As I mentioned yesterday, Thursday was the big day, the day when it would all become official and everyone would know for sure what China's leadership change was going to look like. Discussing the possibilities the new slate of leaders gives us in terms of political reform, economic policy, foreign affairs, etc. is way beyond […]
You remember the Ralls wind farm case, yes? The deal involving Chinese investors, backed by Chinese firm Sany, and several U.S. wind farms, one of which happened to be near a navy base. Because of national security concerns, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. (CFIUS) forced Ralls to divest itself of certain assets; […]
If you work in public relations, here's something you never want to hear from an NGO about your China client: I have not come across an American branded hotel being used as a black jail. That is a first, and it is noteworthy. Noteworthy? Oh yeah. The allegation here is that some folks protesting the […]
Eight people have been hospitalised after a fire erupted in a Quarry Bay residential building last night. The blaze broke out about 10pm in Chung Hing Mansion on Kings Road. Fire officers used 17 water jets and 22 breathing apparatus teams to fight t…
Forty citizens who helped Police fight crime were commended at the Good Citizen Award Presentation Ceremony today. One of the awardees received the Good Citizen of The Year Award, while others received the Good Citizen Award. They helped Police arrest…
Kowloon City Magistracy has jailed a 33-year-old woman for two months for vote-rigging in the 2011 District Council Election, the Independent Commission Against Corruption said today. On July 16, 2011, she submitted to the Registration & Electoral…
Police have arrested a taxi driver after his vehicle reportedly struck and killed an elderly woman in Aberdeen. The 75-year-old woman was pushing a cart along Ap Lei Chau Bridge Road when she was reportedly knocked down by the taxi near Lei Tung Estat…