HK Opposes Sichuan Quake Aid Over Corruption Fears
Hong Kong lawmakers fiercely oppose a plan to donate money to a Chinese provincial government for earthquake victims.
Organizers said 130,000 people marched in Hong Kong to call for the city’s Beijing-backed leader to step down and to press for full democracy.
Hordes of Chinese high rollers flooding into Macau have turned the city into a casino boomtown, but also pose a challenge for Beijing’s new leaders.
Chinese and international auction houses encroach on each other’s territory in Hong Kong and Beijing as they battle for the Asian art market.
A boat packed with revelers on a long holiday weekend collides with a ferry off Hong Kong killing at least 36 people and injuring dozens.
Chinese travelers have been left out of the massive budget airline boom that has swept Asia as Beijing insists on tight control of state-run carriers.
A casino building boom is rolling across Asia where governments are trying to develop tourism markets to capture affluent Asians with a penchant for gambling.
The cleanup from Hong Kong’s worst typhoon in 13 years could take months after hundreds of millions of plastic pellets washed onto beaches from a ship.
