Hong Kong Informer

CANNES, France (AP) — Associated Press journalists open their notebooks at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival. CANNES GIVES EBERT THUMBS UP Film critics and festival-goers congregated on the Cannes beach to raise their thumbs to the late critic Roger Ebert. The tribute Thursday followed a panel discussion about Ebert’s impact on film criticism. Before his [...]

Read the full story

CANNES, France (AP) — Associated Press journalists open their notebooks at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival. ‘TIRED’ ANG LEE PULLS OUT OF FX SERIES: Ang Lee’s Oscar-winning effort for the movie “Life of Pi” has so exhausted him he’s decided to pull out of plans to direct the FX series pilot “Tyrant.” In a statement, [...]

Read the full story

CANNES, France (AP) — Associated Press journalists open their notebooks at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival: ___ BALDWIN, AN OCEAN AWAY FROM BROADWAY Within hours of his last performance of “Orphans” on Broadway, Alec Baldwin was on a plane to Cannes. Full News here – Hong Kong feed

Read the full story

Looking to run into a billionaire art lover or gallery owner at Hong Kong’s new Art Basel? Much of the air kissing and champagne swilling takes place off site, as VIPs land in the city in droves. Full News here – Scene Asia » Hong Kong

Read the full story

CANNES, France (AP) — Associated Press journalists open their notebooks at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival: KEANU REEVES STEPS BEHIND THE LENS The transition from actor to director was not an easy one for Keanu Reeves. Reeves, who showed clips from his upcoming film “Man of Tai Chi” to a select crowd on Monday, said [...]

Read the full story

Incredible Photos Show Hong Kong's Skyline Like You've Never Seen It Before French photographer Romain Jacquet-Lagrèze shows us the city's skyline from an entirely new perspective in Vertical Horizon (published by Asia One, 160 pages), a collection of images of Hong Kong shot looking up to the sky and down to the ground. Full News [...]

Read the full story

BEIJING (AP) — Beijing hotly denies accusations of official involvement in massive cyberattacks against foreign targets, insinuating such activity is the work of rogues. But at least one piece of evidence cited by experts points to professional cyberspies: China’s hackers don’t work weekends. Full News here – Hong Kong feed

Read the full story

Hong Kong's government may boost spending on the poor and elderly in its first budget under Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying tomorrow, as … Full News here – Hong Kong News latest RSS headlines – Hong Kong News.net

Read the full story

BEIJING (AP) — Beijing hotly denies accusations of official involvement in massive cyberattacks against foreign targets, insinuating such activity is the work of rogues. But at least one element cited by Internet experts points to professional cyberspies: China’s hackers take the weekend off. Full News here – Hong Kong feed

Read the full story

Hong Kong shares seen steady ahead of policy address HONG KONG Jan 16 (Reuters) – Hong Kong shares may start slightly higher on Wednesday ahead of an annual policy address by the territory's chief executive later in the day, with the market's focus on the local property sector. China is also expected to … Full [...]

Read the full story

HONG KONG, Jan 17 (Reuters) – Hong Kong shares may hold steady in a recent trading range on Thursday, with investors looking to rotate into laggards ahead of a slew of fresh China data on Friday, … Full News here – Hong Kong News latest RSS headlines – Hong Kong News.net

Read the full story

HONG KONG, Jan 16 (Reuters) – Hong Kong shares may start slightly higher on Wednesday ahead of an annual policy address by the territory's chief executive later in the day, with the … Full News here – Hong Kong News latest RSS headlines – Hong Kong News.net

Read the full story

Hong Kong shares seen higher On positive China data HONG KONG Jan 3 (Reuters) – Hong Kong shares could open higher on Thursday, helped by positive China data and tracking strong Wall Street gains after a last-minute deal averted a fiscal crisis in the world's largest economy. China's non-manufacturing … Full News here – Read [...]

Read the full story

HONG KONG, Jan 3 (Reuters) – Hong Kong shares could open higher on Thursday, helped by positive China data and tracking strong Wall Street gains after a last-minute deal averted a fiscal crisis in … Full News here – Hong Kong News latest RSS headlines – Hong Kong News.net

Read the full story

Hong Kong shares seen edging up at open HONG KONG Dec 18 (Reuters) – Hong Kong shares were seen opening higher on Tuesday following a strong close on Wall Street and on expectations of a sustained rebound in China's domestic markets. The Hang Seng index closed down 0.4 percent on … Full News here – [...]

Read the full story