Hong Kong Invitational
Region: Hong Kong
World Women’s tennis’ largest draw card, Maria Sharapova, is anticipated to have an easy run in the opening round of a Hong Kong Invitational after being paired with Chinese doubles star Yan Zi, organisers announced on Tuesday. If she wins, she will play the winner of a tough fight between Czech Nicole Vaidizova, ranked 10th, and world No 8 Russian Elena Dementieva . In the other first-round matches, worl... more
Views: 1556Hongkongers celebrating New Year, and showing their sympathy
Region: Hong KongHow did you or your country celebrated New Years Eve? Did you go out to the streets and malls for celebration? Hongkongers had a merry time on the 1 December, holding extravaganzas throughout Hong Kong and celebrating the coming of Beijing Olympics. With the boost of economy, people are more willing to spend money to have a nice meal with their friends on that night. Even some ten-thousand-dollar set dinners were ful... more
Views: 924A Meaningful Christmas
Region: Hong KongWhat does Christmas mean in your mind? A sumptuous meal or a luxurious party? Or a time for you to contemplate what mistakes you have made over the past year? People in Hong Kong celebrated Christmas 'unprecedentedly' on 24th. They congregated in Lan Kuai Fong and had a extravaganza. There were Santa Claus going everywhere, giving out little prizes for both adult and children. You may perceive it as a way of people en... more
Views: 1023Today's Regime
Region: Hong Kong
A recent study revealed that people who often engage in leisure time physical activities, such as going for a bike ride or taking a walk, have a lower risk of heart disease compared to people who pass their free time less actively. Two hours per week of leisure time activities decreased heart disease risk by as much as 61 percent. There are many enjoyable physical activities that you ca... more
Views: 1780Refused Entry of Hong Kong people to Macau
Region: Hong KongMacau has refused the entry of some of the Hong Kong journalists and scholars for a while. They announced the entry of these people will make their society unstable. These days, in the TV program of Hong Kong, the scholars discussed about the real reason to the situation. But until now, it is unclear. Some scholars think Macau, as an independent region, has its right to refuse any person’s entry. Meanwhile, some ... more
Views: 2530Sex worker’s eyes are on the business men.
Region: Hong KongThe sex workers are now targeting the business men. Forty four men mostly foreign business men have reported being drugged and robbed by sex workers in a Hong-Kong red-light district over the last three years, police said on Sunday. Police are continuing to investigate the possible poisoning deaths of two Americans at the Grand Hyatt hotel, also in the red-light Wan Chai district, over a week ago. Reporters said the tw... more
Views: 1144Flu Panic Sweeps China after Toddler Death
Region: Hong KongFive years on, Sars has always been a reproachful epidemic, haunting people especially in China. The harm it has brought to us is unimaginable, and it has still been remembered in every Hong Kongers' heart. Fortunately, Hong Kong has learnt a lesson, and the inevitable outbreak of H5N2 may be a good chance for us to demonstrate our perseverance. With the sudden and shocking death of a 3-year old girl on Saturday,... more
Views: 1290COP for Geoengineering: a disciplined thinking towards global warming’s future
Region: Hong Kong
What are the eventualities of global warming? What within this century will come as the earth climate system keeps evolving with resistance and reaction to certain substances that keeps life going? It is a changing world where predictions can’t exactly say what will be evoked off a process that harms the climate or a procedure experimented to ease it. The earth climate system is so compli... more
Views: 1311Asia Markets up on the potential revival of the US revised rescue plan
Region: Hong KongAfter a day of hopeless sell off on 30 September 2008 over at Wall Street. News has it that the new revised US rescue plan which was slammed by the house will be revive again going for a Senate vote. Immediately after a stormy day, here comes a calm as investors snapped up stocks on bargain hunting sending Dow Jones Industrial Average, DJI up by 485.21 points or a hefty 4.68 percent. A very resonable gain after a day ... more
Views: 1393Asian Markets impressed after Warren Buffett hammered 5 Billion into Goldman Sach
Region: Hong KongThe great Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway pumped 5 Billion of greenback dollars into troubled investment company, Goldman Sach Inc, a listed company in the New York Stock Exchange. This move was made timely amidst the rescue plan by US Government were looming with uncertainty. Consequently, the Asia Markets and investors were all upbeat after this very prominent investor's moved to lift sentiment of global economy... more
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