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).
Consumer goods exporter Li and Fung was the biggest winner, rising more than 7 per cent on improved consumer sentiment in the US where many of its goods are sent.
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.
Hong Kong - Customs officers in Hong Kong said Wednesday they arrested an internet user for distributing movies using BitTorrent technology, the third such arrest of its kind.
Hong Kong - English football premier league team Liverpool was Wednesday accused of pricing itself out of the market making "outrageous" demands to play in Hong Kong.
Hong Kong - Hong Kong is at a "higher risk" of an outbreak of swine flu because the city of 7 million is so densely populated, its leader Donald Tsang said Tuesday.
