Hong Kong
May 20, 2013
HONG KONG--Armed with empty suitcases and same-day return tickets, an army of mainland Chinese is descending on suburban outlet shopping malls and international fashion chains...
April 28, 2013
Moored in a cove in eastern Hong Kong, the fishing boat looks like any other--apart, that is, from the red writing scrawled across the large cloth attached to a railing.
April 02, 2013
HONG KONG--Almost 2 million origami made by fans in memory of singer-actor Leslie Cheung are being displayed in Hong Kong at an exhibition marking the 10th anniversary of his...
February 27, 2013
HONG KONG--Hong Kong's finance chief predicted the southern Chinese financial city will have a modest economic recovery in 2013 as he on Feb. 27 unveiled measures to boost...
February 11, 2013
HONG KONG--For many of the richest people in Hong Kong, one of Asia's wealthiest cities, home is a mansion with an expansive view from the heights of Victoria Peak. For some of ...
January 16, 2013
HONG KONG--Hong Kong's unpopular Beijing-backed leader said he'll make it a priority to solve the city's housing crisis, trying to soothe widespread discontent in his first...
January 02, 2013
HONG KONG--Tens of thousands of people marched in Hong Kong to call for the city's Beijing-backed leader to step down over allegations he was untruthful about illegal...
January 02, 2013
FUKUOKA--The "Seven Stars in Kyushu" luxury sleeper cruise train, which will start making the rounds of Kyushu next autumn, has been quick to catch on with well-off people not...
December 25, 2012
A flap over "foreigners" buying Japan's upland forests and potentially controlling the nation's water resources has caused some local authorities to push the panic button and...
October 18, 2012
Editor's note: This is the first in a series of articles on the children of high-ranking Communist Party leaders. This series will appear on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
October 10, 2012
HONG KONG--Sotheby's sold HK$2 billion ($258 million) worth of Asian and Chinese artwork and luxury goods in its autumn sales in Hong Kong on Oct. 9, a 37 percent decline from...
October 02, 2012
HONG KONG--Hong Kong police arrested seven crew on Oct. 2 after a ferry and a company boat carrying more than 120 staff and family celebrating the mid-autumn festival collided, ...
September 21, 2012
HONG KONG -- Gains on Sept. 21 helped Hong Kong shares achieve a third-straight weekly rise, lifted by commodities-related sectors, with appetites for risk increasing gingerly...
September 12, 2012
Editor's note: This is the first in a series of articles on the children of high-ranking Communist Party leaders. This series will appear on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
September 12, 2012
HONG KONG--Nissan President Carlos Ghosn met on Sept. 12 with Hong Kong's leader to pitch a proposal for the Japanese car maker to supply electric taxis to the southern Chinese ...
September 11, 2012
HONG KONG--One of the global Occupy movement's longest-running encampments came to a chaotic end Sept. 11 in Hong Kong as bailiffs cleared out anti-capitalist activists and...
September 11, 2012
HONG KONG--Hong Kong's new Beijing-backed leader emerged the big winner of local elections on Sept. 10, his allies holding their seats as pro-democracy groups failed to...
September 11, 2012
HONG KONG--Hong Kong has kept its title as the world's most expensive city for expat businesspeople to live in, ahead of second-placed London, as the financial capital of...
September 09, 2012
HONG KONG--Hong Kong's government withdrew plans for a compulsory Chinese school curriculum on Sept. 8 after tens of thousands took to the streets in protest at what they said...
August 28, 2012
The Japan Coast Guard released video footage showing protesters aboard a Hong Kong fishing boat hurling bricks at two patrol vessels as they attempted to make an unauthorized...