Customs officers have seized 307kg of ketamine and 10kg of "ice" worth $41.3 million at Hong Kong International Airport.

This is rather inspired stuff, I must say:

In a landmark deal that could provide much-needed cash to America's anemic economy, China agreed today to acquire the naming rights to the U.S. for a reported $1.4 trillion.
The deal, which is expected to be signed by President George W. Bush and Chinese president Hu Jintao sometime before […]

This article from FT last week (which I finally read today) is thought provoking. Here's the interesting part:

Not even the black economy, it seems, can escape grim news. Over in Shenzhen and Hong Kong, one perennially thriving "black market" has been experiencing leaner times.
Those who have walked through these vibrant cities will have met the […]

A small bit of buzz over the past few days from this article in Newsweek by Jeffrey Garten, who makes the following suggestion:
Barack Obama's first overseas trip should be to China, and it should occur within a month after his inauguration on January 20. He should bring Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Secretary of […]

The Security Bureau will review its mechanism for helping Hong Kong people stranded overseas, Chief Secretary for Administration Henry Tang says.

Forty-three Pik Uk Correctional Institution inmates have been presented 102 certificates recognising their academic achievements.

Police are asking anyone who saw a motorcycle accident in Tai Po on the morning of November 16 to call 2677 6299 or 2455 4210.

It’s hard out in a recession for a market bear.  The US has already capitulated, and now China is on the way.  They only thing that separates the gloom & doom guys from the once-chirpy main-street pundits is our ability to stay ahead of the curve and give people new things to worry about. 
That’s where […]