Friday 2nd August, 2013

    Fishing ports in Hainan have opened as the summer fishing moratorium in the South China sea ended on 1st August. 9,007 fishing vessels, and nearly 35,000 fishermen, in Hainan resumed fishing as the two-and-half-month fishing moratorium concluded. In Lingao county, an opening ceremony was held on the afternoon of 1st August. Fishermen and local people celebrated the opening of the ...

  • Emergency as month-long heat wave bakes southern central China

    Middle East Times - Friday 2nd August, 2013

    The relentless summer heat baking China pushed temperatures above 104 degrees F in more than 40 cities and has been blamed for at least 10 heat-related deaths. The China Meteorological Administration has ordered a "Level 2" emergency response to the dangerous heat that has been particularly harsh in the southern and central provinces, NBC News reported Friday. A Level 2 emergency ...

  • Widow of 2007 shooting victim found guilty of sending millions to Hong Kong

    The Globe and Mail - Friday 2nd August, 2013

    A detective searches for clues November 4, 2007 at a mansion in Vancouver's Shaughnessy neighborhood after the shooting death of a man at his house in the 3800-block of Cartier Street. Hong Chao (Raymond) Huangwas shot to death in front of the stately mansion in which he lived. Police said said Mr. Huangis not known to Vancouver police and they do not know the motive for the shooting. ...

  • Hong Kong shares end up

    IOL - Friday 2nd August, 2013

    Hong Kong - Hong Kong shares hit a two-month closing high on Friday, helped by strong gains for Hutchison Whampoa after the ports-to-telecommunications conglomerate trumped expectations with a 24 percent rise in interim net ...

  • Japan bounces back trips Hong Kong in FIBA-Asia Championship

    Inquirer Sports - Friday 2nd August, 2013

    Yuta WATANABE (light) of Japan vs Siu Wing CHAN (dark) of Hongkong. Nuki Sabio MANILA, Philippines ? Japan rebounded from its opening game defeat to Qatar with a 76-59 hard-fought win over debuting Hong Kong in Group B of the 27th FIBA-Asia men?s ChampionshipFridayat the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City. Japan, which ended the third quarter on a high note to create separation after ...

  • Five boys second-graders drown while swimming in reservoir in China

    Middle East Times - Friday 2nd August, 2013

    Five boys, all second-grade pupils, drowned while swimming in a reservoir in central China's Hunan province, authorities said Friday. The children drowned in the Chetianjiang Reservoir in province's Wentang city and residents in the area retrieved their bodies, the Xinhua News Agency reported. Authorities said a villager saw the boys had been swimming before they disappeared in the ...

  • Hong Kong billionaire plans huge Australian casino

    The Star - Friday 2nd August, 2013

    This Aquis Great Barrier Reef Resort Consortium handout artist impression received on August 2, 2013 shows the proposed Aquis project near Cairns in North Queensland, which includes a casino, nine luxury hotels with 3,750 rooms and one of the world's largest aquariums. A Chinese billionaire has revealed plans for a 3.7 billion USD (4.2 billion AUSD) tropical resort and casino in Australia ...

  • China shares may stretch gains into 4th day Hutchison lifts Hong Kong

    Reuters - Friday 2nd August, 2013

    Fri Aug 2, 2013 1:01am EDT * HSI +0.6 pct, H-shares +0.2 pct, CSI300 +0.8 pct * China set for 2nd weekly gain, HSI in 6th weekly rise * Hutchison hits 2-yr high after positive H1 earnings * China property up again on reported fundraising resumption By Clement Tan HONG KONG, Aug 2 (Reuters) - China shares are headed for a fourth-straight daily gain, as Hong Kong tested two-month highs on Friday, ...

  • Trip to Hong Kong Ocean Park

    China Daily - Friday 2nd August, 2013

    Located on the south end of Hong Kong Island, Ocean Park Hong Kong is one of most popular local attractions. Opened in 1977, the park was one of the largest ocean parks in the world and features thrilling rides, exhibits and conservation facilities. Three areas of Lowland, the Headland and Tai Shue Wan are connected by cable-car. Two lovely pandas live in the Panda habitat in the middle Kingdom ...

  • Macau Is Vegas On Steroids

    General Sources - Thursday 1st August, 2013

    The Sands in Cotai, the new casino "strip" in Macau. Las Vegas will always be Las Vegas. There's no place in the world like it. But for people who love the bling and the sin of a casino city, Vegas is a has-been. On a truly global stage, the casino money is flowing to one place and that's Macau in China. Billions in fact. Macau is now officially Las Vegas on steroids. On ...

  • Hong Kong stocks rise as real estate outperforms

    Market Watch - Thursday 1st August, 2013

    LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- Hong Kong stocks opened higher Friday, helped by Wall Street's rally hours earlier, as well as post-earnings gains for tycoon Li Ka-shing's group of companies. The Hang Seng ...

  • Stanley Ho?s Shun Tak buys land on Hengqin Island

    Macau Daily Times - Thursday 1st August, 2013

    Shun Tak Holdings Ltd., the company founded by gambling billionaire Stanley Ho, is planning to build a hotel-to-office complex in Hengqin island. Share rose by most in eight months.The Hong Kong-based company won a bid for a site in Hengqin for 721 million yuan (USD118 million), according to a statement to the Hong Kong stock exchange. The site will be developed into an office, hotel, service ...

  • Hong Kong shares face steady start dividend counters in focus

    Reuters - Thursday 1st August, 2013

    HONG KONG | Thu Aug 1, 2013 9:12pm EDT HONG KONG Aug 2 (Reuters) - Hong Kong shares face a steady start on Friday, with high dividend companies in focus after positive U.S. factory data prodded U.S. Treasuries to a near two-year high. On Thursday, the Hang Seng Index ended up 0.9 percent at 22,088.8 points and is up 0.5 percent on the week. The China Enterprises Index of the top Chinese ...

  • Guangzhous visa-free offer gets first takers

    China Daily - Thursday 1st August, 2013

    /enpproperty--> When Brian Hepburn and his wife, Joan, stepped into the arrival hall of Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport at about 6:20 am on Thursday, they were immediately in the media spotlight. Brian Hepburn, 85, from New Zealand, said he was surprised and glad to learn he had become the first foreign passenger to visit Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong province, on a free-visa ...

  • Source: http://www.macaunews.net/index.php/sid/216204635/scat/8d8fbf819e12707b

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