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| Jan.2 |
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 Singapore Airline bid hits trouble The bid to buy a 24% stake in China Eastern Airlines for US$923.8 million appeared in trouble after a major shareholder criticized the deal
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| Jan.24 |
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 US plan sparks Asia shares rally Asian stocks have risen sharply, with investors cheered by a White House plan to spend $150bn to revive the flagging US economy
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| Jan.27 |
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Share prices fall on Asia markets| Share prices in the Far East have fallen about 4% amid continuing anxiety over world economic prospects and the US outlook in particular | |
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| Mar.12 |
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 Schools close amid flu fears All kindergartens and junior schools have closed early for their Easter holiday, after a flu-like illness killed 3 children
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| Mar.17 |
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  Asian markets rally after turmoil Asian markets have steadied after a day of global market turmoil sparked by the emergency sale of bank Bear Stearns
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| Apr.30 |
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Olympic flame arrives in Hong Kong Authorities deported at least 7 activists before the flame's arrival and braced for possible protests and the arrival of more activists
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| May.1 |
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Hong Kong cheers Olympic torch The relay got is the first time the event is held on the soil of the host of this year's Summer Games
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| Jun.11 |
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 Bird flu find prompts mass slaughter Hong Kong officials plan to slaughter all live poultry in the territory's street markets after detecting the dangerous H5N1 bird flu virus
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| Aug.21 |
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Hong Kong braces for possible typhoon hit Typhoon Nuri is moving toward Hong Kong after destruction in the Philippines that killed 7 people
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| Sep.7 |
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Asian Markets jump on US mortgage deal| Shares in Asia have rallied after the US government said that it was taking over troubled Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae | |
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| Sep.21 |
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Girl sick from tainted milk A 3-year-old has been diagnosed with a small kidney stone after drinking Chinese-produced milk contaminated with an industrial chemical
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| Sep.30 |
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Giant recalls melamine tainted tea Unilever is recalling four batches of Lipton Milk Tea sold in Hong Kong and Macau after finding traces of the chemical in the product
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| Oct.5 |
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 Melamine in Cadbury products| Hong Kong authorities announced that 2 recalled candy products made by British confectioner Cadbury had high levels of melamine | |
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| Oct.12 |
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 Markets rally after crisis talks| Most Asian markets have reacted positively to efforts by world leaders to end the financial turmoil. Shanghai and Taiwan lost ground | |
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| Nov.19 |
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Asia markets follow US share drop| Nikkei ended 6.8% down and Hong Kong's main index fell 5.5% amid fears of a protracted global recession | |
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| Nov.24 |
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China's richest man 'under investigation' Trading in a appliances company was halted after reports that its chairman Wong Kwong Yu is under investigation on charges of stock manipulation
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| Dec.9 |
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80,000 birds to die in flu scare Authorities ordered about 80,000 chickens killed after discovering dozens of birds had died of bird flu at a farm in the territory
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