Hong Kong - Hong Kong shares rose strongly for a second-straight day Thursday, climbing by nearly 4 per cent in the last day of trading before a holiday weekend.
The blue-chip Hang Seng Index gained 564.04 points, or 3.77 per cent, to close at 15,520.99. Turnover was a relatively robust 70.9 billion Hong Kong dollars (9.14 billion US dollars).
The rise followed a 2.8-per-cent climb Wednesday after improved consumer confidence in the United States and optimism about increased lending in mainland China.
Hong Kong, April 30 : A team of scientists has refuted claims made by a research group that the puzzling symbols that were found on Indus Valley seals are proof of a written script of a language from an ancient civilization, and therefore a literate culture.
Hong Kong - Two of China's rising political stars were Thursday named among the the world's 100 most influential people in a prestigious annual list to be published by Time magazine.
Hong Kong - Hong Kong shares rose nearly 2.8 per cent Wednesday to end a two-day slump and edge back up to within a whisker of the 15,000-points threshold. The blue-chip Hang Seng Index gained 401.84 points, or 2.76 per cent, to close the day at 14,956.95. Turnover was a sluggish 50.6 billion Hong Kong dollars (6.52 billion US dollars).
Hong Kong - A computer technician was facing jail after being convicted Wednesday of stealing photos of a Hong Kong pop star having sex with starlets that would be seen by millions of people. Sze Ho-chun, 24, downloaded explicit images from the laptop computer of the singer-actor Edison Chen that showed Chen engaging in sex acts with a number of women, a Hong Kong court found.
Hong Kong - A computer technician Wednesday was found guilty of stealing explicit photos from Hong Kong pop star Edison Chen, triggering a massive scandal involving a number of young starlets.
