Police today charged a 24-year-old man for the murder of a 19-year-old man on a basketball court near Nam Pin Wai, Yuen Long, on September 23. He will appear in Eastern Magistracy tomorrow. He is one of three men arrested in Central on September 28. …
2012-09-29
China Daily seems to be worried about the "short shrift" Chinese actresses are getting in Hollywood blockbusters: The latest sign of a Chinese invasion in Hollywood is a string of performances so short, you'll miss them if you blink. Chinese actresses, many of whom are superstars in China, are appearing in big-budget Hollywood movies, but […]
2012-09-29
Police have arrested three more men for the September 23 murder of a 19-year-old man in Yuen Long. The trio, aged 21 to 24, were arrested in Central yesterday and have been held for questioning. Police earlier arrested five other men over the case. T…
2012-09-28
Yes, the air is crisp and cool, and you can almost taste the nationalist fervor as the holiday week approaches. Officially, Saturday will be a work day, then the holiday will run from Sunday to the following Sunday, October 7. Eight days of fun and patriotic contemplation. I will be holding down the fort here […]
2012-09-28
Pity Mitt Romney. While his anti-China rhetoric may be resonating with some voters in Midwest swing states, key GOP constituencies are not amused.
2012-09-28
Ma Wai-luk has been appointed Deputy Commissioner of Police from October 1. He will succeed the resigning Deputy Commissioner (Management) Lee Ka-chiu. Aged 55, Mr Ma joined the Police as an inspector in 1978. He was promoted to senior superintendent…
2012-09-28
The number of reported young drug abusers under 21 dropped 22% from 1,288 to 1,005 in the first half of 2012, according to the Central Registry of Drug Abuse. The Action Committee Against Narcotics held its quarterly meeting today to review the local …
2012-09-28
The following job announcement has come to my attention: Chief of Party, JURIS project China The Asia Foundation, an international non-governmental organization committed to the development of a peaceful, prosperous, and open Asia-Pacific region, is se…
2012-09-28
The latest bombshell from China is a blog post from Wang Xuemei, a forensic doctor at the Supreme People's Procuratorate, who claims that the prosecution's story of Neil Heywood being poisoned by cyanide can't be correct. (Unfortunately, I don't know…
2012-09-27
If you think "Mandarin" refers to the Chinese language, you aren't geek enough to enjoy this post.
2012-09-27
How long will SARFT allow foreign movie studios to take advantage of co-production rules to get around China's tough import quotas?
2012-09-27
The Correctional Services Department has refuted accusations made by two of its former officers in court. Assistant Commissioner of Correctional Services (Rehabilitation) Tang Ping-ming said their claims were unfounded, and the department regrets thei…
2012-09-27
An estimated 7.6 million passengers will pass through land, sea and air control points during the upcoming Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day holidays, up 20% on the same period last year. About 77%, or 5.88 million passengers, will pass through the…
2012-09-27
Hong Kong's law and order situation remained stable in the first eight months of the year, with overall crime rising only 0.3%. Briefing the media after attending the Fight Crime Committee meeting today, Secretary for Security Lai Tung-kwok said crime…
2012-09-27
Hong Kong and Guangdong authorities have arrested four Mainlanders in an illegal fishing crackdown. Marine Police and the Agriculture, Fisheries & Conservation Department deployed 25 police launches and 11 other vessels to take enforcement action …
2012-09-26
We'll soon be rid of two nettlesome matters that have graced The Daily Twit far too often of late: the China-Japan dispute over the Diaosenkakyu™ Islands and the U.S. presidential election campaign. Both of these appear to be headed into the final stretch. First, the maritime dispute, and although there was more disturbing news on this […]
2012-09-26
We'll soon be rid of two nettlesome matters that have graced The Daily Twit far too often of late: the China-Japan dispute over the Diaosenkakyu™ Islands and the U.S. presidential election campaign. Both of these appear to be headed into the final stretch. First, the maritime dispute, and although there was more disturbing news on this […]
2012-09-26
We'll soon be rid of two nettlesome matters that have graced The Daily Twit far too often of late: the China-Japan dispute over the Diaosenkakyu™ Islands and the U.S. presidential election campaign. Both of these appear to be headed into the final stretch. First, the maritime dispute, and although there was more disturbing news on this […]
2012-09-26
The problems retailers face in China are well known, with labor and logistics probably being at the top of the list. For stores that sell food, you've also got to throw in a number of other complications involving food quality and labeling. Now add on top of all that the concerns of foreign investors like […]
2012-09-26
I'd call Romney's latest dishonest/ignorant China ad an abortion, but now that he's running for president, Mitt isn't pro choice anymore.
2012-09-26
Police today have charged two men, aged 20 and 24, with murder in connection with a man who was assaulted and later certified dead at Pok Oi Hospital. The two men will appear in Tuen Mun Magistrates' Courts tomorrow. Five men, aged 20 to 25, were arr…